Grading Rubric for Term Paper
Your paper will be graded according to the following criteria:
| Thesis |
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| 5% | Thesis statement. You have a clear statement of the
thesis you are presenting. |
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| 5% | Explanation of thesis statement. You explain what the
thesis is about and why it is important. |
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| 5% | Support for thesis statement. You provide evidence
or support for your thesis. |
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| 5% | Conclusions. You summarize the
major ideas of your paper in the conclusions.
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| Contents |
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| 10% | The paper provides data to support the thesis.
This includes use of evidence from scientific literature and/or from
current sources on the web. |
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| 10% | The paper has breadth of coverage. For instance,
it includes multiple applications and contexts of use, it describes
various issues and problems.
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| 10% | The paper has depth of coverage. For instance,
it provides sufficient explanations on the technical aspects of the
technology used, shows
in depth reasoning on the potential and pitfalls of the technology.
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| 10% | The paper describes limitations of the
technology/thesis/idea presented. |
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| Structure |
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| 10% | The material in the paper flows logically. |
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| 10% | The presentation is structured (abstract,
introduction, main body, conclusions, references), making it easy to
navigate through it. |
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| Mechanical aspects |
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| 5% | The paper has proper use of grammar. |
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| 5% | The paper has proper spelling. |
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| 5% | The paper uses proper formatting. |
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| 5% | The paper uses proper reference citations.
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