Weighting 20% Criteria Non-submission Fail Satisfactory Good Commendable Excellent Outstanding

0 0-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-100

Use of and Some use of Some use of Use of evidence Use of evidence Evidence is drawn Evidence is drawn
referencing of evidence from evidence from from largely from reliable from a wide range from a wide range
appropriate quality largely non reliable largely generally generally reliable sources. A wide of complementary of complementary
and range of or dated sources. reliable sources. sources. A good range of sources is and sometimes and sometimes
sources Referencing is Possible over range of sources is used. Accurate contradictory contradictory
present in few reliance on a used. Generally referencing is sources. sources.
areas of the report. limited range of accurate present in all areas Referencing is Referencing is
sources. referencing is of the report. comprehensive and comprehensive and
Referencing is present in all areas accurate accurate
present in most of the report. throughout the throughout the
20% NS areas of the report. report. report.
selection and Some tools are used Tools and Tools are used and Appropriate tools Excellent selection Outstanding
application of but the selection frameworks are the selection is are selected. They and linked use of selection and
appropriate tools indicates that the used. The related to the are used in a way tools leads to the application of tools
and frameworks for student does not effectiveness of the appropriate that leads to a wide development of a and frameworks
analysis and understand their use of tools is purpose. The variety of options wide range of which leads to the
development of a use. Tools may be limited. The range effectiveness of the options that are development of a
range of options used but are used of options is use of tools original and wide range of
inappropriately and obvious and develops a range of plausible options that are
do not help to gain limited. varied options. original and
40% NS insight. innovative.
Justification for the Options are Some attempt to Good use is made Good use is made Excellent use is Outstanding use is
choice of a selected generated but the justify the choice of evaluation to of evaluation to made of evaluation made of
option choice is either not but little reference select and justify a select and justify a to select and justify appropriate
made or not to the analysis or strategic option. strategic option. a strategic option. It methods of
justified evidence of The options and Some attempt is is closely linked to evaluation to select
evaluation of the choice are strategic made to go beyond the analysis. A clear and justify the most
options. Choice may rather than the obvious attempt is made to appropriate
tend to the operational. Choice go beyond the strategic option.
operational. is likely to be obvious This is likely to be
obvious not an obvious
choice but one that
could provide an
40% NS innovative solution.