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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT / DCC30103 – HIGHWAY & TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
DCC30103 HIGHWAY & TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT TOOL (%): Assignment (10 %)
DK3 -Engineering fundamentals
DK5-Engineering design
CLO 2: Assesses design performance for highway and traffic engineering based PLO3: Design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with the design of systems, components or
DP1 -Depth of knowledge
on appropriate specification with consideration of public safety, society and processes to meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, DP4 -Familiarities of issues
environment. and environmental considerations (DK5).

Taxonomy
Domain/Level Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 Marks

Ability to demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, knowledge evaluation and defend solution to new problem in engineering fundamentals. (DK3)
Poorly organized; no logical Some organized; points jump
C2 progression, beginning and around, beginning and ending are Organized; points are Organized; points logically
(Understanding)
Organization
somewhat jumpy. ordered.
Systematic and accurate points. /5
ending are vague. unclear.

Evaluate Students evaluate some Students evaluate some knowledge Students evaluate full knowledge Students evaluate full knowledge Students evaluate full knowledge
explanation and knowledge without an with an explanation and elaboration with a good explanation and with a very good explanation and with extraordinary explanation and
elaboration in explanation and elaboration engineering fundamental. elaboration engineering elaboration engineering elaboration in engineering /5
fundamental engineering fundamental. fundamental. fundamental. fundamental.
C5 engineering
(Evaluating)
Cannot defend solutions to Defend only a few solutions to Defend in part solutions to Defend solutions to previously
Defend solution Defend solutions to new problems
to problem
problems in fundamental problems in fundamental problems in fundamental encountered problems in
in fundamental engineering science. /5
engineering science. engineering science. engineering science. fundamental engineering science.

Ability to demonstrate understanding of engineering design. (DK5)

Understands the nature of the Understands the nature of the Understands nature of the
Does not understand the Incomplete understanding of the complex/open‐ended engineering complex/open‐ended engineering complex/open‐ended engineering
C2
(Understanding)
Define problem problem nor the purpose of the nature of the complex/open‐ended problems and only a few of the problems and some of the problems and defines the problem /5
task given. engineering problems. broader in context. broader in context. and the purpose of the given task in
the broader context.
Predict only a few constraints Predict some of the constraints Predict most of the constraints Predict all constraints imposed by
imposed by factors such as health imposed by factors such as health imposed by factors such as health factors such as health and safety,
C3
(Applying)
Constraints Does not predict the constraints. and safety, standards, economics, and safety, standards, economics, and safety, standards, economics, standards, economics, environment, /5
environment, etc. environment, etc. environment, etc. etc.

Justifies a part of appropriate

C5 solution that satisfies most of the Justifies an appropriate solution Support all the solution with
(Evaluating)
Develop solution Justifies inappropriate solution. Justifies the solution with difficulty.
problem. that satisfies most of the problem. documentation and references.
/5

Ability to analyze the extensive practical knowledge. (DP1)

C4 Extensive Analyze the problem under 1 Analyze the problem under 2 Analyze the problem under 3 Analyze the problem under 4 Analyze the problem under 5
(Analyzing) practical circumstance only towards circumstances towards providing on circumstances towards providing on circumstances towards providing circumstances towards providing on /5
knowledge providing on effective solution. effective solution. effective solution. on effective solution. effective solution.
Ability to frequently encountered and thus familiar to most practitioners in the practice. (DP4)

C2 Familiarity of Unfamiliar with engineering Limited familiar with engineering Moderate familiar with engineering Understanding the familiarity of Extensive familiarity with the
(Understanding) issues issue. issue. issues. engineering issues. engineering issues. /5

TOTAL /40 *10 %