Memorandum
Memorandum: Examining Law in Saudi Arabia (105 points)
Assume you work for a hospital that has a pharmacy in-house. You have been tasked to write a memo to your manager detailing the Executive Regulations of Health Practice Law that prohibits pharmacists from dispensing antibiotics without prescription. For more information review the following case study:
For further information on this law, review Sawsan K., Abrar F, Eman E., Alhalal, N., Royes J., Haytham W., & Dhafer A.. (2020). Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward the new antibiotic dispensing law and its effect on antibiotic use in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 28(1), 58–67.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2019.11.005
Write a 1-2 page memorandum evaluating the purpose of this law:
Your report should address the following substantive requirements:
- Describe how Executive Regulations of Health Practice originated.
- Examine the purpose of the Executive Regulations of Health Practice as it pertains to antibiotics.
- Describe how an organization can abide by these regulations in regard to pharmacists dispensing antibiotics without a valid prescription.
Your memorandum should meet the following requirements:
- Be 1-2 pages in length, not including reference page.
- Formatted according to Saudi Electronic University and APA writing guidelines.
- Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.
- Utilize headings to organize the content in your work
SEU HCM515
Critical Thinking Writing Rubric – Module 2
Exceeds
Expectation
Meets Expectation Below Expectation Limited Evidence
Content, Research, and Analysis
21-25 Points 16-20 Points 11-15 Points 6-10 Points
Requirements Includes all of the
required
components, as
specified in the
assignment.
Includes most of
the required
components, as
specified in the
assignment.
Includes some of
the required
components, as
specified in the
assignment.
Includes few of the
required
components, as
specified in the
assignment.
21-25 Points 16-20 Points 11-15 Points 6-10 Points
Content Demonstrates
substantial and
extensive
knowledge of the
materials, with no
errors or major
omissions.
Demonstrates
adequate
knowledge of the
materials; may
include some
minor errors or
omissions.
Demonstrates fair
knowledge of the
materials and/or
includes some
major errors or
omissions.
Fails to
demonstrate
knowledge of the
materials and/or
includes many
major errors or
omissions.
25-30 Points 19-24 Points 13-18 Points 7-12 Points
Analysis Provides strong
thought, insight,
and analysis of
concepts and
applications.
Provides adequate
thought, insight,
and analysis of
concepts and
applications.
Provides poor
though, insight,
and analysis of
concepts and
applications.
Provides little or no
thought, insight,
and analysis of
concepts and
applications.
17-20 Points 13-16 Points 9-12 Points 4-8 Points
Sources Sources go above
and beyond
required criteria
and are well
chosen to provide
effective
substance and
perspectives on
the issue under
examination.
Sources meet
required criteria
and are adequately
chosen to provide
substance and
perspectives on the
issue under
examination.
Sources meet
required criteria
but are poorly
chosen to provide
substance and
perspectives on the
issue under
examination.
Source selection
and integration of
knowledge from
the course is
clearly deficient.
Mechanics and Writing
5-6 Points 3-4 Points 2-3 Points 1-2 Points
Demonstrates
college-level
proficiency in
organization,
grammar and
style.
Project is clearly
organized, well
written, and in
proper format as
outlined in the
assignment. Strong
sentence and
paragraph
structure, contains
no errors in
grammar, spelling,
Project is fairly well
organized and
written and is in
proper format as
outlined in the
assignment.
Reasonably good
sentence and
paragraph
structure, may
include a few
Project is poorly
organized and
written and may
not follow proper
format as outlined
in the assignment.
Inconsistent to
inadequate
sentence and
paragraph
development,
Project is not
organized or well
written and is not
in proper format as
outlined in the
assignment. Poor
quality work;
unacceptable in
terms of grammar,
spelling, APA style,
SEU HCM515
Critical Thinking Writing Rubric – Module 2
APA style, or APA
citations and
references.
minor errors in
grammar, spelling,
APA style, or APA
citations and
references.
and/or includes
numerous or major
errors in grammar,
spelling, APA style
or APA citations
and references.
and APA citations
and references.
Total points possible = 105