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Rubric for Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Research Repor
t
Unit: _________ Student name: ___________________ Student
ID: ___________________ Project:_____ _________________
________________ Marker:_______
Assessment criteria Fail < 50% Pass, 50 – 59% Credit, 60 –
69% Distinction, 70 – 79% High Distinction >80% Grade
(%)
WF
(%)
1 Introduction
Overview clearly presented
Key terms defined
Aim(s) of project clearly stated
Significance indicated
Overview missing
Definitions not provided

Aim(s) not stated
Significance of the project
not stated.
Overview inadequate
Some, but not all
definitions provided
Aim(s) stated, but require
more clarity
Significance unclear
Clear overview provided
All relevant definitions
provided
Aim(s) clearly stated.
Significance stated

Clear and
comprehensive
overview provided
All relevant
definitions provided.
Aims fully and
clearly stated
Significance clearly
stated
Clear and
comprehensive
overview provided
All relevant
definitions provided
Aims fully and clearly
stated.
Significance fully and
clearly stated

10
2 References to the
Literature/theoretical framework.
Literature fully up to date and
relevant to the project [No
significant literature omitted].
Appropriate balance achieved
between literature and the details
of the project.
Some references are used,
but relies on secondary
sources. Significant literature
omitted.
Insufficient/Overuse of
information from external
sources
Reference is made to the
relevant literature theory,
but no links are made with
the project AND/OR
Literature is not fully up to
date.

Some examples of
appropriate use of external
sources
Clear links are drawn
between the literature and
the significance of the
current project.
All relevant literature is
quoted appropriately
Literature is fully
up to date and is
fully and
appropriately linked
to the project
Reference to
external sources is
appropriate and
comprehensive
Covers all possible
aspects of the
literature

Aims of the current
project are critically
compared with
previous research
10
3 Methodology
Experimental procedure/modelling
approach/ data analysis
Fully appropriate to the aims of the
project
Sufficient detail provided here to be
able to replicate the project.
Incorrect details
Some basic concepts
misunderstood
Insufficient detail provided
Some incomplete
descriptions/inconsistent
information reported
Modelling/methodology
does not match the research

purpose/aims
Methodology is clearly and
accurately outlined.
Methodology/modelling
matches the research
purpose/aims
Methodology/mod
elling concisely
outlined with
attention to detail.
Description
provided in a
systematic way,
demonstrating a
sound understanding
of the problem/issue.
Demonstrates a
comprehensive
understanding

Description of project
design is detailed
enough for replication
of the study.
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(%)
4 Results and analysis
Novel results identified
Data sets fully and clearly reported
Very poor quantity
Failure to achieve the
desired outcome
Major elements incorrect

Poor quantity
Some competence in
routine tasks
Analysis provided, but lacks
detail
Reasonable quantity
Most significant results
clearly and appropriately
identified.
Analysis appropriate to the
research aims.
Significant quantity
All significant
results identified.
Analysis fully
consistent with
project aim and
design
Significant quantity

of novel results
reported
Of publishable
standard
25
5 Discussion and
Conclusion
Significant findings and
implications discussed, and
properly linked to the results.
Discussion appropriately cross‐
referenced with the literature.
Relevance of the project evaluated
[no new information added here].
Discussion fails to highlight
relevant principles.
No summary/ inadequate
summary of report
Work displays little or no
understanding of current
knowledge in the field
Relevance of the project is
not stated
Incomplete understanding

of relevant principles
Brief summary of report is
provided
Work displays some
understanding of current
Relevance of the project is
stated, but more detail is
needed
Demonstrates a good
understanding of relevant
principles
Summary is adequate.
Work displays a sound
understanding current
Conclusion is logically
derived from results
Critically evaluated
against current
knowledge in the
field

Appropriate
interpretation of the
results
Critically evaluate
the limitations of the
findings
Of publishable
standard
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ES Executive summary Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent Outstanding 10
6 Format/ layout, referencing
system,
language
Specified format and layout fully
adhered to.
Specified referencing system used

fully and appropriately, both in‐text
and end of text.
Excellent English expression and
clarity.
Formal/professional language
used.
Does not conform to format
and layout specifications.
Referencing inadequate or
insufficient.
Density of spelling, grammar
and typing errors makes it
difficult to follow the meaning.
Language used is not
appropriate for a professional
document
Only partially conforms to
format and layout
specifications.
Referencing is inconsistent.
Fails to meet both in‐text
and end of text
requirements.

Some spelling, grammar
and typographical errors
impede communication
Language used is too
informal for a professional
document
Generally conforms to
format and layout
specifications.
Referencing generally
conforms to the required
system (both in‐text and end
of text).
Some spelling, grammar
and typographical errors are
present but not intrusive.
Language used is generally
formal and professional, with
some inappropriacies
Mostly conforms to
format and layout
specifications.
Referencing mostly
conforms to the

required system.
Spelling, grammar
and typographical
errors are rare.
Language used is
formal and
appropriate for a
professional
document
Fully adheres to the
format and layout
specifications
Both in‐text and end
of text references used
correctly and
appropriately.
Excellent English
expression and clarity
with no errors
Language is fully
appropriate and of
publishable standard
5

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7 Use of illustrations – tables,
figures, equations, symbols
Graphics and equations used
adequately and appropriately.
Figures and tables chosen correctly
to represent results; figures clearly
labelled and numbered.
Correct scales used for legibility
Symbols and units used with
consistency throughout the report.
Several illustrations not
referred to in the text.
Tables & figures are unclear
or inadequate
Bad judgement in type,
scaling, categories/axes

Equations, symbols and units
used do not demonstrate
consistency/some symbols are
not defined
Too few/too many graphics
and equations
Some illustrations not
referred to in the text
Generally effective use of
illustrations
All illustrations referred to
in the text
Consistently
appropriate and
effective use of
illustrations
All illustrations
referred to in the text

All illustrations are
described in the text,
and effectively and
appropriately used.
Scales and sizes used
are fully legible and in
proportion to the text.
Equations, symbols
and units are used with
consistency throughout
the document.
5
Other comments:

PSYC502 Tests and Measurements
Unit 3 Exam: Assessment of Personality
Total Points Possible - 100
Due Sunday at 11:55 pm Eastern Time at the end of WEEK 8
Instructions: Save a copy of this test on your hard drive.
Answer two of the three short answer questions below for each
Unit 1 chapter with one or two substantially detailed paragraphs
with each answer between a half and a whole page.
Only answer two questions per chapter set inserting answers
below the questions. If more than two are answered the first
two answers will be graded for each chapter.
All published material on which answers are based must be
paraphrased (restated in your own words with no quoting
permitted), properly APA format source credited, including
within-answer citations and a list of references attached to the
end of each. Answers should succinct, thorough, articulated in
well organized, complete thought paragraphs (lists, sentence
fragments and bulleted items are not permitted) and more
substantive than definitions of terms, procedures or issues.
Chapter 14
Answer two questions. Points possible = 12.5 pts ea.
· What is meant by an empirical approach to personality

assessment? What are possible advantages over theoretical
approaches?
· List and briefly define four possible ethical issues related to
personality assessment.
· List four sources of error when doing psychodiagnosis. What
do you thing can be done to minimize these sources of error?
Chapter 15
· Provide brief definitions of critical incidents, incident
sampling, time sampling, participant observation, situational
testing, nonverbal behaviors, self-observation, and content
analysis.
· Define what is meant by the methode clinique, stress
interviewing, and cognitive interviewing.
· Describe what is meant by behavior analysis, observational
methods, self-monitoring, and behavioral interviewing.
Chapter 17
· List and explain the sequence of steps (at least four) you
would go through if you wanted to develop a multiconstuct
factor analytically based test of positive aspects of human
functioning.
· Describe the sequences involved in criterion keying.
· Describe the method and rationale for the development of the
MMPI-2, and list and explain five reasons why the MMPI-2 ahs
been so popular.
Chapter 18
· What is the projective hypothesis and what are the supposed
advantages of projective techniques?

· Describe four interpretive signs for the Rorschach (e.g., what
does it mean if someone gives no or very few “color”
responses?).
· What are three reasons why it was necessary to develop
variations of the TAT? Give three examples of variations.
General Guidelines about Preparing Petroleum Engineering
Project Reports/Theses
Prepared by Dr. Mofazzal Hossain, Department of Petroleum En
gineering Curtin University
The objective of the project is to ensure that the student has mas
tered the subject matter of the
course and is able to apply the knowledge gained to a real life si
tuation. This project work is the part
of the formal degree requirements, which you have to complete
successfully through submission of
a report/thesis. The completed project, which is documented in
a report/thesis, must be submitted
to the undergraduate coordinator for examination by the specifie
d due date. The project grades will
be based a formal presentation and report marks. The timing of t
he presentation will be organized
by the department during 2nd semester break period. The exact

date of report submission and oral
presentation will be advised in due course.
The project report has to be written clearly targeted at an audien
ce from the wider professional
bodies who will understand the content without having an under
standing of the specific technical
details. It is imperative that the findings of the work are
reported clearly. This note offers some
guidelines on these matters.
The report has to cover following generic items:
Background: This should be a brief paragraph that sets the scen
e.
Purpose: The purpose states why the work has to be done. It sho
uld be specified clearly and
precisely, and be relevant to the broader subject matter.
It should not comment on how the
work was done.
Objectives: Objectives are what the work attempts to achieve. T
ypically this would be a list of
the major achievements in support of the purpose of the work. T
he objectives should be SMART.
(Specific; Measurable; Agreed; Realistic; Time Based)

Scope: The scope describes the contents of the work and as such
defines the boundary between
what was and what was not done. This should not just be a list o
f additional tasks that could
have been performed in support of the study but should also giv
e some insight into the quality
and depth of tasks that were carried out.
umptions: Any relevant assumptions, or “givens”,
should be recorded with some form of
justification.
Constraints: Any relevant limitations in resources and methods
applied should be listed.
The deliverables are directly related to the
objectives and should be listed
concisely. It is upon these that the success of the study will ulti
mately be measured.
Resources: The resources used to perform the work should be re
corded in a consistent manner.
Report Format
The report should be logically structured and suitably
compiled to meet the expectations of the
targeted audience. In this regard it is important to know who yo
ur targeted audience is and to make

sure that what is presented
is appropriate. As mentioned earlier your targeted audience may
not
have the understanding of specific technical details of the subje
ct matter of the project, so it is your
job to make them understand by writing clearly via your report.
The report should begin with an Executive Summary. This secti
on should outline the background,
purpose and major objectives of the project in brief,
together with the major findings and
conclusions of the work undertaken. It should be written such a
way that by referring only to the
Executive Summary it should be immediately clear to the reader
s whether what is being presented
in the rest of the report is relevant to them. The
precise structure of the main body of text will
depend on the project but the emphasis must always be on “logi
cal flow” and “readability”. Sensible
use of appendices to include, for example, repetitive data or sup
porting information, can enhance
the “readability” considerably.

One of the last sections of the report will contain the
conclusions. No new information (or
references to other work) or “surprises” should be presented her
e; the conclusions must be a logical
consequence of the work carried out. The final section
usually contains
suggestions/recommendations for future work. This might be ap
propriate if some stated objectives
were not fully met or if it has become clear through the
study that there are opportunities to
improve the understanding of the subject matter (especially whe
n the current results are based on
some specific assumptions, which restrict the broader perspectiv
e of the results).
As a general comment, reports should NOT be “streams
of conscious thought”. Nothing is
guaranteed to confuse and annoy the reader more!
The report should be typed 1.5‐spaced with a 12 point font (pref
erably Calibri or Arial) and should be
no more than 60 pages excluding appendices and references. Ple
ase note that what matters is the
quality of the report and that it fully explains the story in a clea
r way, the number of pages does not
reflect the quality of the report. The layout should be followed

by:
(a) Title
The Title Page is page which contains the title of the projects w
ith some details about the students,
department/university, and date. The title of the project must be
carefully chosen to be concise, yet
it should include key words relating to the subject and the mess
age of the report. You might start by
writing down the key words by which your reports may be classi
fied, then composing a title around
those.
Your report will eventually be put in the University Library. Co
mputerized searches on titles will rely
on the title having the appropriate key words included in it. Ma
ke sure that your report title is one
that can be found.
This page also includes the name of University and the
Department, followed by the title of the
project, Students name, Supervisor’s name and the month of co
mpletion Contents
(b) Executive Summary (ES) –
as explained earlier ES should outline the background, purpose
and major objectives of the project in brief, together with the m

ajor findings and conclusions
of the work undertaken. Try to complete your ES within 1 page.
However, it should not be
more than 2 pages and is preferred as a single page.
(c)
Dedication‐This is an optional one page; it should be brief and f
ocused on addressing loved
ones, friends and relatives without the support of whom it may
not be completed. Note that
the Dedication is private and you do not need to explain anythin
g to the rest of the world if
you don’t want to.
(d) Acknowledgments
All projects in this department are supported internally or by ex
ternally driven source(s), and
must be acknowledged. Perhaps your friends helped you
with your work. You may have
been given time off work by your employer to complete your stu
dies. Whether you realise it
or not, your supervisors usually put much more time into devisi
ng projects, supervising and
editing than is apparent. They may have given you one of their

pet ideas to research, instead
of waiting until they had time to do it themselves for their own
credit. Take care not to leave
out of this section reference to anyone or anything of
significance deserving of
acknowledgment. To ignore them is very poor form.
The acknowledgement section has to be placed in a
separate page before the table of
content.
(e) Table of Contents
The Table of Contents may commence with Chapter 1.
Make absolutely sure that the
Chapter headings are exactly the same as in the text. If they see
m too long in the Table of
Contents, then shorten them in the text. Where you have used nu
mbered sub‐sections, then
these need to be listed in the Table of Contents, and
indented. Your word processing
package may have facilities for automating this. Keep the page‐
numbering continuous, right
through to the end, including References and Appendices.
(f) List of Figures and Tables

The Figure Captions/Title should follow a consistent format. Fo
llowing form is suggested:
Figure x.y Followed by the Figure title.
This is then followed by one or more explanatory sentences to e
nable it to be understood in
‘stand‐alone’ form. Where x is the chapter number and y is the
number of the figure within
that chapter. Note that the figure title/caption is not a
sentence. Figures are numbered
within each chapter only, and not within the sections of chapters
.
As with Figures, each Table will have a title following the same
style. Tables are numbered
within each chapter in a similar way to figures.
Body of the report:
The Body of the Report consists of the Chapters, starting
with Chapter 1 (probably called
Introduction), through to the last chapter (probably called Concl
usions). These are numbered with
regular numbers, which may be centered at the bottom of the pa
ge. A running chapter heading is
very useful, and may be included as an option.
Many report or theses are usually written with following generic

chapter headings in chronological
order:
1. Introduction
o Literature Review (if any)
o Background Theory/Methodology
2. Investigation carried out
3. Analysis and discussion of Results
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
5. References
6. Appendices
Above names are generic, and feel free to modify the heading ac
cording to the nature of your
work. You may add additional chapter/section as you
required. Please discuss this with your
supervisor. Each of the main heading may have multiple subhea
dings.
(g) Introduction:
The introduction should be insightful. It should start with backg
round and general overview
of your works, and definitions or scope of the problem,

information gaps, and objectives,
key findings followed by brief statements of what is/are present
ed in the report (i.e. a brief
outline of every chapters/sections of the report). Note that while
writing the introduction,
you should keep in mind that your introduction should provide a
n insight to reader(s) about
the report.
(h) Literature Review (if applicable)
One of the main objectives of literature survey is to understand
what has been done so far in
line with your work, and what the gaps are; and/or what has bee
n missing; and what needs
to be done etc.. You need to synthesize those ideas and relate yo
ur works. In case if you are
not agreed with any of the works, you provide justification of a
ny argument you made. You
may need to establish why you need to do something different i
n case you are proposing
something different. You may also provide what additional feat
ures you are going add.
(i) Background Theory/ Methodology
This work naturally falls into sub‐components then each sub‐co

mponent should be logically
arranged. The followings may be considered as suggestion:
theory/model and assumptions (if any)
Investigation/Analysis and Discussion
(j) Analysis and discussion of overall results
(k) Conclusions
(l) Recommendations for Further Work
(m)
References (listed as they appear in text. Do not provide referen
ces which do not appear in
the text)
All references have to be cited following a consistent
referencing style (e.g. Chicago
referencing style) in body of text. The same style has to be follo
wed throughout the report.
Information about Chicago referencing style can be found at
http://library.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/referencing/Chicago‐refer
encing‐guide‐sem1‐
2010.pdf.

(n) Appendices (if any)
These are labelled Appendix A, Appendix B etc. Page
numbering continues on from the
previous section. Each appendix should be self‐contained.
There should be a title page
stating the title, and what is in it. If an appendix is
long, there needs to be a Table of
Contents for it.
Figures and equations are needed to be numbered within each A
ppendix.
Each of the appendices has to be referred appropriately in the m
ain body of the text.
General notes on Figure/Table/Reference:
Each figure should be placed after the first quote or paragraph i
n a space. Do not include
figures in line with the text. Figures are to be numbered
followed by appropriate
title/captions within each chapter (as explained earlier). The cap
tion for a figure is placed at
the base of the Figure, while the caption for a table can be place
d before or after a Table.
All figures/tables number has to be referred within the body of t

he text. When a figure is
referred to specifically in the text use a capital ‘F’ since it is th
e name of a specific figure,
otherwise use a lower case ‘f’. For example: “Selected
ray paths are shown in Figure 4.3
where it can be seen that zone AB is not strongly illuminated. E
lsewhere in the figure, densely
spaced rays indicate strong illumination.”
sure that everything in each figure can be read
and understood. There is no use
presenting the reader with information which cannot be read or
understood. Any legends
used in any charts/maps/Figures are to be clearly visualized.
In case of any chart/graph, all axes are to be labelled clearly wit
h appropriate units (if any)
so that there are enough labels to enable the reader to work out
what it is all about, without
having to try to find the point in the text where reference is mad
e to the figure.
Note that submissions that fail to meet the above basic requirem
ents will not be marked and will
automatically be recorded as a rejection.
As a general comment, reports should NOT be “streams
of conscious thought”. Nothing is

guaranteed to confuse and annoy the reader more!
2. Copies
Candidates should agree with their supervisor on the format of d
raft submissions. Once the project
submission has been approved the candidate should submit 2 bo
und copies, plus an electronic copy
(floppy/CD), to the departmental secretary. A bound copy will b
e placed in the archives; the second
copy will be placed in the Departmental library.
3. Abstract / Executive Summary
A separate copy of the abstract/executive summary only
must be lodged with the Project
Coordinator via the departmental secretary.
4. Timing
Candidates should aim to make their final submission by
the last day of examinations in that
semester. Late submission may cause delay in graduation or a fa
il mark.
5. Compliance
Failure to meet the above requirements may result in returning t
he report to its author unmarked.

Note 1. The earlier a project is commenced the sooner it is com
pleted. Do not even consider leaving
the project until the last week before presentation‐ this could pr
ove a disaster.
Note 2. Project reports must be handed to your Project Supervis
or for examination no later than
close of business on the last day of semester
examinations. This provides the supervisor time to
mark. Projects handed in after this date will result in a reduced
mark, potentially failing the student.
Ali MOSAWI 17242611 Engineering Research Project 2
Curtin UniversityProposal: Engineering Research Project 2
Project: Applying Project Management Methodology to
Managing Carbon Dioxide Geo-sequestration Program.
Supervisor: Christopher LagatIssue statement of Purpose for
this research project
The greenhouse gas making the largest contribution to global
warming from human activities is carbon dioxide (CO2). Hence
there have been concerted efforts to stabilize the atmospheric
CO2 concentrations. A wide range of energy and carbon
management technologies are available to reduce the emission
of CO2 to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide capture and
sequestration (CCS) is one of the available technological
options for the reduction of CO2 emissions from large point
sources such as fossil fuel power plants and liquefied natural
gas (LNG) processing plants. This project reviews the
application of PMBOK technique, one of the project
management tool, in the execution of CO2 sequestration

projects.Background
Over last several years, there has been a consistent issue
regarding the rising concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and
other greenhouse emissions created from human activities.
These emissions have a far-reaching impact on the global
environment.
Additionally, to maintain the contaminants of gasses
particularly non-renewable types of energy taken power plants,
the carbon dioxide sequestration always reveals to be one of the
most possible and appropriate options. The process develops to
be able to capture the revealed carbon dioxide, transport it to
the sequestrated site and to give it gradually to the geological
growth.
Presently, many nations around the world are working towards
reducing the emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere. A broad
portfolio of energy and carbon management technologies have
been put forward in order to reduce the emission of CO2 to the
atmosphere. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) is
one of the available technological options. The CCS involves
the capture of CO2, compression, and transportation of the
compressed gas to suitable storage sites, where it is kept
permanently. The storage sites may include various deep
geological formations such as saline formations, depleted gas
fields, oceans and enhanced oil/gas recovery.
Hence, the PMBOK project management method will apply to a
CCS project and evaluated for its validity for such projects.
Objective:
· Literature review carbon capture and geosequestration.
· Apply project management method, PMBOK, to Carbon
Dioxide Geo-sequestration project case study project.
Scope
· Review literature on greenhouse gas emissions.
· Review available methodologies available to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, with a particular focus on CO2
emissions.
· Describe the standard execution process for CO2 sequestration

project (using Gorgon field case study).
· Describe the execution process for CO2 sequestration project
using PMBOK project management method.
· Provide economic analysis including costs associated with
transport, geological storage, and monitoring.
· Describe the management of risk assessment in regards to the
carbon dioxide sequestration.
· Describe the participation of stakeholders.Method
· Literature review
· Use data accessible in public domain
· May need to contact the Chevron Operator for more
information
· Interacting with academic supervisorExpected outcomes &
form of outcome
· Describe the current project management method in the
execution of CO2 sequestration projects.
· Identify the suitability of PMBOK project management method
in CO2 sequestration projects
· Lack of publically available literature on carbon dioxide
geosequestration.

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