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| The criteria for assessing the interim report are listed below. Please read these carefully as it will help you to see what your assessors will be looking for in your report. Also take into account what you promised to produce for the interim report in your initial plan, and your supervisor' | The criteria for assessing the interim report are listed below. Please read these carefully as it will help you to see what your assessors will be looking for in your report. Also take into account what you promised to produce for the interim report in your initial plan, and your supervisor' | ||
| - | A mark out of 25 is given on the Report, representing 25% of the total mark. The mark awarded for the Interim Report will be carried over from the first semester, and will be added to the marks given for the final report to give a total mark from each assessor. | + | A mark out of 25 is given on the Report, representing 25% of the total mark. The mark awarded for the Interim Report will be carried over from the first semester, and will be added to the marks given for the initial plan and the final report to give a total mark from each assessor. |
| You can resubmit your interim report at any time until the deadline and your supervisor and moderator will not be able to mark this or make any comments online before the deadline. Please discuss your interim report with your supervisor at your regular meetings. You can upload parts of the report onto PATS so that your supervisor can look at these (or give the report in any other way to your supervisor). Just upload the files in the file upload section and your supervisor and moderator can see these there (you can, but do not have to submit them until you have the final version). | You can resubmit your interim report at any time until the deadline and your supervisor and moderator will not be able to mark this or make any comments online before the deadline. Please discuss your interim report with your supervisor at your regular meetings. You can upload parts of the report onto PATS so that your supervisor can look at these (or give the report in any other way to your supervisor). Just upload the files in the file upload section and your supervisor and moderator can see these there (you can, but do not have to submit them until you have the final version). | ||
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| ===== Assessment Criteria ===== | ===== Assessment Criteria ===== | ||
| Your supervisor and moderator will assess your interim report according to the following criteria: | Your supervisor and moderator will assess your interim report according to the following criteria: | ||
| * Understanding of the problem and the aims and objectives of the project | * Understanding of the problem and the aims and objectives of the project | ||
| - | * Achievement of agreed deliverables given in initial plan for the interim report (by default a background study and discussion of an approach towards solution) | + | * Achievement of agreed deliverables given in initial plan for the interim report (or a justified modification of these; |
| * Awareness of background to the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | * Awareness of background to the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | ||
| * Detailed analysis of the problem, requirement specification and definition (as relevant to the interim report) | * Detailed analysis of the problem, requirement specification and definition (as relevant to the interim report) | ||
| + | * Suitability of approach towards solving the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | ||
| * The amount of work reported in the interim report should be about 25% of the total work required for the module | * The amount of work reported in the interim report should be about 25% of the total work required for the module | ||
| - | * Suitability of approach towards solving the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | ||
| * Written communication skills and project management, to also include | * Written communication skills and project management, to also include | ||
| * Interaction and work with supervisor | * Interaction and work with supervisor | ||
| - | * Review meetings | + | * Review meetings, as specified in the initial plan |
| The scale for this assessment is: | The scale for this assessment is: | ||
| * Third class (>= 40%): The student has clearly defined the problem and made progress towards undertaking a project... | * Third class (>= 40%): The student has clearly defined the problem and made progress towards undertaking a project... | ||