CAP Draft Instructions
Students submit two drafts of their CAP paper during the term. The student’s clinical instructor reviews the drafts and provides feedback. Each draft earns a maximum of 5 points. Consult the “CAP Instructions and Rubric” document for guidance on content. CAP Draft Instructions
1st draft contains:
- Introduction
- Literature review of the topic/issue
The first draft includes proper APA-styled citations for the articles referenced. It does NOT need to include an APA-styled title page; however, this is a requirement for the final paper.
2nd draft contains:
- Literature review of the solution/interventions
- Implementation/intervention
The second draft includes proper APA-styled citations for the articles referenced.
Instructor Feedback
- These drafts are an opportunity for the instructor to tell the student if they are on the right track for content writing and formatting.,
- The drafts are not an opportunity to receive detailed corrections on content and APA style.
Students are encouraged to seek writing/APA assistance from the APA Publication Manual, ResU’s lib guides, the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue, or through the TutorMe resource found on the landing page of Brightspace. CAP Draft Instructions
Grading criteria
CAP drafts will be assessed using the following criteria. Late submissions will lose up to 10% for every day submitted past the due date.
4-5 points: very good/good
Draft follows all instructions; includes the required content contained in the CAP rubric. Writing is cohesive. Draft may have one or two deficiencies in completeness, content, writing mechanics, or APA format. CAP Draft Instructions
3 points: average
Draft follows most instructions; includes most of the required content contained in the CAP rubric. Writing may need improvement. Draft has three or four deficiencies in content, writing mechanics, or APA format.
1-2 points: deficient
Assignment is submitted but does not follow directions, lacks content, and/or is incomplete.
0 points: Nothing submitted
Students submit two drafts of their CAP paper during the term. The student’s clinical instructor reviews the drafts and provides feedback. Each draft earns a maximum of 5 points. Consult the “CAP Instructions and Rubric” document for guidance on content.