Health Sciences Division Of Health Care Management – Health Law
CASE BRIEF GRADING RUBRIC
Student:
Exemplary
5 pts
Satisfactory
4 pts
Average
3 pts
Poor
2 pts
Not Done
0 pts
Score
Citation –
Heading
Identifies case
name and
citation in the
correct format
Identifies case
name and
citation in
incorrect format
Does not
include one of
either the
name or
citation, or
citation is not
in the correct
format.
Incomplete/Not
provided
Facts Includes all relevant facts
and the
reasoning
logically
connects the
facts to the
rule in accord
with the
opinion
Includes all key
facts and the
reasoning may
contain
weaknesses, but
is basically
cogent and
accords with the
opinion.
Does not
include all key
facts and
reasoning
Does not
include all key
facts and
reasoning is
absent or
incoherent or
is not in
accord with
the opinion.
Incomplete/Not
Provided
Issue/Legal
Question
Issue correctly
identified and
is stated in the
form of a
question.
Issue correctly
identified, but
may contain
extraneous
information and
is not stated in
the form of a
question.
Issue is not
completely
identified.
Incorrect issue
is identified
Incomplete/Not
Provided
Rule/Relevant
Law
Rule is
correctly
identified and
is in the form
of a statement.
Rule correctly
identified, but
may contain
extraneous info
and is not in the
form of a
statement.
Rule is not
completely
identified
Incorrect rule
is identified
Incomplete/Not
Provided
Analysis/Opinion Properly identified the
official
opinion of the
court and
relevant
information in
formulation of
opinion, and
quoted the
Justice of
record for the
opinion
Properly
identified the
official opinion
of the court and
relevant
information in
formulation of
opinion.
Properly
identified the
official
opinion of the
court
Failed to
properly
identify the
opinion of the
court
Incomplete/Not
Provided
Conclusion Summation complete with
correct
restatement of
the issue and
rule.
Summation
mainly
complete and
correct.
Summation
incomplete or
incorrect.
Summation
lacks clarity
and was not
consistent
with the case.
Incomplete/Not
Provided
Grading Scale 27 – 30 = A
24 – 26.7 = B
21 – 23.7 = C
18 – 20.7 = D
<18 = F