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Written Reports This is the grading rubric for the Integrated Projects Curriculum in the Messiah College Engineering Department. Rubric Code: D6W2CW By tvandyke Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Engineering Type: Assessment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Written Report
	Exemplary 5 pts	Accomplished 4 pts	Developing 3 pts	Unacceptable 2 pts
Writing Mechanics
Assignment Instructions and Require 1 pts	Exemplary Report fully complies with all instructions and requirements	Accomplished Most instructions followed and requirements met	Developing Some instructions followed and requirements met	Unacceptable Instructions not followed and/or requirements unmet
Grammar, sentence/paragraph mechani 1 pts	Exemplary Consistently clear & proper use of language	Accomplished A few errors that do not impair meaning or clarity much	Developing Many errors that affect writing clarity or meaning	Unacceptable Consistently poor and unclear use of language; errors impair meaning
EntFigures, Equations, Tables, Diag 1 pts	Exemplary Figures, Equations, Tables, Diagrams, Plots, Charts, etc	Accomplished Figures, Equations, Tables, Diagrams, Plots, Charts, etc	Developing Figures, Equations, Tables, Diagrams, Plots, Charts, etc	Unacceptable No labels, no text references, undefined symbols, and/or unreadable
Units & Significant Figures 1 pts	Exemplary Data tables formatted correctly with headings; proper use of units and significant figures	Accomplished Some data tables with no headings, quantities with no units or wrong significant figures	Developing Many data tables with no headings, quantities with no units or wrong significant figures	Unacceptable Disorganized data with no headings, quantities with wrong or no units, figures misleading
Writing Quality
Organization, Coherence & Readabili 2 pts	Exemplary Overall organization clear & develops very logically; easy to read and understand	Accomplished Mostly clear, logical progression, a few parts hard to follow	Developing Inconsistent clarity, gaps in logical development, overall hard to follow	Unacceptable Lack of organization, incoherent development and/or unreadable
Originality 1 pts	Exemplary Shows independence, clarity, and depth of understanding using relevant sources selectively	Accomplished Depends on previous work and/or other sources without full explanation	Developing Depends much on previous work and/or other sources without full explanation or selectivity	Unacceptable Treats others’ work as own; fails to give proper credit; plagiarizes ideas from other sources* (* results in 0 grade overall)
Technical Quality of Content
Description & Context 2 pts	Exemplary Fully identifies & describes the need, context, & problem with all stakeholder interests addressed	Accomplished Mostly describes the need, context, & problem with some stakeholder interests	Developing Partly describes need, context, & problem with some stakeholder interests	Unacceptable Need, context, problem and/or stakeholder interests missing or distorted
Objectives & Planning 2 pts	Exemplary Fully outlines all objectives, addresses any changes clearly; identifies and describes planning timeline	Accomplished States objectives, identifies planning timeline with some description	Developing States objectives unclearly, identifies planning timeline without description	Unacceptable Missing objectives, planning timeline and/or description
Methods & Calculations 2 pts	Exemplary Fully explains all methods, techniques, measurements and calculations made	Accomplished Mostly explains methods, techniques, measurements and calculations made	Developing Methods, techniques, measurements and calculations identified but incomplete	Unacceptable Methods and/or calculations missing or faulty
Engineering decisions 3 pts	Exemplary Fully explains a systematic process of decision making including an array of alternatives considered	Accomplished Fully explains a systematic process of decision making including an array of alternatives considered	Developing Fully explains a systematic process of decision making including an array of alternatives considered	Unacceptable Poor decision making process, no explanation or no alternatives considered
Discussion of Results 2 pts	Exemplary Presented clearly and concisely; completes all objectives; assesses impact	Accomplished Results presented; objectives mostly complete	Developing Some results presented; objectives partly met	Unacceptable Results unclear, erroneous or missing; objectives not met
Future Work 2 pts	Exemplary Clearly indicates logical next steps including rationale	Accomplished Describes some possible next steps	Developing Describes some possible next steps vaguely	Unacceptable Next steps missing or faulty

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IPC, Messiah College, Engineering, writing

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Engineering

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