Masters Assessment Criteria MBA Marking Criteria The purpose of these guidelines is to provide you with an indication of the general grounds on which marks are given for marking the Management Reports but can be used as a guide for coursework. The following is a non-exhaustive list of the criteria which will be applied by teaching staff in the marking of coursework. It is intended to provide you with guidance, rather than a set of and rules “hard” “fast” CRITERION Distinction Merit Pass REFER/FAIL (100 70) (69 60) (59 50) (49 0) – – – – Executive Summary 1 A succinct statement outlining the topic, A comprehensive All points adequately Most points covered in Part or poorly written describing the methodology and statement that is within covered adequate detail statement summarising the results. the word limit Introduction 2 What you are going to do and why. The Clear statement of Clear statement of Clear statement of Objectives mentioned Management Report is placed in the wider objectives with objectives with rationale objectives and context but not clearly stated context. Objectives are stated. Research comprehensive and and not put in context. question is stated. persuasive rationale Context 3 The context in which your research is being Takes account of Recognises defined Context acknowledged Context not recognised carried out and to which field it will complex context and context and uses but not really taken into as relevant. contribute. This usually relates to the selects appropriate standard techniques for account. specific industry to which the management technique. that context. problem relates. Literature Review 4 Summary of findings from previous Evidence of a Evidence of a Evidence of a Evidence of a limited research, including a discussion of comprehensive comprehensive satisfactory knowledge knowledge of the omissions and contradictions. The scope, understanding of the knowledge of the of the literature relevant literature breadth and relevance of these findings, the relevant literature and a literature with a development of a rationale for the convincing rationale for rationale for inclusion conceptual framework to underpin the work inclusion Methodology and Methods 5 Specify the methodology and the process for Evidence of a full Evidence of a sound Evidence of some Limited evidence of the research with justification for choice. understanding of the understanding of some use of knowledge and
Masters Assessment Criteria MBA Marking Criteria The purpose of these guidelines is to provide you with an indication of the general grounds on which marks are given for marking the Management Reports but can be used as a guide for coursework. The following is a non-exhaustive list of the criteria which will be applied by teaching staff in the marking of coursework. It is intended to provide you with guidance, rather than a set of “hard” and “fast” rules CRITERION Distinction (100 – 70) Merit (69 – 60) Pass (59 – 50) REFER/FAIL (49 – 0) Executive Summary 1 A succinct statement outlining the topic, describing the methodology and summarising the results. A comprehensive statement that is within the word limit All points adequately covered Most points covered in adequate detail Part or poorly written statement Introduction 2 What you are going to do and why. The Management Report is placed in the wider context. Objectives are stated. Research question is stated. Clear statement of objectives with comprehensive and persuasive rationale Clear statement of objectives with rationale Clear statement of objectives and context Objectives mentioned but not clearly stated and not put in context. Context 3 The context in which your research is being carried out and to which field it will contribute. This usually relates to the specific industry to which the management problem relates. Takes account of complex context and selects appropriate technique. Recognises defined context and uses standard techniques for that context. Context acknowledged but not really taken into account. Context not recognised as relevant. Literature Review 4 Summary of findings from previous research, including a discussion of omissions and contradictions. The scope, breadth and relevance of these findings, the development of a rationale for the conceptual framework to underpin the work Evidence of a comprehensive understanding of the relevant literature and a convincing rationale for inclusion Evidence of a comprehensive knowledge of the literature with a rationale for inclusion Evidence of a satisfactory knowledge of the literature Evidence of a limited knowledge of the relevant literature Methodology and Methods 5 Specify the methodology and the process for the research with justification for choice. Evidence of a full knowledge and Evidence of a sound understanding of the Evidence of some understanding of Limited evidence of some use of
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