College of Engineering Education
2nd Floor, BE Building
Report Quality & Writing Skills
Spelling and Grammar
Punctuation
Structure and Organization (choice of
fonts, titles, sub-titles, chapters, sub-
chapters, sections, sub-sections to
enhance the readability and
understanding of the report), having a
table of content, list of Figures and
tables
Use of visual illustrations, other than
plain text, (graphs, charts, flow
diagrams, tables …) to enhance the
understanding of the report
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Telefax: (082)296-1084
Phone No.: (082)300-5456/300-0647 Local 133
RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN REPORT
SCORE Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Apprentice (2) Novice (1)
Almost no spelling
Rare spelling and/or Makes noticeable spelling Makes frequent spelling
and/or grammatical
grammatical mistakes (≤ 0.5 and/or grammatical mistakes and/or grammatical mistakes
mistakes (≤ 0.2
mistake/page) (≤ 1 mistake/page) (≥ 1 mistake/page)
mistake/page)
Proper use of
Proper use of punctuation, Some improper use of
punctuation, sentences No use of punctuation at all …
sentences are sometimes too punctuation, sentences are
are not too long, no Sentences seems to go on and
long, some repetition of usually too long, many
repetition of words, on for ever … No apparent
words, proper use of repetition of words, some
proper use of usage of paragraphs
paragraphs improper use of paragraphs
paragraphs
Superb structure of the
Good Structure and The structure and
report, everything makes The structure and organization
organization with some organization of the report
sense (understand are not good; noticeable
departure from the ideal seem to be random; does not
templates and can departure from template,
template, good table of follow the template at all,
follow them exactly), poor table of content, list of
content, list of figures and missing table of content, list
perfect table of content, figures and tables
tables of figures or tables
list of figures and tables
All information that can
Most information that can be
be represented Most information that can be
represented graphically is
graphically is presented graphically illustrated is Information is rarely
presented as such with good
as such with proper presented as plain text. Some illustrated graphically with
choice of the illustration
choice of the illustration information is illustrated improper choice of illustration
method that suits the
method that suits the graphically with some wrong methods
information being presented
information being illustration methods
the most
presented the most

Formulae and equations
Proper use of References
Proper use of appendices (to reduce the
size of the main body of the report)
College of Engineering Education
2nd Floor, BE Building
Matina Campus, Davao City
Telefax: (082)296-1084
Phone No.: (082)300-5456/300-0647 Local 133
All formulae and
Most formulae and equations Many formulae and equations
equations used are Most formulae and equations
used are properly written but used are improperly written
properly written, used are properly written,
many are not numbered and and most of them are not
numbered and numbered and referenced
referenced numbered and referenced
referenced
All information obtained Most information obtained
Some use of references, most
from others is properly from others is properly
information is not referenced.
referenced. The list of referenced. The list of
List of references is not
references is properly references is properly No referencing at all
properly documented (some
documented (source documented (source name,
information is missing, like
name, publication name, publication name, page
page numbers ….etc.)
page numbers, …etc.) numbers, …etc.)
All the information that
Most of the information that
is not critical to the
is not critical to the
understanding of the Most of the information that
understanding of the report
report but might be of can be put in appendices are
but might be of some interest
some interest to some of spread through the main body No use of appendices at all.
to some of the readers is put
the readers is put in the of the report. Only one (or Everything is in the main body
in the appendices.
appendices. Appendices few) appendices are included of the report
Appendices are properly
are properly organized containing many, unrelated,
organized (multiple
(multiple appendices are information
appendices are used for
used for different
different information)
information)
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2nd Floor, BE Building
Matina Campus, Davao City
Telefax: (082)296-1084
Phone No.: (082)300-5456/300-0647 Local 133

Technical Contents SCORE Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Apprentice (2) Novice (1)
Precise, completely
conveys what has been Completely conveys what has
Somehow conveys what has No abstract at all or what is
accomplished, provide been accomplished, provide
The abstract been accomplished … No provided as an abstract is not
performance numbers performance numbers, no
performance numbers an abstract!
with a good first punch punch line, too many words
line

The problem being

tackled is clearly
described with proper Somehow vague problem
Clear problem description but Vague problem description
usage of statistics, description, no motivation or
Problem description and motivation vague (or little support) (one can not tell exactly what
market surveys, news justification for tackling this
motivation he is trying to do or why)
articles …etc. to support problem at all
the motivation for
tackling this problem

Some objectives and

Measurable objectives Objectives and Deliverables
deliverables are provided
and deliverables are are stated with some Objectives 7 deliverables are
Objectives & Deliverables (many are missing), however
clearly and precisely vagueness (making them less not stated at all
they are not clear nor
stated measurable)
measurable
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2nd Floor, BE Building
Matina Campus, Davao City
Telefax: (082)296-1084
Phone No.: (082)300-5456/300-0647 Local 133

A well written work plan

is provided detailing
A work plan is provided with
phases or milestones,
some details about tasks (no
tasks, task assignment,
phases or milestones), tasks,
task duration, critical
task assignment, task
path analysis and
duration, required resources,
contingency plans, A very brief work plan is
and discrepancies between
required resources, and provided with very little
Project Management Plan planned and achieved tasks. No work plan is provided at all
discrepancies between description of tasks. Tasks are
No critical path analysis and
planned and achieved very vague.
contingency plans. Some tasks
tasks. Tasks are clearly
are vaguely stated (one can
and precisely stated (one
not tell what is the expected
can tell what is the
outcome of a task just by
expected outcome of a
reading the task)
task just by reading the
task)

Engineering principles
are well developed,
Generally sufficient
possible solutions are
documentation of possible
well documented,
solutions, adopted solution,
proper description of
experimental setup, data Some documentation is
solution, proper Documentation is generally
Quality of Engineering Documentation acquisition, analysis, results, provided but some major
documentation of inadequate
testing, benchmarking (all components are missing
experimental setup, data
that apply), and conclusions.
acquisition, analysis,
Some items might not be
results, testing,
sufficiently documented.
benchmarking (all that
apply), and conclusions.