Assessment Criteria & Esca Learning Outcomes

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ANNEX 3ASSESSMENT CRITERIAPRACTICAL REPORTS

ANNEX 3- 1

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & ESCA LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Learning Outcomes

Practicals are set so that students are able to acquire the following skills to meet the ECSA developmental

learning outcomes (ELO4: Investigations, experiments and data analysis; ELO6: Professional & technical

communication and ELO8: Individual, team and multidisciplinary work) .

At the end of the practical, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the competencies to use a research approach to study an engineering problem and/or

phenomenon.2.

Communicate effectively in writing a report.3. Use appropriate and correct structure, style and language in a technical context.

4. Use effective graphical support, including computer generated figures and drawings.5. Demonstrate ability to deliver a fluent and effective oral presentation using appropriate visual

aids to disseminate and defend engineering findings to a targeted audience.6.

Show the activities of the group during conduction of the assignment/project.

7. Come up with a strategy to be used to plan and work effectively as a team so as to meet adeadline, as well as ensuring the responsibility of each one.

2. Report Structure

The report should address the following:

NoELO

Targeted

Learning Outcomes

(Skills to be addressed)

1

ELO4

An understanding of what problem/phenomenon is being investigated

and why.

2 A critical literature review on the relevant research.

3 A well-structured methodology for the conduction of the research.

4 Discussions about the method used and its limitations.

5Analyses, interpretation and validation of the results. The results should

be benchmarked with acceptable range obtained from Literature review.

6

Conclusions made on the basis of evidences emanating from the

investigation. The report should reflect the extent to which the practical is

relevant in the Real world.


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the Real world.

ContentELO4

2

The report should address all the points

raised (9-11).

Language, Presentation & StyleEL06

30

4

The report should address the point raised

(12).

The student should present the results of

the study to lay persons.

Knowledge DisseminationELO6

10

(min 4)

5 The report should addressed points raisedin (13-14).

Contribution of Team Members &

Resource Persons.ELO8

10

(min 4)

TOTAL MARKS 100

4. NOTE: Minimum Passmark -

1. Students scoring less than 40% in any report will be given the opportunity to resubmit same of acceptable

level for a pass mark of 40%for ELO4.2.

Student should score at least 40% of the total marks allocated to the section on Dissemination of

Knowledgewithin the project, for ELO6.

3. Student should score at least 40% of the total marks allocated to the section on Contribution of TeamMembers & Resource Personsin the project for ELO8.


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4. Template for Report Submission (2 Pages)

Students are expected to use the following template for submission of reports.

UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Module Name: Module Code:

Student ID:

Name of Assessor: Signature of Assessor:

Date:

WRITTEN/ LABORATORY REPORT ASSESSMENT FORM

PRESENTATION, STYLE, LANGUAGE (30%)

Remarks-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CONTENT (50%)

Remarks-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION(10%)

Remarks-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CONTRIBUTION OF TEAM MEMBERS& RESOURCE PERONS(10%):

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Mark (max 100):-------------------------


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Table 1:Indicate here in the Report the following Learning Outcomes Have been Addressed

NoELO

Targeted

Learning Outcomes

(Skills to be addressed)

MAX

MARKS

ACTUAL

MARKS

ELO

ACHIEVED

1

ELO4

An understanding of what

problem/phenomenon is being

investigated and why.

50

(min 20)

2 A critical literature review on therelevant research.

3A well-structured methodology for the

conduction of the research.

4Discussions about the method used and

its limitations.

5

Analyses, interpretation and validation of

the results. The results should be

benchmarked with acceptable range

obtained from Literature review.

6

Conclusions made on the basis of

evidences emanating from the

investigation. The report should reflectthe extent to which the practical is

relevant in the Real world.

7

Recommendations on where the results

of the investigation can be applied in

engineering practice.

8

A risk assessment on Health & Safety

issues pertaining to any experimental

work.

9

ELO6

Communicate effectively in writing areport.

3010Use appropriate and correct structure,

style and language in a technical context.

11 Use effective graphical support,including computer generated figures


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and drawings.

12

The Report will include a section on the

presentation of the results to non-

engineering readers, entitled

Dissemination of Knowledge.

10

(min 4)

13

ELO8

Illustrate the contribution of each

member of the team to the miniproject.

10

(min 4)14

Illustrate the contribution of resource

persons in the miniproject

The Report will include a section on

Contribution of Team Members &

Resource.

TOTAL MARKS (OUT OF 100)

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