BBS301: Final report marking guide Criterion 80-100 Excellent HD 70-79 Very good D 60-69 Good CR 50-59 Acceptable C 49 Fail N Problem definition & recommendations Succinct and clear definition of project objectives, scope and problem. Creative, relevant and clearly justified recommendations. Project objectives, scope and problem very well defined. Very good recommendations with clear justification. Project objectives, scope and problem well defined. Good recommendations with some attempt at justification. Some issues with clarity of project definition. Some good recommendations may not be very well justified. Project badly defined. Significant issues with clarity and focus. Recommendations show little evidence of careful thought and have not been justified. Analysis and evaluation Excellent level of critical evaluation and analysis. Consistently develops and justifies own ideas, drawing from the literature. Very good level of critical analysis and evaluation. Some evidence of drawing from the literature to develop and justify own ideas. Good level of critical evaluation and analysis. Literature is presented in a purely descriptive way. Analysis does not demonstrate a sufficient level of critical thinking. Little or no evidence of having read papers cited completely. Level of understanding Evidence of comprehensive/detailed understanding of topic presented with depth and rigour. Evidence of good level of understanding of topic and an awareness of a variety of ideas and perspectives Evidence of factual and/or conceptual knowledge and use of appropriate terminology Limited understanding is evident. Some use of appropriate terminology Lacks evidence of knowledge relevant to the topic and/or significantly misuses terminology Clarity of expression (incl. accuracy, spelling, grammar, punctuation) Fluent and sophisticated writing style appropriate to document. Grammar and spelling accurate Language fluent. Grammar and spelling accurate Language mainly fluent. Grammar and spelling mainly accurate Meaning apparent, but language not always fluent. Grammar and/or spelling contain errors Meaning unclear and/or grammar and/or spelling contain frequent errors Presentation & structure Polished and professional presentation. Carefully and logically organised. All necessary sections appear in report and include appropriate content. Good presentation. Carefully and logically organised. All necessary sections appear in report and include appropriate content. Some inconsistencies with presentation. Shows organisation and coherence. All necessary sections appear in report and include appropriate content. Some attempt at presentation. Shows some attempt to organise in a logical manner. All necessary sections appear in report but content not always appropriate to section. No attempt at appropriate presentation. Disorganised and incoherent. Necessary sections missing. Referencing Referencing is consistently accurate Referencing is mainly accurate Some attempt at referencing Referencing is absent or contains significant inconsistencies and errors