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Pension Case 2019 Lessee Case 2018 This rubric is used for a written memo that requires students to research the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The rubric considers organization, identification of issues, application of the appropriate literature, analysis, and conclusion. Rubric Code: EXC585W Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Accounting Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

ACCT 30120 Spring 2019 Descriptions
	Exceeds Expectations 1 pts	Meets Most Expectations 0.85 pts	Meets Some Expectations 0.75 pts	Does Not Meet Expectations 0.6 pts
Organization 18 pts	Exceeds Expectations Appears neat & organized; logical; no spelling or grammar errors; uses active voice; guides the reader through the case; gets to the point; integrates exhibits into discussions.	Meets Most Expectations Generally logical but occasionally skips around; few lapses in grammar or spelling; generally guides the reader; integrates exhibits into discussions.	Meets Some Expectations Skips around, but addresses all the points; occasional lapses in grammar and or spelling; reader must work to follow the train of thought; integrates exhibits into discussions.	Does Not Meet Expectations Haphazard; difficult to follow; several grammar and or spelling errors; generally sloppy in appearance; integrates exhibits into discussions.
Facts 4 pts	Exceeds Expectations Summarizes the facts completely; key facts identified; distinguishes between facts and assumptions	Meets Most Expectations Demonstrates an understanding of most facts and generally recognizes those facts that must be challenged	Meets Some Expectations Generally understands the facts; does not distinguish between facts and assumptions; recognizes some items that should be challenged	Does Not Meet Expectations Does not recognize the facts of the case and does not demonstrate an understanding of them; challenges nothing
Issues 8 pts	Exceeds Expectations Identifies the appropriate key issues; identifies any implied issues; goes beyond the minimums asked in the case	Meets Most Expectations Identifies most key issues and some implied issues; handles the minimum requirements well and recognizes some issues beyond them	Meets Some Expectations identifies some key issues but does not recognize implied issues; does not go beyond the minimum requirements of the case	Does Not Meet Expectations Does not recognize the key issues of the case; does not understand the questions being asked and/or the accounting questions being posed
Applicable Literature 8 pts	Exceeds Expectations Identifies all applicable literature; does not include extraneous material; demonstrates the relationship between the selected literature and the issues at hand; recognizes nuances and subtle relationships between literature and issues	Meets Most Expectations Identifies most of the applicable literature; includes some extraneous material; generally connects the issues to the literature identified but misses the subtle points	Meets Some Expectations Identifies some of the appropriate literature but includes much that is not on point; does not connect appropriate literature to all the identified issues	Does Not Meet Expectations Appears to be reaching for anything no matter how remotely related; clips large sections of material and pastes it into the memo in hope that the reader may find some connection; references included are generally irrelevant
Discussion & Analysis 8 pts	Exceeds Expectations Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all issues; presents persuasive arguments directly relating the facts to the issues and clearly tying them to the identified literature	Meets Most Expectations Generally analyzes all the issues in light of the literature identified, but does not connect in some areas; arguments are not always persuasive and leave some work to the reader to connect the dots	Meets Some Expectations Analysis is superficial; treats some issues as "given" when a challenging analysis is required; arguments are not well supported; arguments are one-sided and do not address alternatives	Does Not Meet Expectations Appears lost; does not understand the issues sufficiently to be able to connect them to the literature and evaluate them; does not understand the case
Application of analysis 7 pts	Exceeds Expectations All calculations and journal entries are accurate	Meets Most Expectations Most calculations and journal entries are accurate	Meets Some Expectations the majority of calculations and journal entries are accurate	Does Not Meet Expectations The majority of calculations and journal entries are inaccurate
Conclusion 7 pts	Exceeds Expectations Conclusion follows clearly from the analysis; it is logical and supported; there is no hedging and no part of the conclusion is unsupported	Meets Most Expectations Conclusions generally follow from the analysis but support is not fully integrated into the conclusion; leaves some work to the reader; offers some unsupported conclusions	Meets Some Expectations Some conclusions follow from the analysis, but not clearly; conclusions are "hedged" with new issues or alternatives not previously discussed	Does Not Meet Expectations Conclusions are unsupported; they do not follow logically from the analysis

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Case Memorandum Trueblood

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