Rubric for Assessing the Application of an Ethical Framework to a Business Issue
Coding of the student responses to open-ended questions is rich with information that can help guide
our curriculum and course activities. However, evaluation of the student responses is also very
subjective. The purpose of the coding rubric is to provide guidance for you to use when determining if
the students’ response “does not meet”, “meets”, or “exceeds” our expectations.
The general guidance for evaluation of responses is:
1)
Does not meet: The response essentially ignores the question. The response indicates that the
student’s thinking is very narrow and they are not thinking about any impact beyond themselves.
2)
Meets: The response indicates that the student recognizes there is an issue; however, there is
not an indication that the student sees the implications beyond them self and/or those listed in
the scenario. Or, the response provides only the obvious alternatives and implications; that is,
the understanding of the dilemma is relatively narrow and the student is not applying critically
thinking.
3)
Exceeds: The response indicates that the student gave thought to the question. The student’s
response indicates that he/she understands the ethical implications beyond those listed in the
scenario; the student provides responses that indicate that they are thinking critically about the
impact beyond the immediate scenario and provides a thoughtful response. Note that the
student does not need to provide what would be considered a “correct” answer. We want the
student to brainstorm and think of viable actions. The response may not necessarily be “THE”
right answer, but demonstrates recognition of the ethical issue and thoughtful consideration of
alternatives, impact and reasoning.
College of Business Ethics Rubrics Used for Assessment of 2016 data
Updated: 4/15/16
Question
List the steps in the NIU
College of Business BELIEF
Decision-Making Guide.
Lower---------------- Ethical Awareness ----------------Higher
Does not meet
Meets
Exceeds
1
2
3
Fails to
Demonstrated that
Demonstrated that
demonstrate that
they knew some of
they knew all or
they knew the basic the steps in the
almost all of the
content of the
decision-making
steps in the
decision-making
guide
decision-making
guide
guide
NOTE: For scoring of
“Meets” or “Does not
meet” the student
responses do not need to
use the exact wording in
the decision-making guide,
but shows that the student
understands the basic
intent of the decisionmaking guide.
College of Business Ethics Rubrics Used for Assessment of 2016 data
Updated: 4/15/16
Question
List the tests that can be
used to assess the options in
the Decision-Making Guide
(ex. “Mom or Parent Test”)
Lower---------------- Ethical Awareness ----------------Higher
Does not meet
Meets
Exceeds
1
2
3
Does not reference
Identifies one to
Identifies more than
any of the 'tests'
four “tests” other
four 'tests' other than
other than “Mom or
than “Mom or
the “Mom or Parent
Parent Test”
Parent Test”
Test”
NOTE: For scoring of “Meets”
or “Does not meet” the
student responses do not
need to use the exact terms
for the tests in the decisionmaking guide, but show the
student understands the
basic intent of the decisionmaking.
That is, the student may use
terminology that captures
the spirit of the “test.” For
example the student may
refer to the “test” “front
page of paper” or “mirror.”
College of Business Ethics Rubrics Used for Assessment of 2016 data
Updated: 4/15/16
Scenario 1: Academic
Question
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2
3
4
5
What are the ethical issues/dilemmas?
Who might be affected by this situation?
List three to five possible actions a person in this situation could take.
What would you do?
Discuss all of the “tests” that influenced your decision and explain why this test had an impact on your decision.
The tests are: Harm, Legal, Precedent, Publicity, Defensibility, Mom, Reversibility, Virtues, Professional, Peer, Organization,
How does it make me feel?
Ethical Awareness Scale for Corresponding Question
Lower-------------------------- Ethical Awareness -------------------------Higher
1: Does not meet
2: Meets
3: Exceeds
1
2
The academic mini case and rubric criterion are not displayed to protect the integrity of the assessment assignment.
3
4
5
College of Business Ethics Rubrics Used for Assessment of 2016 data
Updated: 4/15/16
Scenario: Discipline-Specific
Question
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2
3
4
5
What are the ethical issues/dilemmas?
Who might be affected by this situation?
List three to five possible actions a person in this situation could take.
What would you do?
Discuss all of the “tests” that influenced your decision and explain why this test had an impact on your decision. The tests are:
Harm, Legal, Precedent, Publicity, Defensibility, Mom, Reversibility, Virtues, Professional, Peer, Organization, How does it
make me feel?
Ethical Awareness Scale for Corresponding Question
1: Does not meet
2: Meets
3: Exceeds
1
2
The discipline-specific mini cases and rubric criterion are not displayed to protect the integrity of the assessment assignment.
3
4
5
College of Business Ethics Rubrics Used for Assessment of 2016 data
Updated: 4/15/16