| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| STG-390 | STG-390-O500 | Benchmark - Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology Section 5: Final Presentation | 100.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less than Satisfactory (65.00%) | Satisfactory (75.00%) | Good (85.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 100.0% |
| Final Presentation Includes All Requirements (Problem, Metrics, Analysis, Solutions, Virtues and Values, and Citations) | 40.0% | The student does not include all of the required components of the presentation. | Student includes all of the required components. However, the information provided is overly generalized and may contain errors or missing components. | Student includes all of the required components, but the information and explanations given are at a surface-level. | Student includes all of the required components. Solution to the proposal is direct, competent, and appropriately addresses each component clearly. | Student thoughtfully addresses each of the required components. The solution to the proposal is comprehensive and information is provided in an insightful way. |
| Presentation of Content | 20.0% | The presenter lacks a professional presence. The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Presentation includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. | The presenter needs many obvious improvements regarding professional presence. The content is vague in conveying a point of view, and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Presentation includes some persuasive information. | The presenter has a satisfactory professional presence, but obvious improvements could be made. The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationship to each other. | The presenter has a professional presence. The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information, exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Presentation includes persuasive information from reliable sources. | The presenter has a professional presence. The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea. |
| Language Use and Audience Awareness (C3.4/4.4/5.4) | 10.0% | Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately. | Some distracting inconsistencies in language or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately. | The presenter is aware of audience. Language is mostly appropriate to the targeted audience, although vocabulary and/or speech may be lacking in some areas. | The presenter is aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly. | The presenter uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope. |
| Layout | 10.0% | The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and/or subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read, with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and/or inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident. | The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered, busy, and/or distracting, with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, and/or lack of appropriate indentations of text. | The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, and/or busy background detracts from the readability. Somewhat follows the five lines, five words layout. | The layout background and text complement each other, and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Follows the five lines, five words layout. | The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message, with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text. Follows the five lines, five words layout. |
| Speaker Notes | 10.0% | No speaker notes are used. | Limited speaker notes are used. Speaker notes target the creator of the presentation, not a third party. | A few sections of the speaker notes are vague. Speaker notes target the creator of the presentation, not a third party. | Speaker notes are complete. Speaker notes target the creator of the presentation, not a third party. | Speaker notes are clear and complete. Potentially anyone familiar with the project could present the content by using the speaker notes. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. | Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. | Writer is clearly in control of standard, written, academic English. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Sources are not documented. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |
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