Report Writing Rubric (Postgraduate)
Department of International Business
School of International Studies
College of Law, Government and International
Studies
Excellent (4)
Directly relevant.
Information is very
ORGANISATION organised with well-
constructed paragraphs and
subheadings.
All topics are addressed
and all questions answered.
Information clearly relates
INFORMATION
to the main topic. It
includes several supporting
details and / or examples.
Demonstrates sophisticated
evaluation and critical
analysis of the topic in
ANALYSES
terms of research and
comparison to similar work
done by others.
Report handed in on
TIMELINES
time
No grammatical, spelling
MECHANICS
or punctuation errors.
Excellent formatting and
good aesthetics and
creativity. Use appropriate
FORMAT
table, figure, font, font size,
line spacing and border
areas
CourseName ( Course Code):________________________________________________
Student Name (Matric No):_________________________________________________
Task:___________________________________________________________________
Good (3)
Somewhat relevant.
Information is organised with
well-constructed paragraphs.
All topics are addressed and
most questions answered with
at least 2 sentences about
each. Information clearly
related to the main topic.
It provides 1 - 2 supporting
details and / or examples.
Demonstrates thoughtful
evaluation and critical
analysis of the topic in terms
of research and comparison to
similar work done by others.
Up to two days late
A few grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors.
Formatting, aesthetics and
creativity are generally good;
only some elements need to
be improved
Fair (2)
Remotely relevant.
Information is organised
but paragraphs are not
well-structured.
All topics are addressed
and most questions
answered with 1 sentence
about each. Information
clearly relates to the main
topic. No details and / or
examples are given.
Provides somewhat
adequate evaluation and
critical analysis of the
topic in terms of research
and comparison to similar
work done by others.
Up to 1 week late
Some grammatical,
spelling or punctuation
errors.
Formatting, aesthetics and
creativity are acceptable
but a lot could be improved
Poor (1) MARKS
Totally unrelated.
The information appears
to be disorganised.
One or more topics were
not addressed.
Information has little or
nothing to do with the
main topic.
Provides insufficient
evaluation and critical
analysis of the topic in
terms of research and
comparison to similar
work done by others.
Report handed in more
than 1 week late
Many grammatical,
spelling or punctuation
errors.
Unacceptable format and
appearance. Does not use
appropriate table, figure,
font, font size, line
spacing and border areas.
Unclear style.

All sources (information
and graphics) are
accurately documented in
the desired format.
SOURCES & REFERENCES
Complete references in text
and reference list.
References are in correct
style / format.
Fully meets criteria.
The paper was outstanding.
It demonstrated superior
OVERALL ASSESSMENT understanding of the
material covered.
The requirements were met
in full.
Lecturer name: ______________________________________ Date:________________________________
All sources (information and
graphics) are accurately
documented, but a few are not
in the desired format.
Most references are cited in
text and appropriately
provided in reference list.
Most references use correct
style / format.
Adequately meets criteria.
It demonstrated an average
understanding of the material
covered. The requirements
were adequately met.
All sources (information
and graphics) are
accurately documented but
many are not in the desired
format.
Few references are cited in
text and incomplete
references.
Most references use
incorrect style / format.
Somewhat lacking.
The paper was acceptable.
It demonstrated some
understanding of the
material covered. The
requirements were
seriously lacking.
Some sources are not
accurately documented.
References are not cited in
text, and no reference is
provided.
Style / format is incorrect.
Seriously lacking.
The paper was not
acceptable. The work was
not up to the quality
expected in this course.
The paper did not meet
the requirements.
TOTAL SCORE