COSC 311 Project Grading Scale

Note: This project is graded out of 100 points and is worth 6% of your final grade in the course.

Student’s Name:_________________________________________

Essay/Project Title:_____________________________________________

Assignment and Form

The following items refer to the assignment and form of the essay. Each item is worth a maximum of 4 points, for a total of 32 points in this section.

Item

Notes/Comments

Grade- Score out of 4 points Maximum

1) Appropriate reference articles chosen
 

2) Essay has appropriate form.
700-1000 words, blank lines between paragraphs



3) Appropriate topic chosen



4) Concept map appropriately represents the content of your essayt.  Concept map  has a minimum of 30 content arcs




5) Articles are listed in bibliographic form at the end of the essay as well as referenced appropriately within the text of the essay.



6) Essay with concept map as an attachment are posted in the appropriate forum in the Cmap server site



7) Student is the first to reply to their essay, giving three separate replies.  Each reply states a question for discussion (but not an answer).

All three questions are at the next level under their essay.  Appropriate subject lines indicate the nature of the question.



8)




TOTAL POINTS (OUT OF 32): _______


Content and Style

The following items refer to content and style of the Project. There is a maximum of 68 points in this section.

Item

Notes/Comments

Grade- Score out of 11 points Maximum

1) Introduction

State the issue;

Define the problem.





2) Compare and contrast the ideas presented in the articles.

Be sure to present and summarize the main ideas from each of the three articles.





3) Overall synopsis of the current state of the issue.








4) Synthesis of ideas and presentation of your opinion of the issue.





5) Overall presentation, content, form and style. Is the paper sufficiently complete, clear and concise? 





6) Concept map  is clear and assists in the understanding of the topic and relevant issues.





Item

Notes/Comments

Grade- Score out of 2 points Maximum

7) Questions in the question file are representative of the Project material and are of an appropriate difficulty level.



Score This Section (out of 68)




Score From 1st Section



TOTAL SCORE (out of 100)