A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Enhancing academic and Practice

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Teaching, supervising, learning
Case study 4: UCL Computer Science project
assessment form
INSTRUCTIONS: Use the general comments box below to note the particular strengths
and weaknesses of the project and any factors that are not covered by the rest of the form.
Fill in a per cent mark for each of the 5 named areas below. Underline key phrases in the
descriptions that apply to this project where appropriate (also overleaf). Average 5 marks
to get a final per cent mark. All parts of the form are mandatory. See overleaf for more
guidance.
Student Surname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student Forename: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Project Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supervisor Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marker Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General comments
1 Background, aims and organisation
The student has not understood
the aims of the project. The
student has failed to place the
work in the context of the
surrounding literature. The
student has failed to identify
suitable subgoals.
2 Achievement
vs.
The student has clearly
understood and stated the aims
of the project. There is a suitable
literature review which relates
to the task. The project is well
organised with suitable
subgoals.
Mark
(%)
The student failed to achieve
basic aims. Goals were not
sufficiently ambitious to warrant
a whole project. Quality of the
work is insufficient. The student
has not produced sufficient
deliverables.
vs.
The student has achieved all of
the stated aims. The project is
complex and challenging. The
student has produced a
considerably body of
deliverables in terms of both
software and write-up.
vs.
vs.