Service Improvement
Weighting 0%
Project marking grid
Managing the project
process (incl
supervision)
Overall presentation
Introduction and
identification of
problem/issue relevant
to practice
Literature search
methodology
Critical appraisal of the
retrieved literature
Findings and rationale
for approach to
improvement
Implementation
strategy, including
measurement and
management of change
Final mark:
Three things that would improve this mark:
1
2
3
1-29% 30-39% 40-44% 45-49% 50-54% 55-59% 60-64% 65-69% 70-79% 80%+
Outstanding engagement
Very good management of Excellent management of
Satisfactory management in project process -
the project process - the project process -
of the project process - student record shows
Fail - student record Adequate and sufficient student record shows student record shows
Student record student record shows clear evidence of
Fail - no attempt demonstrates management of the some evidence of evidence of proactivity,
demonstrates adequate evidence of access to proactivity, professional
5% made or no student intentionally blank inappropriate project process - student intentionally blank intentionally blank proactivity, professional access to supervision, and
management of the supervision sessions, approach, regular planned
record submitted management of project record shows access to approach, access to access to academic
project process access to academic supervision meetings, and
process supervision sessions academic support services support services e.g
support services e.g access to academic
e.g. librarians, or librarians. Consistently
librarians. support services e.g
supervision sessions documented
librarians.
An adequate attempt to An adequate and
Overall a satisfactory Outstanding quality in
Fail- Attempts to follow follow directions sufficient attempt to
Fail - Acutely deficient in attempt in terms of terms of organisation,
directions but remains regarding organisation, follow directions A satisfactory attempt in Excellent in terms of
all aspects. Presents no presentation, Overall, good in terms of Very good in terms of structure, use and flow of
deficient in most aspects structure, use and flow of regarding organisation, terms of presentation, organisation, structure,
clear structure. Observes organisation, language, presentation, presentation, language, grammar,
Fail- No attempt of presentation. Observes language, grammar, structure, use and flow of organisation, language, use and flow of language,
10% very poor use and flow of grammar, spelling, format, organisation, language, organisation, language, spelling, format,
made poor use and flow of spelling, format, diagrams, language, grammar, grammar, spelling, format, grammar, spelling, format,
language, grammar, diagrams, tables etc. but grammar, spelling, format, grammar, spelling, format, presentation, diagrams,
language, grammar, tables etc. but with spelling, format, diagrams, diagrams, tables etc. with presentation, diagrams,
spelling, format, diagrams, with some limitations diagrams, tables etc. diagrams, tables etc. tables etc. Approaches the
spelling, format, diagrams, several limitations tables etc. but with some few limitations. tables etc.
tables etc. impacting on overall quality of published
tables etc. impacting on overall limitations impacting on
presentation. material.
presentation. overall presentation.
Presents an adequate Presents an adequate and
An outstanding
attempt to identify a sufficient attempt to
introduction that
Fail- Acutely deficient in problem/ issue, but in a identify a problem/ issue, An excellent introduction
Overall, a satisfactory Presents a satisfactory Overall, a good A very good introduction identifies a problem/ issue
all aspects. No serious Fail- Some attempt made way that demonstrates a but in a way that that identifies a problem/
attempt to identify a attempt to identify a introduction that that identifies a problem/ and examines its
attempt made to identify to identify a problem/ very limited demonstrates a limited issue and examines its
problem/ issue that problem/ issue with a identifies a problem/ issue issue with relevance to relevance to clinical
a problem/ issue arising issue, but the examination understanding of its understanding of its relevance to clinical
makes some attempt to clear examination of its with a clear examination clinical practice, including practice. Demonstrates
from practice or examine of its relevance to clinical relevance to clinical relevance to clinical practice. Demonstrates
Fail- No attempt examine its relevance to relevance to clinical of its relevance to clinical attempts to engage with originality and confidence
20% its relevance. practice is substantially practice. The introduction practice. The introduction originality and confidence
made clinical practice. The practice. The introduction practice. The introduction complex issues. The in engaging with complex
Demonstrates a serious incomplete and deficient. is supported by secondary is supported by secondary in engaging with complex
introduction is supported is supported by some is supported by mostly introduction is supported issues. The introduction is
misunderstanding of the Very limited use of sources such as textbooks sources such as textbooks issues. The introduction is
by some primary sources, primary sources, which primary sources, which by mostly primary supported by credible
requirements of this sources to support the and the internet and may and the internet and may supported by credible
which are appropriately are appropriately are referenced sources, which are primary sources, that are
criteria. An unsupported introduction. include some key include some key primary sources, that are
referenced. referenced. appropriately. referenced appropriately. referenced correctly.
introduction. references presented references presented referenced correctly.
Approaches the quality of
according to convention, according to convention,
published material.
but lacks primary sources. but lacks primary sources.
Fail- Acutely deficient in An outstanding attempt,
Overall a satisfactory
all aspects. No serious Fail- Attempts to describe Adequate attempt made A satisfactory attempt which clearly describes
Adequate and sufficient attempt made to describe Overall, a good attempt A very good attempt An excellent attempt,
attempt is made to how the literature search to describe the literature made to describe the the literature search and
attempt made to describe the literature search with made to describe the made to describe the which clearly describes
describe the literature has been undertaken but search but its literature search with its appropriateness to the
the literature search, but some attempts made to literature search, and to literature search, and to the literature search and
search and the search is the search is appropriateness for the clear attempts made to subject area in a manner
its appropriateness to the ensure the search is ensure that the search is ensure that the search is its appropriateness for the
inappropriate for the inappropriate to the subject area is very ensure the search is which demonstrates an
Fail- No attempt subject area is limited. appropriate to the subject appropriate to the subject appropriate to the subject subject area in a manner
10% subject area. subject area and as such is limited. The search may appropriate to the subject understanding of complex
made This search is likely to area. The search is likely area. The search is likely area. The search is likely which demonstrates an
Demonstrates a serious substantially incomplete identify some relevant area. The search is likely subject matter. The search
identify some relevant to identify relevant to retrieve most of the to retrieve most of the understanding of complex
misunderstanding of the and deficient. The search literature but is unlikely to to retrieve relevant is likely to retrieve all the
literature, but is unlikely literature, but is unlikely relevant literature in the relevant literature in the subject matter. The search
requirements of this is unlikely to retrieve identify the breadth and literature, but is unlikely relevant literature in the
to identify the full breadth to identify the full depth area, but may miss some area, but may miss some is likely to retrieve nearly
criteria. The search is relevant literature. depth of literature in the to identify the full depth area. Approaches the
and depth of literature and breadth of literature relevant papers. relevant papers. all of the relevant papers.
unlikely to retrieve any area. and breadth of literature. quality of published
in the area.
relevant literature. material.
An outstanding attempt
An excellent attempt which clearly discusses
Overall a good attempt Very good work, which
which clearly discusses the strengths and
Fail- Acutely deficient in Fail- Attempts to discuss made to discuss the discusses the strengths
Adequate and sufficient the strengths and weaknesses of published
all aspects. No serious the strengths and Adequate attempt to strengths and weaknesses and weaknesses of the
attempt made to discuss Overall, a satisfactory A satisfactory attempt weaknesses of the literature. Shows
attempt to discuss the weaknesses of the discuss the strengths and of the published published literature.
the strengths and attempt made to discuss made to discuss the published literature. originality of thought and
Fail- No attempt strengths and weaknesses published literature, but is weaknesses of the literature. Shows some Shows some originality of
15% weaknesses of the the strengths and strengths and weaknesses Shows originality of presents an outstanding
made of the published substantially incomplete published literature, but originality of thought and thought and presents a
published literature, but weaknesses of the of the published thought and presents an critique and analysis of
literature, manifesting in a and deficient and fails to with limited presents a good critique good critique and analysis
with limited published literature. literature. excellent critique and the included papers. Is
serious misunderstanding grasp the nature of the understanding. and analysis of the of the included papers. Is
understanding. analysis of the included aware of the limits of
of this requirement. topic matter. included papers. Is aware aware of the limits of
papers. Is aware of the knowledge. Approaches
of the limits of knowledge. knowledge.
limits of knowledge. the quality of published
work.
Fail- Attempts to
Adequate attempt to
Fail- Acutely deficient in summarise the literature, Adequate and sufficient Outstanding work which
summarise the literature, Overall a satisfactory A satisfactory attempt to Overall a good attempt to Very good work which
all aspects. No serious consider its quality and attempt to summarise the An excellent piece of work clearly summarises the
but in a way that attempt to summarise the summarise the literature, summarise the literature, clearly summarises the
attempt to use or the implications for literature, but in a way which clearly summarises literature, considers its
demonstrates a limited literature, consider its consider its quality and consider its quality and literature, considers its
summarise the literature, clinical practice, but is that demonstrates a the literature, considers quality and implications
understanding of its quality and implications the implications for the implications for quality and the
consider its quality or its substantially incomplete limited understanding its its quality and the for clinical practice.
quality and the for clinical practice, but clinical practice, with few practice. Demonstrates implications for practice.
Fail- No attempt implications for clinical or deficient and fails to quality and the implications for practice. Demonstrates originality
10% implications for clinical with some limitations. limitations. Appropriately originality and creativity in Demonstrates originality
made practice. Presents an grasp the nature of the implications for clinical Demonstrates originality and creativity in drawing
practice. Some attempt to Appropriately draws on draws on evidence to drawing on evidence to and creativity in drawing
acutely deficient topic. Some attempt to practice. Draws on and creativity in drawing on evidence to provide a
draw on evidence to evidence to provide a provide a rationale/ provide a rationale/ on evidence to provide a
rationale/ justification for provide a rationale/ evidence to provide a on evidence to provide a rationale/ justification for
presents a rationale/ rationale/ justification for justification for a change/ justification for a change/ rationale/ justification for
the proposed change/ justification for a change/ rationale/ justification for rationale/ justification for a change/ improvement.
justification for a change/ a change/ improvement improvement but with improvement but with a a change/ improvement
improvement. very improvement is made, but a change/ improvement a change/ improvement. Approaches the quality of
improvement but in a very but with some limitations. some limitations. few limitations. with few limitations.
limited. is largely deficient and but in a limited way. published work.
limited way.
fails to draw on evidence.
Fail- Attempts to describe Outstanding work that
Very good work that
Fail- Acutely deficient in the change that is to be An excellent piece of work demonstrates originality
Adequate attempt to Adequate and sufficient An overall satisfactory A satisfactory attempt to Overall a good attempt to demonstrates originality
all aspects. No serious made, how the change that demonstrates and creativity in
describe the change that attempt to describe the attempt to describe the describe the change that describe the change that and creativity in
attempt is made to will be managed, how originality and creativity in describing the change that
is to be made, how the change that is to be made, change that is to be made, is to be made, how the is to be made, how the describing the change that
describe the change that patients and service users describing the change that is to be made, how the
change will be managed, how the change will be how the change will be change will be managed, change will be managed, is to be made, how the
is to be made, how the will be involved in the is to be made, how the change will be managed,
Fail- No attempt how patients and service managed, how patients managed, how patients how patients and service how patients and service change will be managed,
30% change will be managed, change, and how the change will be managed, how patients and service
made users will be involved in and service users will be and service users will be users will be involved in users will be involved in how patients and service
how patients and service impact of the change will how patients and service users will be involved in
the change, and how the involved in the change, involved in the change, the change and how the the change, and how the users will be involved in
users will be involved in be measured, but is users will be involved in the change, and how the
impact of the change will and how the impact of the and how the impact of the impact of the change will impact of the change will the change, and how the
the change, or how the substantially incomplete the change, and how the impact of the change will
be measured, but in a very change will be measured, change will be measured, be measured, but with be measured, but with a impact of the change will
impact of the change will or deficient and fails to impact of the change will be measured. Approaches
limited way. but in a limited way. but with some limitations. some limitations. few limitations. be measured, with few
be measured. grasp the nature of the be measured. the quality of published
limitations.
topic. work.