Integrate Knowledge Rubric*
NIU College of Business graduates will integrate knowledge of business disciplines to solve problems.
Assessment
Indicator
Does not meet expectations - 1
Meets expectations – 2
Exceeds expectations - 3
Knowledge of
multiple disciplines’
relevance to problem
Correctly identifies few of the links between
business disciplines and the problem(s)
presented in the case or assignment.
Student does not provide strong reasoning
for most of the appropriate links between
business disciplines and problem(s)
presented in the case.
Correctly identifies some links between
business disciplines and the problem(s)
presented in the case. Student provides
appropriate reasons for the links between
disciplines and the problem(s). While the
student correctly identifies and supports
some links, other important links are
omitted.
Correctly identifies most or all of the links
between business disciplines and the
problem(s) presented in the case. Links
cover appropriate disciplines mentioned in
the framing language for this rubric. Student
provides appropriate substantive reasons
that the business disciplines and the
respective problem(s) is (are) linked.
Ability to identify
techniques that
apply to problem
from various
disciplines
Student is not able to identify most
techniques applicable to the problem.
Alternatively, the student might be able to
identify applicable techniques but is
generally unable to describe the reasons for
and / or plans to employ those techniques.
Student identifies techniques from multiple
disciplines that are applicable to the
problem(s) presented in the case, but may
be missing some applicable techniques.
While the student may effectively express
reasons for selecting and developing a wellreasoned plan for employing some
techniques, reasons for selecting and
developing plans regarding other techniques
may lack supporting evidence.
Student identifies techniques from multiple
disciplines that are applicable to the
problem(s) presented in the case. The
student effectively expresses reasons for
selecting techniques and develops a wellreasoned plan for employing those
techniques.
Ability to form a
multi-faceted
solution by applying
techniques from
multiple disciplines
Student is unable to generate a solution to
the problem using techniques from the
disciplines named in the framing language.
Student might employ techniques from one
or two of the disciplines, but ability to
generate a multi-faceted solution is lacking.
Student effectively employs techniques from
more than two, but not all disciplines named
in the framing language. Student generates
a solution that is appropriate with respect to
those techniques, but lacks completeness
due to missing techniques related to one or
two disciplines.
Student employs techniques from a
sufficient number of disciplines so as to
adequately solve the problem(s) identified in
the case. While the student’s solution may
not be entirely complete, that solution could
be made complete with relatively minimal
modification.
*Framing Language - NIU College of Business students should develop a general knowledge of the following business disciplines: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations and
Information Management. Accordingly, they should be able to integrate knowledge from these disciplines to solve business problems. They should demonstrate this ability by understanding how
each discipline applies to a problem, identifying the techniques from each discipline that are relevant to the problem at hand, and by employing appropriate techniques from each discipline in
proposing a solution to the problem.