Title: Discussion Overview & Rating Rubric
Course: Open PRO110 Safety, Health & Environment

These discussions will help clarify the concepts in the textbook and help you to relate your learning to real life applications. Each module discussion is worth 100 points. You will be required to post twice according to the directions in each discussion forum area-your first post and your response to at least one of your peers. You may respond as many times as you wish and I will take the top two posts. Please also respond to students who reply to you as that is what makes this a conversation. Grades are earned as follows, two 5 point rated responses 5+5=10 will earn you a 100 for the discussion, 10/10=100%.

Keep in mind this a college discussion and your posts will be rated on that basis (see the discussion post rating rubric below), however this is NOT to be treated as an essay assignment. Think of a classroom discussion, and how you might talk to each other in the classroom, only here those of you who never got a chance to speak or are just too shy, can take your time and formulate your posts before making them public!

I will evaluate whether your responses are relevant to the questions posed and whether or not you are able to insightfully contribute to the discussions and follow all of the rules. In addition, I will look to see if you posted your initial response to the discussion by the due date and check to see if you submitted your response to your peers on another, different day during the module and before the due date. Posting a response near midnight on the due date does not really contribute to the back and forth type of conversation we are looking for here, so please be timely.

Discussion Rating Rubric

Content: Well thought out and relevant to the discussion topic. | 1
Mechanics: Uses appropriate grammar and spelling. Zero use of chat type language. | 1
Uniqueness: A unique response to the discussions, not a duplication of another’s response or is not relevant to the discussion | 1
Value: Avoids only "You are right" or "I agree" with some slight embellishment. (this can be appropriate at times but does not contribute to the knowledge gathered in the discussion so don’t use for rated posts). | 1
Documentation: Includes a documented resource and summary of the resource (why we should be interested in the resource). | 1
Total Points Possible for Each of the Two Bests Posts | 5