Marking Guide – Assessment Task No 3 – Case Study
Student Name: Student Number:
Marking Criteria Very Poor Poor Satisfactory Good Very good
MARK/ GRADE
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS: CONTENT (50 Marks)
The student has:
⦁ interpreted the instruction/question appropriately.
⦁ clearly addressed the topic with appropriate elaboration of relevant sub-topics, appropriately weighted and within the prescribed word count.
⦁ demonstrated an understanding of the necessary concepts/perspective/theories.
⦁ used sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points.
⦁ followed any instructions on the number and type of references to be used.
⦁ demonstrated the ability to critically reflect upon key ideas/issues/findings. /50
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS:
The report /15
STRUCTURE/ORGANISATION (15 Marks)
The essay needs to have a clear structure consisting of
an introduction, body and conclusion.
Paragraphs are to be well constructed to enhance articulation of the argument).
⦁ the introduction is appropriate to the type and format of response and clearly outlines the focus.
⦁ the body of the response is well structured, with coherent and logical development of key ideas in appropriate sections/paragraphs.
⦁ each section/paragraph has a clear focus and line of thought.
⦁ the conclusion is appropriate to type and format of the response, successfully summarising the key ideas/issues/findings.
Course Description (Higher Education)
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (15 Marks)
⦁ the writing style is appropriate to the task.
⦁ the writing is fluent, exhibiting grammatically correct sentences that are appropriately punctuated.
⦁ there are no spelling or typing errors and due regard is given to rules of capitalisation and abbreviation, etc.
⦁ key ideas from the literature are effectively paraphrased and cited, and direct quotes are appropriately incorporated. /15
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS: PRESENTATION (10 Marks)
⦁ the response conforms to the appropriate style guide advice and the requirements of the specified format (font, margins etc) /10
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS:
REFERENCING (10 Marks)
The APA referencing style is to be adopted.
⦁ in-text citations and direct quotes follow referencing guide rules.
⦁ reference list and/or bibliography appropriately compiled. /10
Total marks: /100
Comments: