Post your initial topic with a 150-word minimum, and respond to two other postings from your classmates. Your response to peers should be a continuation of the initial post. Read the entire thread so that you are aware of what your classmates are saying in the conversation. When responding to classmates, use the comment as an opportunity to ask questions, offer comparisons, and engage with your peers in a professional academic dialogue. Your response to at least two classmates must be at least one paragraph (minimum 100 words each).

Use quotation marks for any direct quote from the module documents and references, but do not quote more than one or two sentences from them. I really want to hear your voice! Use an appropriate citation style (MLA, APA or Chicago) to cite references, websites, or anything you comment on that someone else said. Be sure to provide a working link if you are referencing something that isn't listed in the course.

Your discussion postings and responses will be evaluated using the Online Discussion Rubric:

Online Discussion Rubric
Criteria | Outstanding (20 points) | Good (15 points) | Average (10 points) | Poor (5 points) | No Credit
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Content | Student’s posts demonstrate clear understanding of the readings and course materials, use excellent examples, and address all questions posed in the instructions. | Student’s posts demonstrate good understanding of the readings and course materials, use good examples, and address all questions posed in the instructions. | Student’s posts demonstrate fair understanding of the readings and course materials, use adequate examples, and address all questions posed in the instructions. | Student’s posts demonstrate little understanding of the readings and course materials, use poor examples, and do not address all questions posed in the instructions. | Student’s posts do not refer to the readings or course materials, do not use any examples, or do not address all questions posed in the instructions.
Quality | All of the student’s posts add value, encourage further scholarly discussion, support academic growth of the other students, and are respectful to other students and the instructor. | Most of the student’s posts add value, encourage further scholarly discussion, support academic growth of the other students, and are respectful to other students and the instructor. | Several of the student’s posts add value, encourage further scholarly discussion, support academic growth of the other students, and are respectful to other students and the instructor. | Some of the student’s posts add value, encourage further scholarly discussion, support academic growth of the other students, and are respectful to other students and the instructor. | Student’s posts do not add value, encourage further scholarly discussion, support academic growth of the other students, or are not respectful to other students or the instructor.
Quantity | Student posted a discussion post of suitable length and more than required minimum number of peer responses. | Student posted a discussion post of suitable length and at least the required minimum number of peer responses. | Student posted a discussion post of sufficient length and most of the required minimum number of peer responses. | Student posted a discussion post of insufficient length or did not post the required minimum number of peer responses. | Student did not post a discussion post or the required minimum number of peer responses.
Grammar and Spelling | All of the student’s posts are grammatically correct with no misspellings or incomplete sentences. | Most of the student’s posts are grammatically correct with no misspellings or incomplete sentences. | Several of the student’s posts are grammatically correct with no misspellings or incomplete sentences. | Some of the student’s posts are grammatically correct with no misspellings or incomplete sentences. | Student’s posts are grammatically incorrect with frequent misspellings, and incomplete sentences.
Citing References and Providing Links | All of the student’s references are cited correctly in proper citation style (APA, MLA, or Chicago) and all the links (if provided) are working. | Most of the student’s references are cited correctly in proper citation style (APA, MLA, or Chicago) and/or most of the links (if provided) are working. | Several of the student’s references are cited correctly in proper citation style (APA, MLA, or Chicago) and/or several of the links (if provided) are working. | Some of the student’s references are cited correctly in proper citation style (APA, MLA, or Chicago) and/or some of the links (if provided) are working. | Student does not cite references correctly in proper citation style (APA, MLA, or Chicago) or provide working links.