CSCI 201 Final Project Presentation Grading Rubric

Topic Description Criteria Max Points

Visual Aesthetics of visual 0 points 2 points 4 images 6 points 8 points 10 points
Aids/Slides aids and No visual aids Visual aids were Visual aids Visual aids were not Visual aids were Visual aids were
Technical demonstration (slides, very plain, only included colors formatted nicely, formatted nicely, aesthetic, colors
Effectiveness demonstration, etc.) included text, no but were not very possibly colors were used were used
provided colors, no images aesthetic, very few grammatical appropriately, appropriately,
images included, mistakes, some images and other images and other 10
too much or not images but not on multimedia multimedia
enough writing on every slide, too included, too much included, amount
some slides much writing on or not enough of writing on
some slides writing on some slides was
slides appropriate
Clarity of Easy to follow, 0 points 2 points 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points
Presentation logical progression of Demonstration AND Demonstration Demonstration OR Demonstration OR Demonstration Demonstration
topics, good oral presentation were AND presentation presentation were presentation were AND presentation AND presentation
communication unable to be were difficult to easy to follow but easy to follow but were both easy to were both easy to
followed, speakers follow, speakers not both, speakers not both, speakers follow, speakers follow, speakers 10
were not loud enough were not loud were not loud were loud enough were not quite loud spoke loud enough
AND did not speak enough AND did enough OR did not OR spoke clearly enough for audience for audience AND
clearly not speak clearly speak clearly but not both or did not speak clearly
very clearly
Continuing What topics outside 0 points 2 points 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points
Professional of the curriculum did No discussion of Topics outside the 1-2 topics outside 3-4 topics outside of 5-6 topics outside of More than 6 topics
Development you need to complete topics outside the curriculum were of the curriculum the curriculum were the curriculum were outside of the
the project? curriculum. mentioned in the were discussed discussed discussed curriculum were 10
rest of the discussed
presentation but not
explicitly stated
Skills and What software or 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Tools other tools did you No discussion of Software or other 1-2 pieces of 3-4 pieces of 5-6 pieces of More than 6 pieces
need to complete the software or other tools were software or software or outside software or outside of software or
project? tools. mentioned in the outside tools were tools were tools were outside tools were 5
presentation but not discussed discussed discussed discussed
explicitly stated
Design and What worked and 0 points 2 points 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points
Development what didn’t with No discussion about Project design Project design OR Project design OR Project design AND Project design
Decisions respect to project project design and and/or teamwork teamwork was teamwork was teamwork were AND teamwork
design and teamwork. was mentioned but mentioned (but not mentioned (but not mentioned with were discussed
teamwork? not with respect to both) with respect both) with respect respect to what with respect to
what worked and to what worked to what worked worked OR what what worked AND
what did not. OR what did not. AND what did not. did not. what did not.
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Professor Miller
CSCI 201 Fall 2018
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Outside What other courses 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Courses were used in the No classes were 1 class was 2 classes were 3 classes were 4 classes were More than 4
project? discussed as being discussed as being discussed as being discussed as being discussed as being classes were
used in the project used in the project used in the project used in the project used in the project discussed as being
used in the project
5

Data What data structures 0 points 2 points 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points
Structures did you use in your No apparent use of Data structures 1-2 data structures 3 data structures 4 data structures More than 4 data
project design and data structures in were obviously were discussed as were discussed as were discussed as structures were 10
why? project. used but not being used in the being used in the being used in the discussed as being
discussed. project. project. project. used in the project.
Attire Were the presenters 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
dressed All members of the More than half of More than half of Some members of Every member of Every member of
professionally? team were dressed in the team was the team was the team were the group was the group was
street clothes (shorts, dressed in street dressed in casual dressed in business dressed in at least dressed in
shirts with writing, clothes (shorts, attire (jeans, non- casual but others business casual business
flip flops or tennis shirts with writing, collared shirts) were dressed casual attire (minimum of professional attire 5
shoes) flip flops or tennis or street (some collared shirts, nice (minimum of ties,
shoes) jeans, some non- blouse, slacks, suits, skirts with
collared shirts) skirts, dress shoes) matching top,
dress shoes)
Multi- How were multiple 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
Threaded threads used in the It is not apparent There appears to be There is multi- There is multi- There is multi-
project? where multiple multi-threading, but threading, but it threading, and it threading, and it
threads are used in it wasn’t explained was only was explained and was explained and 4
the project. or demonstrated. explained OR demonstrated demonstrated
demonstrated. briefly. sufficiently.
Networking How was networking 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points
used in the project? It is not apparent There appears to be There is There is networking
where networking is networking, but it networking in the in the project, and it 3
used in the project. wasn’t explained. project, and it was was explained
briefly explained. sufficiently.
User Login Is there different 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points
Functionality functionality for It is not apparent that There appears to be There is different There is different
guests and there is different different guest and guest and guest and
authenticated users? guest and authenticated user authenticated user authenticated user 3
authenticated user functionality, but it functionality, and functionality, and it
functionality. wasn’t explained. it was briefly was explained
explained. sufficiently.

Professor Miller
CSCI 201 Fall 2018
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Overall Did the presentation 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Effectiveness provide a clear I have no I understand what I understand what I understand what I understand what I feel this was a
understanding of the understanding of the the project was the project was the project was the project was great project with
project? project whatsoever. supposed to supposed to supposed to supposed to a clear
accomplish but not accomplish and a accomplish and a accomplish and presentation. I
how it meets those little bit about how good amount about how it meets those understand what 5
goals. it meets those how it meets those goals. the project was
goals. goals. supposed to do
and how it meets
those goals.
Demonstration Was the 0 points 4 points 8 points 12 points 16 points 20 points
demonstration well- There was no The demonstration The demonstration The demonstration The demonstration The demonstration
coordinated and demonstration. was very clunky showed the showed some of the showed most showed most of
rehearsed? Did it and not well- program but it was features of the features of the the features of the 20
provide an overview rehearsed. very hard to program but not all. program but did not program, appeared
of the main features follow. It was easy to seem rehearsed or rehearsed, and was
in the project? follow. easy to follow. easy to follow.

Professor Miller
CSCI 201 Fall 2018