Deadline: week 13

WRITING FOR ENGINEERING 2017.1

RUBRICS FOR PORTFOLIO

Student’s Name: Section:

CRITERIA / MARKING SCORE

PORTFOLIO: (0 – 4 pts)
 Documents should be filed in the following order(from top to bottom):
 Rubrics(2) – cover sheet - final version of REPORT – corrected drafts of introduction,
methodology, results, conclusion and abstract. Quality in presentation will be
considered.

ABSTRACT: (0 – 6 pts)
 Summarises the report”
o background, aim, problem and purpose of report
o methodology and materials
o results
o applications, limitations and future work
 Two phrases are used in each paragraph. They are underlined.
 Message is clear and coherent.
 Accuracy in grammar, lexis and punctuation.

INTRODUCTION: (0 – 5 pts)
 All the elements are considered:
o Describes importance, background information and problem in general.
o Provides previous contributions and problem to be addressed.
o States the aim of the report
 Two phrases are used in each paragraph. They are underlined.
 Message is clear and coherent.
 Accuracy in grammar, lexis and punctuation.

METHODOLOGY: (0 – 6 pts)
 All the elements are considered:
o Gives a general introduction and overview of the material / methods and restate
purpose of the report.
o Provides specific and precise details about materials and methods, justify choices
made and care was taken.
o Relates materials / methods to other studies.
o Indicates where problems occurred.
 Two phrases are used in each paragraph. They are underlined.
 Message is clear and coherent.
 Accuracy in grammar, lexis and punctuation.

RESULTS: (0 – 6 pts)
 All the elements are considered:
o Revisits the research aim and give a general overview of results.
o Invites to view results and describe key results in detail.
o Compares results with the ones obtained in other research.
o Describes possible problems with results and / or their possible implications
 Two phrases are used in each paragraph. They are underlined.
 Message is clear and coherent.
 Accuracy in grammar, lexis and punctuation.
CONCLUSION: (0 – 6 pts)
 All the elements are considered:
o Revisits previous sections of report and general or key results.
o Mapping relationship to existing research (similarities and/ or differences with existing
research)
o Provides achievement /contribution and / or refines the implications.
o Describes limitations, current and future work and applications.
 Two phrases are used in each paragraph. They are underlined.
 Message is clear and coherent.
Accuracy in grammar, lexis and punctuation.
(0 – 3 pts)
FORMAT:
Arial 12 for headings
Arial 11 for text.
Spacing 1.5 and justified
Fonts: Arial

(0 – 4 pts)

BIBLIOGRAPHY
3 bibliographical references following the APA format for book, magazine or web link.

FINAL SCORE out of 20 pts.

FINAL COMMENTS: