Student Name: TOTAL Criteria Comments to students Marks Abstract · Abstract includes research questions, approach/s taken; major results, implications, and where appropriate limitations Introduction · Outlines project topic, context and the research required · What was done and why? Interim Report: Methodology & Results: · Outlines research strategy and tasks · Consistently explains why specific topics and material are used · Evidence of a comprehensive and systematic search and selection of material · Appropriate content is covered in depth. · Significance of sources to project is clear · Body sections are primarily written in student’s words with more commentary and/or analysis than quotes or paraphrasing. Interim Report: Discussion and/or Recomendation: · The preliminary research (Lit Review or Discovery Phase) collected and reviewed was noted · Some critical evaluation and synthesis of the sources provided: relationships; contradictions, gaps etc · Implications for the project topic are outlined: ie from information found how will this shape further project tasks and activities? Conclusion · Clear, precise conclusions made based on the review. · Insights into the problem are appropriate. · Clear how this influences the rest of the project Writing style: references; organisation, mechanics, · references and citations included and used appropriately · referencing and writing style appropriate for a 3rd year student · document looks professional. · ideas follow in a logical manner. · clear, concise, and coherent presentation of idea with correct English: spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Interim Draft Report · Student has demonstrated that an appropriate level of effort has been completed and has coherently reported project activity during the first six weeks of the unit. TOTAL .

1. Student Name:
TOTAL
Criteria
Comments to students
Marks
Abstract
· Abstract includes research questions, approach/s taken; major
results, implications, and where appropriate limitations
Introduction
· Outlines project topic, context and the research required
· What was done and why?
Interim Report: Methodology & Results:
· Outlines research strategy and tasks
· Consistently explains why specific topics and material are
used
· Evidence of a comprehensive and systematic search and
selection of material
· Appropriate content is covered in depth.
· Significance of sources to project is clear
· Body sections are primarily written in student’s words with
more commentary and/or analysis than quotes or paraphrasing.
Interim Report: Discussion and/or Recomendation:
· The preliminary research (Lit Review or Discovery Phase)
collected and reviewed was noted
· Some critical evaluation and synthesis of the sources
provided: relationships; contradictions, gaps etc

2. · Implications for the project topic are outlined: ie from
information found how will this shape further project tasks and
activities?
Conclusion
· Clear, precise conclusions made based on the review.
· Insights into the problem are appropriate.
· Clear how this influences the rest of the project
Writing style: references; organisation, mechanics,
· references and citations included and used appropriately
· referencing and writing style appropriate for a 3rd year
student
· document looks professional.
· ideas follow in a logical manner.
· clear, concise, and coherent presentation of idea with correct
English: spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Interim Draft Report
· Student has demonstrated that an appropriate level of effort
has been completed and has coherently reported project activity
during the first six weeks of the unit.
TOTAL