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Critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. This rubric is designed to be transdisciplinary, reflecting the recognition that success in all disciplines requires habits of inquiry and analysis that share common attributes. Further, research suggests that successful critical thinkers from all disciplines increasingly need to be able to apply those habits in various and changing situations encountered in all walks of life. This rubric is designed for use with many different types of assignments and the suggestions here are not an exhaustive list of possibilities. Critical thinking can be demonstrated in assignments that require students to complete analyses of text, data, or issues. Courtesy of AAC&U: http://aacu.org/value/index.cfm

Problem solving is the process of designing, evaluating and implementing a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal. This rubric distills the common elements of most problem-solving contexts and is designed to function across all disciplines. It is broad-based enough to allow for individual differences among learners, yet is concise and descriptive in its scope to determine how well students have maximized their respective abilities to practice thinking through problems in order to reach solutions. This rubric is designed to measure the quality of a process, rather than the quality of an end-product. As a result, work samples or collections of work will need to include some evidence of the individual’s thinking about a problem-solving task (e.g., reflections on the process from problem to proposed solution; steps in a problem-based learning assignment; record of think-aloud protocol while solving a problem). Courtesy of AAC&U

You will create, adjust, and work with a personal budget for the next four weeks. Your grade will be determined according to the guidelines below. If you have any questions, please ask your teacher.

Students develop a business plan for a retail or service business that they are personally interested in starting. Each student will be responsible for all portions of the comprehensive plan that covers everythnig, including Executive Summary, Business Description, writing a mission statement, developing the marketing plan, etc.

Conduct research, prepare and defend a financial plan for a proposed business using guidelines discussed in class.

As part of a webquest, students were to design a vacation to Disney World with a budget of $5,000.

With a budget for the needs/wants and maximum weight detailed, students will design a detailed budget for the trip on Oregon Trail

Students are to prepare a subdivision with at least 6 houses on it and not go over the budget given by the developer. Students are to cut out and paste pictures and ads of houses out of a housing magazine and then prove that if they built those houses they would not be over budget

Using QuickBooks, perform the following: 1. Gather information and develop an accounting system proposal based on client's needs 2. Develop a prototype or sample accounting system for the client including chart of accounts. Develop sample lists of customers, vendors, items and employees. 3. Enter accounting transactions with an understanding of the accounting cycle. 5. Create memorized reports and interpret financial statements and other reports.

Students develop a budget for a 3-month period, to essentially "move out". They have to plan a menu, go grocery shopping, plan for transportation expenses, laundry, determine if there is a need for a roommate, estimate deposits on apartment and utilities and other expenses students need to be aware of before they move out.

Students create Presidential Campaign Budget

Student will write a paper and create a budget that meets short and long term personal goals and can immediately be applied to their current life situation.

Family Budget - Monthly Budget Spreadsheet & Family Budget Presentation PowerPoint

The student will develop a performance problem case that he or she is currently experiencing. Once the performance problem situation is properly defined, the student will then apply the subject matter learned in class to create a plan of action to deal with the performance problem. The purpose is to emphasize the problem analysis process and have the student utilize critical thinking skills. The case is based on 100% which will convert to 100 points.

Construct a resume based upon a future job that you would like to prepare for or construct a resume based on a current job that you are trying to obtain and prepare a Cover Letter to accompany your resume. You may use the Internet or Newspapers to apply for jobs.

A Desire, a Dream, a Vision A Cost Analysis for a Trip to the Olympic Games

This rubric will measure the ability of how employees efffectively and efficiently communicate with co-workers, customers, managers, and others outside of the organization, i.e. vendors.

Evaluate the project management documents that have been developed for a project management course.

Evaluate the project management documents that have been developed for a project management course.