RAMCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

RUBRICS FOR PROJECT ASSESSMENT

Programme Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Partially Meets Expectations

Assessment Criteria
Outcome (7-10) (4-6) (0-3)
Correct use and application of the Sufficient use and application Insufficient use and application of
Application of
Engineering engineering principles. Excellent of engineering principles. engineering principles.
engineering principles
Knowledge understanding of the factors and Sufficient understanding of Incomplete understanding of the
and concepts
constraints. the factors and constraints. factors and constraints.
Sufficient details, adequate
Clear and complete details,
supporting evidence from Sufficient details, minimum
Literature Review relevant, specific and thorough
literature supporting evidence
supporting evidence from literature
Describe (or sketch out) the
Describe (or sketch out) the
problem and its major Recognise that there is a problem
problem and its major components
components to be examined or concept that needs to be solved
Identification & to be examined
definition of problem
Defines the problem Defines the problem inaccurately
Complete definition and
inaccurately and/or and/or incompletely
description of the project
incompletely
Alternative approaches Few alternative approaches
Identification of Clear identification and evaluation
identified and evaluated at an identified and evaluated at an
Problem Analysis alternate solutions of the alternatives.
acceptable level. acceptable level.
Objectives present but not
Objectives clear, focussed and Objectives not clearly stated or
Project Objectives clear, focussed or made
innovative inappropriate
explicit
Clearly identifies and list project Identifies and list project
Project Specifications Little understanding of the project
specifications and offers realistic specifications and offers
and Constraints specifications and its constraints
constraints constraints
Approach appears somewhat
Approach appears somewhat unfocused, but essentially
Focuses the analysis on the desired
Problem Solving unfocused, but essentially effective. Information gathering is
result. Gathers information in an
Approach effective. Gathers information somewhat unorganized, but
appropriate form.
in an appropriate form. relevant.
 Work plan exists but not
Work plan Clearly stated. clear. Work plan not clearly stated.
Project work plan/
Progress is beyond expectations Progress is mostly Progress is not satisfactory
Progress of Work
with respect to plan satisfactory with with respect to plan
respect to plan
Unable to identify effective
Employs an optimum method that Employs a relevant method
solution methods, or employs
Methodology efficiently leads to the desired that leads to the desired
methods that are inappropriate to
results results
Design and the analysis.
Development of Superior use of supporting Unable to model, analyze, and
Adequate use of supporting
Solutions techniques/tools in modelling, evaluate the preliminary design.
Modelling and techniques/tools in modelling,
analyzing, and evaluating the No apparent use of supporting
Analysis analyzing, and evaluating the
design/analysis. techniques/tools to evaluate the
design/analysis.
design.
Analysis is carried out
Analysis is carried out correctly. Some errors in the application and
correctly. Results are correct
Project outcomes Results are correct. Units are calculations are present, but they
and require improvement.
correctly used. are minor in nature.
Units are correctly used.
Results are reviewed for
Results are critically reviewed for Some discussions of the results
Interpretation of accuracy and meaning in a
accuracy and meaning in a manner are present, but not in a critical
results manner relevant to the
appropriate to the analysis manner appropriate to the analysis
Conduct analysis
Investigations of Results and conclusions are
Results and conclusions are clear Results, conclusions, and
Complex Problems clear and relevant.
and relevant. Recommendations recommendations are sufficiently
Conclusions and Recommendations are
reflect good understanding of the stated.
recommendations sufficiently stated.
project. Limitations thoroughly Limitations ignored
Limitations mentioned
considered.
briefly.
The project is highly innovative The project is marginally
The project lacks innovative
Novelty and has the potential to make a innovative but largely
content
large contribution to the field derivative or incremental
Students give extensive relevant Students give relevant
consideration to modern methods, consideration to modern Students do not consider modern
Modern Tool
Technical Issues technologies and/or tools in methods, technologies and/or methods, technologies and/or
Usage
framing and/or solving the tools in framing and/or tools.
problems(s). solving the problems(s).
 Technology enhances the project in Some technology is used, but
especially creative ways and/or in more could be added to build
Technology is not used, or is used
Technology ways that greatly improve the engagement & skills and
inappropriately
quality of student skills, improve the quality of student
engagement, and work work
Advanced tools and techniques
Use of appropriate Advanced tools and techniques Advanced tools and were minimally used to develop
advanced tools and were effectively used to develop techniques were sufficiently project.
techniques project. used to develop project

Project includes
Project does not include or
Project includes content/information that
includes content/information that
content/information that shows shows adequate
Engineer and shows little or no understanding
Social Relevance good understanding of impact in a understanding of impact in a
Society of the impact in a global,
global, economic, environmental, global, economic,
economic, environmental, and
and social context environmental, and social
social context
context
Sound understanding of
Complete understanding of
environmental aspects. Environmental aspects are
Environmental environmental aspects. Effective in
Mostly effective in addressed ineffectively with little
aspects addressing of environmental issues
addressing environmental or no effect on end results.
Environment and leading to a better result.
issues
Sustainability
Impact on
Identified the components in
environmental Designed the system considering Little/no consideration to the
design that have impact on
consideration during the impact on the environment impact on environment in design
the environment
development
Adopted all the relevant ethical
Adopted the ethical principles Significant deficiencies in
principles and practices in the
Commitment to and practices with insufficient adopting ethical principles and
execution of the project in
Professional ethics understanding during the practices in the execution of the
reference to standards
execution of the project project
Ethics
Project bibliography or credits were
Project Project bibliography or
complete and flawlessly formatted. Project bibliography or credits
Documentation: credits were complete. All
All sources were cited and media were incomplete. Less than half of
Bibliography and information and media
included captions showing source. the sources were cited.
citation sources were cited.
 Group has obvious freeloaders
Some members contribute who fail to meet their
more heavily than others but responsibilities or members who
Responsibilities delegated fairly.
Delegation of all members meet their dominate and prevent others from
Each member contributes in a
Responsibilities responsibilities. Some minor contributing. Major inequities in
valuable way to the project.
inequities in the delegation of delegation of responsibilities.
responsibilities.
Individual and
Team Work Team worked well together
Team did not collaborate or
Team worked well together to most of the time, with only a
communicate well. Some
achieve objectives. Members few occurrences of
members have worked
Team morale and enjoyed interacting with each other communication breakdown or
independently, without regard to
cohesiveness and learned from each other. All failure to collaborate when
objectives or priorities. A lack of
data sources indicated a high level appropriate. Members were
respect and regard was frequently
of mutual respect and collaboration. mostly respectful of each
noted.
other.
Presenters are often inaudible or
Presenters are mostly audible
Presenters are audible and fluent on hesitant, often speaking in
and fluent on their topic, and
their topic, and do not rely on notes incomplete sentences.
require minimal referral to
to present or respond.
notes.
Presenters rely heavily on notes.
Presenters respond accurately and
Presenters respond to most
appropriately to audience questions Presenters have difficulty
questions accurately and
and comments. responding clearly and accurately
appropriately.
Communication Oral Communication to audience questions.
Slides are error-free and
Slides are error-free and logically
logically present the main
present the main components of the Slides contain errors and lack a
components of the process
process and recommendations. logical progression.
and recommendations.
Material is readable and the Major aspects of the analysis or
Material is mostly readable
diagrams/graphics highlight and recommendations are absent.
and graphics reiterate the
support the main ideas Diagrams or graphics are absent
main ideas.
or confuse the audience.
 Report is well organized and
Report is organized and
clearly written. The underlying Report lacks an overall
clearly written for the most
logic is clearly articulated and easy organization. Reader has to make
part. In some areas, the logic
to follow. considerable effort to understand
or flow of ideas is difficult to
the underlying logic and flow of
follow.
Words are chosen that precisely ideas.
Written Words are well chosen with
express the intended meaning and
Communication some minor exceptions.
support reader comprehension. Diagrams are absent or
Diagrams are consistent with
inconsistent with the text.
the text. Sentences are mostly
Diagrams or analyses enhance and Grammatical and spelling errors
grammatical and only a few
clarify presentation of ideas. make it difficult for the reader to
spelling errors are present but
Sentences are grammatical and free interpret the text in places.
they do not hinder the reader.
from spelling errors.
Look beyond what is present
and determine additional resources; Divide resources into
Apply/use resources efficiently; categories (knowledge, skills Identify basic resources needed to
Resource planning
Use a system of checks and and strengths) and delegate complete project
Project balances for continual management appropriately
management and of all available resources
Finance Use of project management
Continuous use of project Use of project management
Deployment of techniques with limited
management techniques techniques
Management /Finance application
Proactive use of resources with Effective use of resources
Techniques Use of resources with error in
costing considerations with costing considerations
costing
Demonstrates substantial
Demonstrates extensive
understanding of the Demonstrates little or no
understanding of the importance of
importance of lifelong understanding of the importance
lifelong learning.
Self-Learning learning. of lifelong learning.
Life Long Learning
Knowledge learnt from different
Knowledge learnt from The suggested learning materials
sources integrated independently
different sources integrated cannot be fully comprehended
with a concept map
independently