Novice Competent Proficient
Assignment 2A: 70 marks
Cover page (5 marks) Novicey designed cover page
missing various items such as
appropriate graphics and
photos, the subject name,
subject code, course,
assignment and group
members with student
numbers.
Index, List of Figures and List of Tables. (9 marks) Poorly-layout Index, Figures
and Tables with incorrect
numbering, headings and
page numbers.
Layout Font size: 12 Font type: Arial of Times New Roman Requirements not met.
Line spacing: 1.5 Margins: justified (3 marks)
1. Identify the problems being investigated. (500 words) (3 The problem being
marks) investigated is not
articulated well, if at all.
2. Articulate an appropriate research question. (3 marks) The research question is
absent or poorly articulated.
3. Develop relevant research objectives (12 marks) Some or non of the research
objectives are identified and
expressed poorly.
4. Elaborate on the key concepts being looked at. (3 x 500 Some or non of the key
words) (15 marks) concepts are identified and
expressed poorly.
4.1 Intext referencing at least 5 intext references for each Little to no intext references
(15 marks) are provided and if so
incorrectly.
Grammar (5 marks) Many grammar and spelling
mistakes.
Competently designed cover
page containing some
appropriate graphics and
photos, the subject name,
subject code, course,
assignment and group
members with student
numbers.
Fairly well-layout Index,
Figures and Tables with
correct numbering, headings
and page numbers.
Some requirements met.
The problem being
investigated is fairly well
articulated.
The research question is fairly
well articulated.
The research objectives are
identified and expressed fairly
well.
The key concepts are
identified and expressed fairly
well.
Some intext references are
provided, mostly correctly.
Some grammar and spelling
mistakes.
Proficiently-designed
cover page containing
appropriate graphics and
photos, the subject
name, subject code,
course, assignment and
group members with
student numbers.
Well-layout Index,
Figures and Tables with
correct numbering,
headings and page
numbers.
All requirements met.
The problem being
investigated is very well
articulated.
The research question is
well articulated.
The research objectives
are identified and
expressed very well.
The key concepts are
identified and expressed
very well.
Many intext references
are provided, the
majority correctly.
Nearly no grammar and
spelling mistakes.
 Novice Competent Proficient
Assignment 3A – 85 marks
5. SECTION A: FIELD TRIP CHOICE - Correct numbering, of headings and tables. The Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
highest value in table content per item is correctly described, with sentence structures not met. requirements requirements met.
that correctly use descriptive numbering or numbering in brackets. (15 marks) met.
6. SECTION B: FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE - Correct numbering, of headings and tables. The Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
highest value in table content per item is correctly described, with sentence structures not met. requirements requirements met.
that correctly use descriptive numbering or numbering in brackets. Items are reported met.
correctly from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree. (15 marks)
7. SECTION C: TRAVEL MOTIVES - Correct numbering, of headings and tables. The Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
highest value in table content per item is correctly described, with sentence structures not met. requirements requirements met.
that correctly use descriptive numbering or numbering in brackets. Items are reported met.
correctly from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree. (15 marks)
8. SECTION D: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Correct numbering, of headings, figures and Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
tables. The section has an appropriate introduction explaining the content. Figures and not met. requirements requirements met.
tables are correctly described in detail, with sentence structures that correctly use met.
descriptive numbering or numbering in brackets. (15 marks)
9. FINDINGS - Appropriate short introduction explaining the content and summative Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
bullets of the most important findings in Sections A, B, C and D. (5 marks) not met. requirements requirements met.
met.
10. CONCLUSION - Explain what the study was on, the value of the study, and three Many requirements Some Nearly all or all
summative points on the most important findings. (5 marks) not met. requirements requirements met.
met.
REFERENCE LIST - Well formatted reference list with at least 15 references used in the Little to no Some references Many references
research in accordance with VUT reference guidelines. (15 marks) references are are provided, are provided, the
provided and if so mostly correctly. majority correctly.
incorrectly.