re2004

Overview

For this Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of the key tenets of indigenous practices and beliefs.

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission, and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

Important Information on Interpreting the Assessment Rubric (click to expand)

Achievement vs. Mastery of the Competency

Mastery of this Competency means that 80% or more of the rows have been assessed as Exceeds Expectations and no rows have been assessed as Does Not Meet Expectations.
Achievement of this Competency means that all rows are assessed at Meets Expectations or above (but lower than the 80% threshold required for Mastery).

Assessment of Individual Rubric Rows

In order to achieve Meets Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in that row. This means that you have addressed all required elements to the required level of quantity and/or quality.

In order to achieve Exceeds Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in the row, and in addition, your response must reflect a depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise. Examples of this include—but are not limited to—the following:

You provide additional, specific, and/or particularly relevant examples to illustrate points made.
You seamlessly incorporate your original thoughts and diverse, credible, and relevant academic sources, when applicable, to express your viewpoint or develop a persuasive argument.
You demonstrate a deeper understanding of the subject that draws from discipline-specific knowledge and theory and incorporates the viewpoints of a diverse set of business and management thought leaders.
You draw additional connections between multiple, complex topics to support your explanations.
You are able to apply your knowledge in unique, creative, and/or innovative ways.
You thoroughly break down concepts into simpler parts and use your understanding of business to make connections.
Your analysis is insightful and original.
You design processes, products, and/or solutions that are creative, high-quality, and innovative.
You consider diverse perspectives and relevant social, ethical, and business-related issues when proposing new ideas or formulating judgments.

Important Note: As a student taking this Competency, you agree that you may be required to submit your Assessment for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted Assessment materials will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such materials. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Usage Policy posted on the Turnitin.com site.

Note: Indigenous Religions

Indigenous religions are vast in number and vary greatly in different regions of the world. Animism, Pantheism, and Shamanism are just three examples of indigenous religions. These religions place great importance on ancestors and oral tradition. They look more to leadership within the religious community to provide guidance, rather than religious texts like many Western Religions. For this assessment, you will consider what you have explored in this Competency related to rituals, connections between the material and spiritual worlds, and the importance of oral traditions.

Academic Writing Expectations Checklist

The faculty Assessor will use this checklist to evaluate whether your written responses adhere to the conventions of scholarly writing. Review this checklist prior to submitting your Assessment to ensure your writing follows academic writing expectations. Click the links to access Writing Center resources:

Sentence-Level Skills

|_| Constructing complete and correct sentences

Note: See an explanation of
sentence components and how to avoid
sentence fragments and run-ons.

|_| Using and spelling words correctly

Note: See a list of
commonly misused words and information on
MS Word’s spell check.

|_| Using punctuation appropriately

Note: See the different types of
punctuation and their uses.

|_| Using grammar appropriately

Note: See a
Grammarly tutorial to catch further errors.

Paragraph-Level Skills

|_| Using paragraph breaks

Note: See a description of
paragraph basics.

|_| Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than multiple ideas)

Note: See an explanation of how
topic sentences work.

Use of Evidence

|_| Using resources appropriately

Note: See examples of
integrating evidence in a paper.

|_| Citing and referencing resources accurately

Note: See examples of
citing and referencing resources in a paper.

|_| Paraphrasing (explaining in one’s own words) to avoid plagiarizing the source

Note: See
paraphrasing strategies.

Formatting Written Assignments

|_| Using appropriate APA formatting, including title page, margins, and font

Note: See
APA overview and
APA template from the Writing Center.

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RE2004 Assessment Template

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Walden University, CBE Indigenous Religious Traditions

Explain key tenets of indigenous religious practices and beliefs

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