Assignment 2 Marking Criteria STRUCTURE AND FORMAT Below the standard required. 0 – 49% Meets acceptable standard. 50 – 64% Exceeds acceptable standard. 65 – 74% Far exceeds required standard 75 – 100% The student has not submitted an error free manuscript and/or has failed to adhere to the required format as follows: Incorrect formal report style Not within the word limit Contains grammatical and/or typographical errors Contains referencing style errors The student has mostly submitted an error free manuscript and has generally adhered to the required format as follows: Correct formal report style Within the word limit Contains few grammatical and/or typographical errors Few referencing style errors The student has submitted an error free manuscript and has adhered to the required format as follows: Correct formal report style Within the word limit Contains few or no grammatical and/or typographical errors Minor referencing style errors. The student has manuscript that is exemplary and adheres to the required format as follows: Correct formal report style Within the word limit Contains no grammatical and/or typographical errors No referencing style errors. COMMENTS MARK / 10 INTRODUCTION Below the standard required. 0 – 49% Meets acceptable standard. 50 – 64% Exceeds acceptable standard. 65 – 74% Far exceeds required standard 75 – 100% The student has failed to provide a sound introduction and does not clearly align it to the question proposed. The student has provided an acceptable introduction and aligns it to the question proposed. The student has provided a sound introduction and clearly aligns it to the question proposed. The student has provided a comprehensive introduction and clearly aligns it to the question proposed. COMMENTS MARK / 10 LITERATURE REVIEW Below the standard required. 0 – 49% Meets acceptable standard. 50 – 64% Exceeds acceptable standard. 65 – 74% Far exceeds required standard 75 – 100% The student has presented a literature review that is below the standard required based on the following: Does not provide an adequate coverage of known research. Does not show evidence of a depth of analysis Shows little evidence of an appropriate standard of information literacy techniques. Is largely descriptive with limited attempt to review and critique the information provided. No evidence of alignment to the overall research question. The student has presented a literature review that is acceptable based on the following: Provides an adequate coverage of known research. Evidence of an acceptable depth of analysis. Shows emerging mastery of appropriate level of information literacy techniques. Is largely descriptive with some attempt to review and critique the information provided. Shows some alignment to the overall research question. The student has presented a literature review that is very good based on the following: Provides and sound coverage of known research. Evidence of a good depth of analysis. Shows some mastery of appropriate level of information literacy techniques. Is generally not descriptive with a high standard of review and critique of the information provided. Shows clear alignment to the overall research question. The student has presented a literature review that is excellent based on the following: Provides an excellent and detailed coverage of known research. Evidence of an excellent depth of analysis. Shows mastery of appropriate level of information literacy techniques. Is critical and analytical and reviews the information provided to a high standard Shows clear alignment to the overall research question. COMMENTS MARK / 20 USE OF THEORY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Below the standard required. 0 – 49% Meets acceptable standard. 50 – 64% Exceeds acceptable standard. 65 – 74% Far exceeds required standard 75 – 100% The student has not used any theory to inform their recommendations. The student has used theory to inform their recommendations The student has a very good understanding of theory and used it well to inform their recommendations The student showed an excellent understanding and use of relevant theory to inform their recommendations COMMENTS MARK / 30 ETHICAL STEPS AND COMPONENTS IN RESEARCH DESIGN Below the standard required. 0 – 49% Meets acceptable standard. 50 – 64% Exceeds acceptable standard. 65 – 74% Far exceeds required standard 75 – 100% The student has not identified a particular type of research or mentioned the ethical steps and components for that research. The student has identified a particular type of research and mentioned some of the ethical steps and components for that research. The student has clearly identified a particular type of research and outlined most of the ethical steps and components for that research. The student has clearly identified a particular type of research and discussed the ethical steps and components for that research in depth. COMMENTS MARK / 30 OVERALL COMMENTS: TOTAL MARK /100