Your works will be evaluated against the following rubrics. Weights for the final grades for the project will be as follows:
Report: 70%, PowerPoint Presentation: 30%.
| Category |
Needs
Improvement |
Satisfactory |
Good |
Excellent |
Score |
| Position |
The report fails to reflect a position and any central ideas on the issue or reflects sketchy and digressive position and incoherent ideas. Most details are out of discussion. No judgment is made about the issue. |
The report adequately reflects a position and central ideas, but supporting details are restricted and ambiguous. Some of details are inconsistent with the position and central ideas. Judgment about the issue is imprecise and
vague in some cases. |
The report reflects a clear position along with central ideas, but supporting details are not clear enough in some cases. A few details are besides the point. Judgment about the issue is understandable.
|
The report clearly and coherently reflects a position and puts across central ideas with a number of supporting details. Details are to the point and in congruent with the ideas and position. Judgment about the issue is very clear
and cogent. |
|
| Argument |
The report inadequately and poorly argues a thesis. Different perspectives and policies regarding the issue are ignored. It just summarizes the information. Experts' opinions are not included. |
The report argues a thesis somewhat vaguely. The report shows an awareness of contrasting perspectives and policies concerning the issue, but the thesis and contrasting viewpoints may be vaguely documented. One or two experts' opinions are included. |
The report argues a thesis adequately. The report incorporates contrasting perspectives and policies. Argument is coherent and based on several evidences. But, evidences for some arguments may be weak. Three experts' opinions are not only included
but also integrated into the report in a coherent way. |
The report argues a sound thesis that is based on multiple evidences. Contrasting perspectives and policies are cogently argued along with their pros and cons. Critical and logical argument can be seen throughout the report. Four or more experts' opinions from different
strands of the field are both included and integrated into the report
coherently. |
|
| Organization |
Organization of the report is messy and confusing. There is either no introduction and conclusion or both are not clear. Paragraphs and transition among them are
not effectively structured. |
The report is easy to follow, but the overall organization is not clear. The introduction and conclusion are identifiable. Structure or unity of paragraphs is weak in some cases. Transitions among paragraphs are not very
smooth. |
The organization and structure of the report is clear and systematic. The introduction provides the outline and direction of the report. Conclusion summarizes the points made in the report. A few paragraphs are not well structured. Transitions among paragraphs are smooth
except for a few paragraphs. |
The organization and structure of the paper is excellent and well-done. The introduction clearly reflects the outline and direction of the report. Conclusion is substantial and draws together all major points in the report. Transitions among paragraphs are smooth
throughout the paper. |
| CATEGORY |
Needs
improvement |
Satisfactory |
Good |
Excellent
|
Score |
| Oral Presentation |
Presentation is delivered in
a disorganized and chaotic manner. It does not catch audiences' attention.
Audiences have difficulty in understanding the presenter.
Presenter does not make eye contact with audiences. |
Presentation follows an order
but is not smooth. It catches audiences' attention, but audiences loose
attention from time to time. Presenter makes eye contact with audiences
several times. |
Presentation interests audiences.
It catches and keeps audiences' attention except for one or two occasions.
It is delivered smoothly. Presenter makes eye contact with audiences
most of the time. |
Presentation is interesting
and delivered effectively. It catches and holds audiences' attention throughout
the presentation. Delivery is done very smoothly. Presenter keeps making
eye contact with audiences during presentation. |
|
| Content |
The content is quite
restricted and vague and does not address important points and perspectives
with regard to the issue. |
The content includes some
of the major points and perspectives concerning the issue. There are a
few supporting details and examples for some major points. |
The content incorporates
most of the major points and perspectives about the issue. The main idea
is reflected along with some supporting details and examples. |
All major points and perspectives
regarding the issue are included. The content clearly and concisely provides
the main idea together with supporting details and examples.
|
|
| PowerPoint Design |
Layouts are visually distracting and displeasing. Heading and subheadings are not appropriately used. The fonts and point are used improperly. The text is rather difficult to read. The background and colors are incongruent and contrasting. There are neither no graphs, images,
and charts or they are not proper for the content.
|
Visual attractiveness of layouts vary from one slide to another. Several layouts have got improper headings and subheadings. The appropriate use of fonts and point changes from one slide to another. There are some improper uses of text length in several slides. Some slides are not easy to read. A few graphs, images, or charts are used.
Some are either too big or small. |
Most layouts are visually appealing and have got appropriate headings and subheadings. The fonts and point are appropriate and easy to follow in most cases. The length of some texts are distracting. The background and colors are appropriately used in most slides. Several graphs, images or charts are included.
Their size fits the slide. |
All layouts have got proper headings and subheadings and visually appealing. The fonts and point size are well adjusted and easy to read. Use different text styles when appropriate. Length of text is appropriate for audience and to the point. The background and colors are congruent with each other and enhance the readability of text. A number of graphics, images, or charts
are used with proper size. |
