PRESENTATION AND STYLE OF WRITING
General appearance: Overall look, care, neatness and tidiness. |
Structure and organisation: The use of paragraphs to develops ideas, the link between chapters, presence of main sections, logical order, sections progress into each other; appropriateness, relevance and level of detail. |
Style of writing: Quality of written English, errors of grammar or expression, spelling and typographical accuracy of text and equations |
Use of graphics and tables: quality, content, clarity, level of detail and preparation. |
Referencing: Correctness, accuracy & comprehensiveness of referencing |
- MARK FOR PRESENTATION AND STYLE OF WRITING.................
TECHNICAL CONTENT AND MERIT OF DISSERTATION
Abstract: The comprehensiveness and conciseness of the abstract; coverage of relevant information, methodology and important findings. |
Introduction and Literature Review: Accuracy and clarity of aims and objectives, background to the work & appreciation of underlying issues and reasons for doing work. Retrieval and use of appropriate literature or relevant reference material and its assimilation. |
Research Approach: Accuracy and clarity of account of the work undertaken and methods used. Development of ideas, procedures, logical progression to solution, insight or exploration of alternatives, knowledge of to how to tackle problem. Appropriateness of adopted research methodology. Presence and appropriateness of risk assessment. |
Depth of Analysis: Comparison with initial specification, ability to extend stated objectives. Deep, thorough and clear grasp of fundamental concepts. Ability to stimulate the reader, relevance of material, level of detail. |
Conclusions and Recommendations: Concise and soundly drawn. Linked to the aims and objectives. Supported by the results and findings presented in the dissertation. Recommendations are clear and relevant to the work and the topic. . |
- MARK FOR TECHNICAL CONTENT AND MERIT OF DISSERTATION: .................
EVIDENCE OF CRITICAL REASONING
Literature Review: Evidence of imaginative thought and ability to critically analyse and interpret work of other authors with demonstration of understanding. Link with the project objectives. |
Methodology and Analysis: Well-reasoned justification for choice of research approach and methodology. Discussion and awareness of limitations of chosen experimentation, software design, design construction, data gathering and manipulation, instrumentation etc., and effects of the limitations (if any) on the accuracy of the results obtained. Demonstration of knowledge and understanding and creativity in the application of engineering concepts. |
Findings and Discussion: Interpretation of results indicating awareness of trends and understanding of implications, limitations and practical applications. Integration of literature with the findings without using undigested material or reliance on standard solutions. Demonstrate intellectual contribution to knowledge. |
- MARK FOR EVIDENCE OF CRITICAL REASONING: .................
COMPOSITION OF MARKS:
(A) PRESENTATION AND STYLE OF WRITING |
20% |
(B) TECHNICAL CONTENT AND MERIT OF DISSERTATION |
50% |
(C) EVIDENCE OF CRITICAL REASONING |
30% |
(Source - University of Aberdeen School of Engineering Project Guidelines for Students)