Correct style and formatting for in- text citations and reference list In-text referencing and references list not included In-text referencing and references list poorly formatted Evidence of minimal referencing which needs improvement. Referencing mostly meets minimum guidelines. Appropriate use of referencing guidelines Excellent – virtually flawless citation and referencing 2 Project Report Academic writing Lacks clarity, and coherence. Poor academic writing Academic writing needs improvements – does not meet required competence level. Academic writing meets minimum level of competency. Academic writing is clearly articulated with coherent arguments. Demonstrates excellent academic writing skills. 2

Conclusions: summarise key findings, discussion and their relevance to project aim/s No conclusions Irrelevant conclusions Conclusions summarise few key findings, with insufficient evidence of good understanding of project aim/s. Conclusions summarise some of the key findings showing some evidence of understanding project aim/s. Well written conclusions, summarise most of the key findings with good understanding of the project aim/s. Excellent summary of the conclusions and the key findings showing clear understanding of the project aim/s. 2 Recommendations : solutions are credible, specific, and actionable No recommendations Very poor recommendatio ns Recommendations lack credible, specific, and actionable advice. Some recommendations provide credible, specific, and actionable advice. Recommendations provide credible, specific, and actionable advice that is mostly solution focused. Solutions are focused, recommendations provide credible, specific, and actionable outcomes. 2

Methods: how project conducted, why, limitations, assumptions and ethics. No methods Discussed methods entirely inappropriate Poorly explained, insufficient information on limitations, assumptions and ethics Adequately explained and with minimum information on limitations, assumptions and ethics. Very good explanation of most relevant limitations, assumptions and ethics. Excellent explanation of all relevant limitations, assumptions and ethics. 2 Project Outcome Report • Data analysis • Critical inquiry No relevant data or information used, no analysis, use of literature or results Poor discussion and lack of evidence of critical inquiry Very limited use of data or information, superficial identification and discussion of issues. Lack of credible sources from literature. Some evidence of critical inquiry. Discussion and analysis meets minimum requirements. Data and information used with some analysis and some credible sources listed. Critical inquiry clearly identifies and states project problems. Excellent use of relevant data and information with in-depth analysis using appropriate and credible sources. Excellent critical inquiry with academically sound reasoning. 6

Criteria 0 mark 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 4 marks 5 marks X Executive Summary: aims, context, key findings and major recommendations Not included Irrelevant or poorly written summary States contents of report rather than highlights Good summary of aims, key findings, and some appropriate recommendations. Well written summary of aims, key findings, with appropriate and relevant recommendations Precise, clear and coherent summary of aims, key findings, and excellent recommendations. 2 Introduction and Aim/s: project aims, background, issues. Not included Irrelevant or poorly written introduction Introduction does not adequately prepare the reader for the content of the report Introduction covers some of the required aspects and provides minimum information Good Introduction covering most of the required aspects Excellent introduction covers all required aspects 2