Accounting History (Song Dynasty).
You are required to research one theme in the historical accounting research literature, using peer-reviewed sources, and critically evaluate the relevance of this literature to contemporary society (maximum 1,500 words).
In marking your essay the following rubric will be used:
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(A) |
(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(F) |
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Marks |
16-20 |
12-15 |
11-9 |
8-4 |
0-3 |
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Thesis 20 marks |
clearly stated and appropriately focused |
clearly stated but focus could have been sharper |
thesis phrasing too simple, lacks complexity; or, not clearly worded
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thesis lacks a clear objective and/or does not “fit” content of essay |
thesis not evident |
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Supporting Research 20 marks |
thorough and relevant |
less thorough but still substantial and relevant
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adequate; relevance made clear |
insufficient; relevance not always made clear |
irrelevant, missing, or relies on assertion rather than research |
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Focus & Content 20 marks |
sharp, distinct focus; balanced, substantial, specific, and/or illustrative content; sophisticated, mature ideas are particularly well-developed |
Clear focus; specific, illustrative, and balanced content |
adequate focus, but unbalanced content; more analysis needed |
essay contains too much research information without analysis or commentary |
absence of focus and relevant content; content doesn’t “fit” thesis |
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Marks |
9-10 |
7-8 |
6-5 |
4-3 |
2-0 |
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Organization 10 marks |
obviously controlled and/or subtle organization; strong topic sentences |
logical and appropriate organization; clear topic sentences |
organization attempted, but unclear or inappropriate topic sentences |
inconsistent organization
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absence of planned organization |
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Style 10 marks |
writer’s voice is strong; precision in tone, sentence structure, and word choice |
precision and variety in sentence structure and word choice |
limited, but mostly correct, sentence structure variety and word choice |
several awkward and/or unclear sentences; problems with word choice |
no apparent control over sentence structure and word choice |
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Mechanics & Usage 10 marks |
free of mechanical and usage errors |
few mechanical and usage errors |
some mechanical and usage errors, but not severe enough to interfere significantly with writer’s purpose |
mechanical and usage errors which interfere with writer’s purpose |
mechanical and usage errors that significantly interfere with the writer’s purpose |
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In-Text Citations 10 marks |
all sources are accurately documented in a recognized citation format |
all sources are documented, but a few are not in the desired format |
most sources are documented, but many are not in the desired format |
several sources lack proper documentation |
sources are not accurately documented, and a recognized referencing format is not attempted or followed properly |
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