MG309: Assignment 1 (Individual Work) – Marking Rubric

Does not meet Reasonable or good Very good or

 
expected standards work excellent work
Structure and Structure does not Structure suggests a The rationale for the
Content demonstrate reasonably coherent structure is explicit
understanding of the understanding of the and links between
  problem or research problem or research sections are clear and
question. question. More could logical.
have been done to
Introduction or explain its logic and Introduction provides
conclusions are rationale, and provide compelling framing
unclear. links between of analysis and clear
sections. statement of
Conclusions do not
follow from the contribution.
analysis. Introduction provides Conclusions follow
reasonable rationale, from the analysis. 
Little or no evidence
and outlines
of critical thinking, Syntheses and
arguments and
analysis or contrasts ideas and
contribution.
presentation of excellent use of
evidence. Conclusions largely critical thinking.
follow from the
Evidence, reasoning
analysis. 
and analysis are well
Some or good presented and
evidence of synthesis developed. 
and critical thinking.
Shows evidence of
Evidence, reasoning originality.
and analysis are
evident.
Argument The purpose and There is a clear There is an excellent
focus of writing is engagement with the engagement with the
unclear.  research problem or research problem or
question. question.
Arguments are
unconvincing or Key arguments are Key arguments are
unformed, lack logic, communicated well elucidated and
or proceed by adequately. justified. 
assertion. Evidence, reasoning Evidence, reasoning
Unrelated ideas or and analysis are and analysis are well
phrases are linked to evident and linked to developed and linked
draw causal the argument. to the argument.
inferences.  
Language and Word use is unclear Word usage is Word usage is correct
grammar and incorrect. generally correct.
Develops concise and
  Sentence and Sentence and clear sentences.
paragraph structure paragraph structure is Uses paragraphs
lacks clarity. effective in well.
Malapropisms and communicating to the
Writing flows and
pretentious language reader.
engages. 
are used. Few or minor
No or very minor
Major grammatical grammatical errors.
errors.
errors. 
 
Research Use of required and Good use of required Excellent critical
 recommended course and recommended engagement with
readings is not course readings. required and
  evident. recommended course
Good evidence of readings.
No or little evidence independent research,
of independent including use of Extensive
academic research.  library databases and independent research
Writing simply academic and non- using academic and
follows lectures, uses academic sources, non-academic
only non-academic including refereed sources, including
sources, or is journals and books.  refereed journals and
unformed opinion. Evidence of some books. 
  synthesis of ideas, Excellent synthesis
research and sources, and critique of ideas,
 
but not systematic and research and sources.
tending to descriptive Evidence of
rather than critical. independent primary
research.
Referencing No references or does Harvard referencing Harvard referencing
not use Harvard style is used, with style is used with no
  referencing style. only minor errors. or very minor errors. 

Uses Harvard highly Quotes are mostly Quotes are referenced

inconsistently or referenced correctly. correctly.
incorrectly.  Ideas are mostly Ideas are referenced
Quotes lack quotation referenced correctly. correctly.
marks and page
numbers.
Ideas are not
referenced.