Health Sciences

   

Weber State University Health Sciences

Writing a Case Study Rubric

 

Criteria 1 2 3 4 Point Value
Adequately describes patient’s symptoms.

Symptoms are not defined.

0 pts

 

Patient symptoms are implied but not clear.

2-5 pts

 

Only 1 patient symptom is clearly stated.

5 pts

 

A minimum of 2-3 symptoms are clearly defined.

10 pts

 

10
Provides a minimum of 2 diagnostic tests for the disease.

No diagnostic tests are included.

0 pts

 

Diagnostic tests are implied but not clear

2 pts

 

One diagnostic test is provided.

5 pts

 

A minimum of 2-3 symptoms are clearly defined.

10 pts

 

10
Explain the disease process compared to normal physiologic function

Disease process is not explained

0 pts

 

Disease process is explained but not related to normal physiologic function

5-10 pts

 

Disease process is explained and related to normal physiologic function but is not clear.

10-12 pts

 

Disease process is explained and clearly related to normal physiologic function.

15 pts

 

15
Appropriate treatment is discussed.

No treatment included.

0 pts

 

Treatment is not appropriate for the disease.

3 pts

 

Treatment included but not clearly defined.

5-8 pts

 

Appropriate treatment for the disease is clearly defined. All treatment options are discussed.

10 pts

 

10
Appropriate prognosis is included.

No prognosis included.

0 pts

 

Prognosis is included but not appropriate for the disease.

3-4 pts

 

Prognosis is referred to but not clearly defined.

5-8 pts

 

Appropriate prognosis is clearly defined.

10 pts

 

10
A minimum of 4 health professionals are included in the case study.

No health professional descriptions are provided.

0 pts

 

1-3 health professional descriptions are included.

3-5 pts

 

4 health professional descriptions are included, but their roles in the case study are not defined.

8 pts

 

4 health professional descriptions are included with roles clearly defined in the case study.

10 pts

 

10
Summarizing paragraph is included.

No summarizing paragraph is included.

0 pts

 

Summarizing paragraph included but does not include a summary of all 5 areas defined.

1-10 pts

 

Summarizing paragraph included but poorly written or unclear.

8-12 pts

 

Summarizing paragraph including 5 areas of case clearly defined.

15 pts

 

15
Document is free of spelling and grammatical errors.

Multiple spelling and/or grammatical mistakes.

0 pts

 

4-9 spelling or grammatical errors

1-6 pts

 

1-3 spelling or grammatical errors

7-10 pts

 

No errors in spelling or grammar

10 pts

 

10
A minimum of 3 web and 2 refereed journals or books are included for reference.

No references are included.

0 pts

 

Less than 5 references included and/or references are of poor quality.

1-5 pts

 

Appropriate number of references included but of questionable quality

6-9 pts

 

3 internet and 2 refereed journal or book references are provided.

10 pts

 

10
          100