FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (AS120)

RUBRIC FOR SEMESTER OCT2020 – FEB2021 (COVID-19)

RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (20%)

COURSE CODE: CHM301

Items Mark (s)

Incomplete background of Unclear background Acceptable background of Clear background of the

Not
Introduction the topic given and not of the topic given and the topic given and well- topic given and well-
submitted
(3%) well-described. not well-described. described. described.

(0.00) (0.75) (1.50) (2.25) (3.00)

Shows minimal Show some Demonstrates Demonstrates

Not
Understanding on engangement with the engangement with the engangement with the engangement with the
submitted
the topic given topic. topic without topic with some topic, with elaboration
(4%) elaboration. elaboration. and depth.
(0.00) (1.00) (2.00) (3.00) (4.00)

Content is
Ability to apply informative, including Content is informative, Content indicates
ideas or Not Content is not relevant.
some reasoning including reasoning synthesis of ideas, very
knowledge submitted No details.
applied to the topic applied to the topic with informative and many
(Content and with few supporting details. supporting details.
details) no supporting details.
(8%)
(0.00) (2.00) (4.00) (6.00) (8.00)
 Writing is organized
Writing is aimless and Writing is coherent and Writing is coherent and
Not but some points
Organization and disorganized with no logically organized with overall unity of ideas is
submitted remain misplaced and
references references. transition between ideas. present. Sufficient
stray from the topic.
(3%) Few references. references.
Poor references.
(0.00) (0.75) (1.50) (2.25) (3.00)

Unsatisfactory citation Good citation and Excellent and complete

Not Poor citation and
Plagiarism and paraphrase paraphrase. citation and paraphrase.
submitted paraphrase.
(2%)
(0.00) (0.50) (1.00) (1.50) (2.00)