IFN600_Assignment_3_Marking_Criteria_v2 IFN600 Understanding Research Assessment Criteria for Assignment 3 (40% weighting) Student Name: ________________________________ Student Number:...

convincing and compelling argument for the novelty value and feasibility of a proposed research project


IFN600_Assignment_3_Marking_Criteria_v2 IFN600 Understanding Research Assessment Criteria for Assignment 3 (40% weighting) Student Name: ________________________________ Student Number: ________________________________ 7 - High Distinction 6 - Distinction 5 - Credit 4 - Pass 3 - Marginal Fail 2 - Fail 1 - Low Fail Problem Statement– Ability to: • Clearly identify the research problem and discuss its central issues • Explain why the problem is worthy of solving through research and identify the potential benefits of solving it • Use contemporary research literature to support claims for the novelty and value of the proposed research • Problem statement very clearly expresses the motivation, objective and scope of the research. • Presents a highly compelling argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates a superior understanding of the research topic, in the context of current knowledge as published in peer- reviewed literature. • Problem statement clearly expresses the motivation, objective and scope of the research. • Presents a convincing argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the research topic, in the context of current knowledge. • Problem statement provides a general indication of the motivation and scope of the research. • Presents a credible argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates a credible understanding of the research topic, in the context of current knowledge. • Problem statement gives some indication of the motivation and scope of the research but requires further development. • Presents a good argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates a good understanding of the research topic, in the context of current knowledge. • Limited problem statement provided. • Presents a weak argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates limited understanding of the research topic, or provides limited reference to current knowledge. • Unclear problem statement provided. • Presents a poor argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates a poor understanding of the research topic, or provides very little reference to current knowledge. • Little or no clear problem statement provided. • Presents little or no convincing argument for the potential benefits of solving the research problem. • Demonstrates little or no understanding of the research topic, or does not reference current knowledge. Assignment 3: Assessment Criteria IFN600: Understanding Research Page 2 Research Question– Ability to: • Define a clearly worthwhile and answerable research question • Clearly indicate how answering the research question will contribute to solving the overall research problem • Clearly explain that the expected answer is distinct from any existing knowledge • The research question is extremely clear and the nature of the expected answer is obvious. • It is made obvious that answering the research question will produce valuable new knowledge relevant to the research problem and obvious that the question can be answered with existing tools and techniques. • A superior argument is given for the novelty of the research question, citing contemporary literature as necessary. • The research question is very clear and the nature of the expected answer is clear. • It is very clear that answering the research question will produce valuable new knowledge relevant to the research problem and very clear that the question can be answered with existing tools and techniques. • An advanced argument is given for the novelty of the research question, citing contemporary literature as necessary. • The research question is largely clear but the nature of the expected answer needs minor clarification. • It is mostly clear that answering the research question will produce new knowledge relevant to the research problem and mostly clear that the question can be answered with existing tools and techniques. • A credible argument is given for the novelty of the research question, citing contemporary literature as necessary. • The research question is generally clear although the nature of the expected answer needs improvement. • It is generally clear that answering the research question will produce new knowledge relevant to the research problem and generally clear that the question could be answered with existing tools and techniques. • A good argument is given for the novelty of the research question, citing contemporary literature as necessary. • The research question or the nature of the expected answer lacks clarity. • Answering the research question is of doubtful value to the research problem or the question would be extremely difficult or prohibitively expensive to answer with existing tools and techniques. • A limited or weakly supported argument is given for the novelty of the research question. • The research question and/or the nature of the expected answer are very unclear. • Answering the research question appears to be of little value to the research problem or the question would be almost impossible to answer with existing tools and techniques. • A poor or unsupported argument is given for the novelty of the research question or the answer appears to be already known. • The research question and the nature of the expected answer are entirely unclear. • Answering the research question is of very little or no value to the research problem and/or the question cannot be answered with existing tools and techniques. • Very little or no convincing argument is given for the novelty of the research question or the answer is already common knowledge. Assignment 3: Assessment Criteria IFN600: Understanding Research Page 3 Research Methodology– Ability to: • Design a feasible, stepwise research methodology to answer the research question • Identify the data collection and analysis steps needed to answer the research question • Estimate the resources needed to complete the project • The proposed research methodology is described extremely clearly, as a series of precise steps. • It is made obvious that completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It is obviously possible to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question using the approach described. • It is obvious that the listed resources are sufficient and necessary to execute the research methodology and obvious that the methodology can be completed with contemporary technologies. • The proposed research methodology is described very clearly, as a series of clear steps. • It is made very clear that completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It is very clearly possible to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question using the approach described. • It is very clear that the listed resources are sufficient to execute the research methodology and very clear that the methodology can be completed with contemporary technologies. • The proposed research methodology is described clearly, as a series of generally well-described steps. • It is made clear that completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It is clearly possible to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question using the approach described. • It is clear that the resources are sufficient to execute the research methodology and clear that the methodology can be completed with contemporary technologies. • The proposed research methodology is generally clear, but some steps need further explanation. • It is generally clear that completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It appears possible to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question using the approach described, but some detail is lacking. • It is mostly clear that the resources are sufficient to execute the research methodology and generally believable that the methodology can be completed with contemporary technologies. • The proposed research methodology is described weakly, or some key steps are unclear. • It is not entirely clear how completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It is not fully clear how to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question. • It is not entirely clear that the resources are sufficient to execute the research methodology, or not fully clear that the methodology can be completed with contemporary technologies. • The proposed research methodology is described poorly and/or several key steps are described inadequately. • It is not at all clear that completing the process will contribute to answering the research question. • It is not clear how to collect and analyse the data needed to answer the research question. • It is