Primary Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Create a policy for borrowing a car. What are some of the rules that you would give someone if they were to borrow your car? If you do not have a car, for the sake of this assignment, imagine that you do. For inspiration, think of some of the rules that apply when renting a car, and consider the following:
- Would the borrower be responsible for any parking tickets incurred?
- How many miles can they use on your car?
- Is food allowed in the car?
- What specifically would you expect when they return the car?
Responses to Other Students:
Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 200-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
- How would you justify a different perspective from your classmate’s on the topic?
- How, additionally, would you defend your classmate’s position?
- What critique do you offer your classmate in regard to clarity and thoroughness of their post?
- Please address all prompts. When offering counterargument or justification, consider practice, theory, and examples from your own experience, reading, or current events in presenting your position.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.
Discussion Board Rubric
| Expectation | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Application of Learning Material Content: Initial post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content. | 25 | ||
| Application of Course Knowledge: Initial post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text/learning resources, or specified by assignment. | 25 | ||
| DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community. | 10 | ||
| Academic Writing: Initial post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic. Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. All resources should be cited in current APA format. | 15 | ||
| Total Points | 75 | ||
| Total Points Earned |
