Professional Interview

Interview 2 professionals in the field (athletic administrator, coach, referee, club sport representative, athletic trainer, or physical educator) and gather pertinent solutions to one of the key problems in the field of physical education, interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics (3-5 pages, uploaded as an attachment to the respective assignment link). The following components must be included:
Statement of the problem.
Discussion of the problem.
Your proposed solution to the problem
Must contain quotes from two people (name, position, and place of employment)
Must include supportive research from a reputable web-site or article, in addition to the textbook. (APA format)
Please see the scoring rubric below for assistance in formatting and writing the paper.

Instructions:
Review the instructions above and in the syllabus.
Save your work using the following naming convention:
“LastNameFirstInitial_AssignmentName.docx”
Submit your assignment as an attachment below.

Rubric
Professional Interview and Paper Rubric
Professional Interview and Paper Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Title Page

16.0 to >12.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Paper includes a clearly defined title page that contains the name of the paper, class and professor, date, and student’s name and is formatted according to APA

12.0 to >4.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Paper includes a title page but is missing some elements including the name of the paper, class and professor, date, and student’s name and is formatted according to APA

4.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Paper does not include or is missing many elements of a title page including the name of the paper, class and professor, date, and student’s name and is formatted according to APA
16.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identification of problem/issue

28.0 to >21.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Clearly identifies and thoroughly discusses a current problem/issue

21.0 to >14.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Identifies and discusses a current problem /issue

14.0 to >7.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Identifies and provides some detailed discussion on a current problem/ issue

7.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Identifies but does not provide or minimally provides detailed discussion on a current problem /issue
28.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identification of Solutions and Strategies

28.0 to >21.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Clearly identifies and thoroughly discusses solutions and strategies to address the identified problem/issue

21.0 to >14.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Identifies and discusses solutions and strategies to address the identified problem/issue

14.0 to >7.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Identifies and provides some detailed discussion on solutions and strategies to address the identified current problem/issue

7.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Identifies but does not provide or minimally provides detailed discussion on solutions and strategies to address the identified current problem/issue
28.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Use of supportive research

16.0 to >12.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Clear presentation of appropriate research throughout the paper as solutions to the problem or issue

12.0 to >8.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Presentation of appropriate research throughout the paper as solutions to the problem or issue

8.0 to >4.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Identifies and provides some detailed discussion on solutions to the problem or issue

4.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Identifies but does not provide or minimally provides detailed appropriate research throughout the paper as solutions to the problem or issue
16.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA guidelines

4.0 to >3.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Paper is written in APA format; Margins are 1 inch; 12 point font Times New Roman; Double spaced text throughout entire document; parenthetical citations throughout document; minimal use of quotations.

3.0 to >2.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Paper is written in APA format; Margins are 1 inch; 12 point font Times New Roman; Double spaced text throughout entire document; parenthetical citations throughout document; minimal use of quotations but has 2-3 errors.

2.0 to >1.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Paper is written in APA format; Margins are 1 inch; 12 point font Times New Roman; Double spaced text throughout entire document; parenthetical citations throughout document; minimal use of quotations but has 4-5 errors.

1.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Paper is written in APA format; Margins are 1 inch; 12 point font Times New Roman; Double spaced text throughout entire document; parenthetical citations throughout document; minimal use of quotations but has more than 5 errors.
4.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA References

4.0 to >3.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Reference page is written in APA format; sources strictly adhere to APA formatting

3.0 to >2.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Reference page is written in APA format; sources adhere to APA formatting but contain 2-3 errors

2.0 to >1.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Reference page is written in APA format; sources adhere to APA formatting but contain 4-5 error

1.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Reference page is written in APA format; sources adhere to APA formatting but contain more than 5 errors
4.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Mechanics and Writing Style

4.0 to >3.0 pts
Proficient/Outstanding Quality
Style of writing is in 3rd person; scholarly not colloquial; solid sentence structure; grammatically correct; no spelling errors; paper is logically organized and structured.

3.0 to >2.0 pts
Substantial/Satisfactory Quality
Style of writing is in 3rd person; scholarly not colloquial; solid sentence structure; grammatically correct; no spelling errors; paper is logically organized and structured but has 2-3 errors.

2.0 to >1.0 pts
Emerging/Marginal Quality
Style of writing is in 3rd person; scholarly not colloquial; solid sentence structure; grammatically correct; no spelling errors; paper is logically organized and structured but has 4-5 errors.

1.0 to >0 pts
Limited/Inadequate Quality
Style of writing is in 3rd person; scholarly not colloquial; solid sentence structure; grammatically correct; no spelling errors; paper is logically organized and structured but has more than 5 errors.
4.0 pts