Accounting Reporting

Criteria

Fail

Pass

Credit

Distinction

High Distinction

Response to questions

· Response insufficient or too brief

· Response off topic or irrelevant

- Response very brief

- Response only partly relevant

· Response adequate

· Response directly relevant

· Response detailed but concise

· Response relevant and well thought out

· Response detailed but concise

· Response relevant & very well-developed

Summary, synthesis and analysis of source article

· Limited evidence of engagement with article

· No analysis

· Restates or replicates parts of the article; doesn’t summarise

· Little or no analysis

· Reasonable summary and synthesis

· Some analysis

· Good summary and synthesis

· Effective analysis

· Excellent summary and synthesis

· In-depth analysis

Research project rationale and design (aims and objectives, theoretical perspective and methods)

· Limited/no discussion of project rationale and design

· Rationale unclear/not well thought out

· Design inappropriate/ needs refinement

· Sound rationale

· Adequate design

· Good rationale

· Well thought out design

· Strong rationale

· Excellent project design

Critical discussion, judgement, and overall understanding of topic

· Poor understanding

· No critical discussion or judgement

· Limited / simplistic understanding

· No critical discussion or judgement

· Reasonable understanding

· Limited critical discussion or judgement

· Good understanding

· Some critical discussion/judgement

· Excellent understanding

· Good critical discussion/judgement

Use of research

· No use of additional research

· Limited use of additional research

· Not well integrated or utilised in discussion

· Some use of additional research

· Adequate to support main points

· Good use of additional research

· Used to build a sound discussion

· Comprehensive use of additional research

· Used very effectively to support discussion

Grammar and readability

· Very poor grammar, affecting the readability of the entire paper.

· Poor Grammar

· Parts of the paper not clear

· Grammar is limited, but adequate

· Key arguments can be understood

· Grammar used with good control

· Clear to read

· Grammar used with precision

· Easy to read

Organisation and structure (composition, order and development of paragraphs/sections)

· No evidence of organisation

· No apparent structure

· Some signs of organisation

· Poor structure

· Effective organisation and structure

· Good organisation and structure

· Excellent organisation and structure, with good flow/development

Referencing (citation of appropriate sources)

· No references

· Inappropriate sources used

· Incorrect referencing

· Generally adequate sources used

· Adequate referencing

· Appropriate scholarly sources used

· Accurate referencing

· Highly appropriate scholarly sources used

· Accurate referencing