Candidate(s) identifier:

Project title:

Written report

Content of written report

  • Amount of work done
  • Extent to which the student has demonstrated understanding
  • Quality & accuracy of reasoning, validity of interpretation, relevance of conclusions
  • Critical appraisal, discussion of limitations & further work
  • Clarity of objectives
  • Quality of the literature review and background information
  • Quality of data organisation & collection (if applicable)
  • Quality of programming / use of software (if applicable)


  • Mark1 (out of 100)
Mark1=100

Presentation of written report

  • Layout of the report and care in its presentation
  • Structure of the report
  • Standard of judgement shown in selection of material
  • Clarity of expression, readability and coherence
    • Correctness of grammar and spelling
  • Adequacy of diagrams, tables and graphs (if applicable)
  • Quality of presentation of mathematical material (if applicable)


  • Mark2 (out of 100)
Mark2=100

Weighted mark for written report

MW=0.6*Mark1 + 0.4*Mark2
MW
## [1] 100

Oral-recorded presentation

Clarity, Interest and Structure

  • Clarity of aims (Was it clear what the project was trying to achieve?)
  • Selection of material–did the presentation focus on features of the work required to understand:
    • How the aims were addressed?
    • What were the headline messages?
  • Clarity of argument / logical flow (Was there a coherent narrative?)
  • Clarity of conclusions (Were there clear conclusions? Did they relate to the project aims?)
  • Accessibility to intended audience (Was the material presented at a level comprehensible to the speaker’s peers? )


  • Mark3 (out of 100)
Mark3 = 100

Presentation Skills

  • Audience engagement: Was the speaking audible and confident? Was the inflexion varied and interesting?

  • Visual aids: Were the slides clearly readable and uncluttered? Were the key messages easy to see? Were graphics and tables appropriately labelled and presented so as to convey at a glance the underlying message?

  • Appropriate length: Did the speaker fill the time available, comfortably and without rushing?


  • Mark4 (out of 100)
Mark4 =100

Weighted mark for oral presentation

MO=0.5*Mark3 + 0.5*Mark4
MO
## [1] 100

Final mark

FM = 0.7*MW + 0.3*MO
MO
## [1] 100

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