Marking Criteria.
Fail (0-9.9)
Pass (10-12.5)
Credit (13-14.5)
Distinction (15-16.5)
High Distinction (17-20)
Research/20
Little evidence of research.Sources are missing,inappropriate, poorlyintegrated or lacking credibility.Lacks clear link of sources withessay.
Text book and 4 other relevantsources. Basic use of sources tosupport ideas, generally wellintegrated, most sources arecredible. May be weaknesseswith paraphrasing orintegration/application.
Research is generally thorough.Good use ofsources to support ideas, mostlywell integrated, sources arecredible. May be weaknesses withparaphrasing or integration/application.
Thorough research is indicated.Very good use of sources tosupport ideas, well integrated,sources are credible. May beminor weaknesses withparaphrasing orintegration/application.
Thorough research is indicated.Professional use of sources to supportideas, well integrated, sources arecredible. Very minor,if any, weaknesses with paraphrasing orintegration/application.
Information /Content/30
Essay lacks coherence; topic ispoorly addressed; littleanalysis.
Essay is generally coherent; topicis addressed; analyses inreasonable depth withsome description. There aresome inconsistencies andweaknesses with flow.
Essay is coherent and flows well;topic is addressed quitethoroughly; analyses inconsiderable depth. There may besome inconsistencies andweaknesses with flow.
Essay is very coherent and flowswell; topic is addressed thoroughly;analyses indepth. There may be minorinconsistencies and weakness withflow.
Professional work. Essay is verycoherentand flows well; topic isaddressed thoroughly;analyses in great depth. Very minor, ifany, inconsistencies and weaknesseswith flow.
Structure/10
Topic, concepts are not clear inintroduction.Material in the body isgenerally poorlysequenced. No discernibleconclusion; no links tointroduction.
Topic, concepts are generallystated with some clarity inintroduction. Material in body isgenerally logically sequenced;some weaknesses. Conclusiondoes not clearly summariseessay; links to introduction arenot clear.
Topic, concepts and are mostlyclearly conveyed in introduction.Material in body is logically andclearly sequenced; few or minorweaknesses. Conclusionsummarises essay; may be someweaknesses; generallyclear links to intro.
Topic, concepts are clearly outlinedin introduction. Material in body islogically and clearly sequenced;very few or minor weaknesses.Conclusion mostly effectivelysummarises essay; withrecommendations and clear links tointroduction.
Topic, concepts are clearlyoutlined in introduction. Material inbody is logically and clearly sequenced;very minor, if any, weaknesses.Conclusion effectively summarisesessay; with recommendations andclear links to introduction.
Language/Presentation/20
Poor standard of writing. Wordlimit may not be adhered to.
Minimum 1500 words in length.Basic and sound standard ofwriting; some errors inpunctuation, grammar andspelling
Good standard of writing; fewerrors in punctuation,grammar and spelling.
Very good standard of writing; veryfew or minor errors inpunctuation, grammar and spelling.
Professional standard of writing; noerrors inpunctuation, grammar and spelling.
Referencing/20
No referencing is evident or, ifdone, is inconsistent andtechnically incorrect. No orminimal reference list, mixedstyles.
Basic and sound attempt toreference sources; may be someinconsistencies and technicalerrors in style. Reference list isgenerally complete with 1 or 2references missing.
Good attempt to referencesources; inconsistencies andtechnical errors in style. Fewinaccuracies in reference list andall references listed.
Very good attempt to referencesources; very minor inconsistenciesand technical errors in style.Thorough and consistent referencelist and all references listed.
Professional level of referencing andacknowledgment; no errors of styleevident. Thorough and consistentreference list and all references lis