Rubric
The report is graded out of a total of 20 points.
Problem Background (3 points)
| No description of background, or description does not make the problem or regulatory context clear. |
Describes the broad regulatory context clearly and includes specific concerns or motivating incidents. |
Motivates need for regulatory action, but not clearly. |
Need for regulatory action is clearly articulated in light of context and concerns. |
Regulatory Purpose (4 points)
| Missing or no specifics provided. |
Provides some details but writing is unclear and not tied to specific aims. |
Purpose and aims of regulation are clearly articulated. |
Purpose of regulation is tied clearly to the background context. |
Current State (4 points)
| Missing or no specifics provided. |
Current state of the regulation is provided but is unclear, and/or is derived from inappropriate sources. |
Description of regulation is clear, but is largely reproduced from a single (appropriate) source. |
Description clearly synthesizes multiple appropriate sources in own words. |
Descriptive Timeline (4 points)
| Missing or no specifics provided. |
Fewer than three rule-making instances are provided without justification and evidence that fewer have occurred. |
At least three rule-making instances are provided and are sufficiently detailed to understand the relevant changes, but feel disconnected. |
Rule-making instances are well-motivated and connected to the broader narrative in a coherent timeline. |
Model Incorporation (5 points)
| Missing. |
Some attempt to incorporate the regulation into the systems model is provided, but missing specifics or is disconnected from its purpose and aims. |
The regulation’s incorporation into the problem is specifically defined or justification seems arbitrary. |
The regulation’s incorporation into the problem is well connected to the broader narrative about its purpose and aims. |