Written assignment. Attend a public meeting or other large-group decision-making process (e.g., in a religious organization, corporation, and so on). Prepare an APA formatted 5-6 page paper

Written assignment.

Attend a public meeting or other large-group decision-making process (e.g., in a religious organization, corporation, and so on). Prepare an APA formatted 5-6 page paper (with a minimum of six [6] peer-reviewed sources):

· Describe the event you attended (no more than one page).

· Map out the process for decision making as it was demonstrated at the meeting.

· Was there a place for public or stakeholder participation?

· Were decisions made by vote, consensus, or something in between?

· Were all stakeholders heard or able to share their concerns?

· Who was the final decision maker?

Remember you must cite at least 5 peer review articles

No AI allowed; turn-it-in similarity must be under 15%

Rubric:

Criteria	Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to which criterion is met.)
	Exemplary 10・9	Proficient 8・7・6	Needs Improvement 5・4	Unsatisfactory 3・2・1	No Submission
Depth 30% of overall grade	Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in depth analysis, and evidence of original thought and support for the topic.	Content indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm evidence.	Content indicates thinking and reasoning applied with original thought on a few ideas.	Content indicates some thinking and reasoning but most ideas are unoriginal or underdeveloped.	0 points
Resources 25% of overall grade	All evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument.	Most evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 75% of the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument.	Some evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 50% of the required number of sources.	Limited evidence to support arguments, with few sources relevant to the topic. The student uses less than 50% of the required number of sources.	0 points
Organization 15% of overall grade	Paper has a high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Paper clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.	Paper is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present.	Paper is somewhat structured and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray from the topic. Transitions evident but not used throughout.	Paper is limited in logical organization with major errors.	0 points
Mechanics 15% of overall grade	Few errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and grammar.	Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar, but meaning is not obscured.	Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning confused or obscured.	Dominated by errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning at times unidentifiable.	0 points
Formatting 15% of overall grade	Paper meets all formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper is correctly assembled with a professional look.	The paper follows most formatting guidelines, including page-length and APA formatting requirements.Paper is correctly assembled.	Paper generally follows formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper has some assembly errors	Paper does not follow formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page -length and APA format requirements. Paper has major assembly errors	0 points