4 - Exemplary 3 - Proficient 2- Marginal 1 - Unacceptable Student Learning Outcome SLO 4 Has stated the Clear statement of the Statement of research Unclear statement of Unclear statement of –M.S. SLO 5 PhD research problem research problem with problem with associated research problem OR research problem AND – clearly, well stated associated rationale rationale for undertaking rationale for Critical providing rationale the research is not well undertaking the thinking and motivation for developed research is not well application undertaking the developed of inquiry research and Demonstrated the Clearly states the value of States the value of Recognizes the value of Doesn’t recognize the analysis3 potential the proposed research proposed research the research but didn’t potential value of the value of solution state explicitly proposed research (max. 20 to the research points, min. problem in 5 points) advancing knowledge within the area of study Demonstrates Synthesizes in-depth Presents Presents information from Presents information sound information from information from relevant relevant sources from irrelevant knowledge of relevant sources sources presenting various representing limited sources representing literature in the representing various points of view/approaches points of view/approaches limited points of area, and of prior points of view/approaches work on the view/approaches specific research problem Planned research Highly creative and Somewhat creative and Research not very creative Research neither is creative and original with well-defined original with well-defined and original OR creative nor original original with hypotheses or objectives hypotheses or objectives hypotheses or objectives AND hypotheses or defined not well-defined objectives not hypotheses or objectives Has proposed All elements of the Critical elements of the Critical elements of the Design of experiments sound state-of-the methodology are skillfully methodology are methodology are missing, demonstrates a field developed. Appropriate appropriately developed, incorrectly developed, or misunderstanding of methodology may be however, more subtle unfocused the methodology
Student Learning Outcome 4 - Exemplary 3 - Proficient 2- Marginal 1 - Unacceptable SLO 4 –M.S. SLO 5 – PhD Critical thinking and application of inquiry and analysis3 (max. 20 points, min. 5 points) Has stated the research problem clearly, providing motivation for undertaking the research Clear statement of the research problem with well stated associated rationale Statement of research problem with associated rationale Unclear statement of research problem OR rationale for undertaking the research is not well developed Unclear statement of research problem AND rationale for undertaking the research is not well developed Demonstrated the potential value of solution to the research problem in advancing knowledge within the area of study Clearly states the value of the proposed research States the value of proposed research Recognizes the value of the research but didn’t state explicitly Doesn’t recognize the potential value of the proposed research Demonstrates sound knowledge of literature in the area, and of prior work on the specific research problem Synthesizes in-depth information from relevant sources representing various points of view/approaches Presents information from relevant sources presenting various points of view/approaches Presents information from relevant sources representing limited points of view/approaches Presents information from irrelevant sources representing limited points of view/approaches Planned research is creative and original with hypotheses or objectives Highly creative and original with well-defined hypotheses or objectives Somewhat creative and original with well-defined hypotheses or objectives Research not very creative and original OR hypotheses or objectives not well-defined Research neither creative nor original AND hypotheses or objectives not Has proposed sound state-of-the field defined All elements of the methodology are skillfully developed. Appropriate methodology may be Critical elements of the methodology are appropriately developed, however, more subtle Critical elements of the methodology are missing, incorrectly developed, or unfocused Design of experiments demonstrates a misunderstanding of the methodology
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