ANNEX 3 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA PRACTICAL REPORTS

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 a
deadline, as well as ensuring the responsibility of each one.

2. Report Structure
The report should address the following:

No

ELO
Targeted

Learning Outcomes
(Skills to be addressed)

An understanding of what problem/phenomenon is being investigated

and why.

A critical literature review on the relevant research.

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

ELO4

Discussions about the method used and its limitations.

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

be benchmarked with acceptable range obtained from Literature review.

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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Learning Outcomes

ELO
Targeted

No

(Skills to be addressed)

Recommendations on where the results of the investigation can be

applied in engineering practice.

A risk assessment on Health & Safety issues pertaining to any

experimental work.

Communicate effectively in writing a report.

10
ELO6

Use appropriate and correct structure, style and language in a technical

context.

11

Use effective graphical support, including computer generated figures

and drawings.

12

The Report will include a section on the presentation of the results to

non-engineering readers, entitled Dissemination of Knowledge.

13

Illustrate the contribution of each member of

the team to the miniproject.
ELO8

Illustrate the contribution of resource persons

in the miniproject

14
The Report will include a section on
Contribution of Team Members & Resource.
3. Reports will assessed as per the following Assessment Criteria:
No.

Assessment

Marks
(Total 100)

The report should address all the points

raised (1-8).

The results should be benchmarked with

acceptable range obtained from Literature
review. The report should reflect the
extent to which the practical is relevant in

50
(min 20)

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the Real world.

Content ELO4

The report should address all the points

raised (9-11).

30

Language, Presentation & Style EL06

The report should address the point raised
(12).

10
4

The student should present the results of

the study to lay persons.

(min 4)

Knowledge Dissemination ELO6

The report should addressed points raised

in (13-14).
Contribution of Team Members &
Resource Persons. ELO8
TOTAL MARKS

10
(min 4)

100

4. NOTE: Minimum Passmark 1.

2.

3.

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.
Student should score at least 40% of the total marks allocated to the section on Dissemination of
Knowledge within the project, for ELO6.
Student should score at least 40% of the total marks allocated to the section on Contribution of Team
Members & Resource Persons in 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENT (50%)
Remarks------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION (10%)
Remarks------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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

No

ELO
Targeted

Learning Outcomes

MAX
MARKS

(Skills to be addressed)

An
understanding
problem/phenomenon
investigated and why.

A critical literature review on the

relevant research.

of
is

what
being

A well-structured methodology for the

conduction of the research.

Discussions about the method used and

its limitations.

Analyses, interpretation and validation of

the results. The results should be
benchmarked with acceptable range
obtained from Literature review.

ELO4

ACTUAL
ELO
MARKS ACHIEVED

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.

Recommendations on where the results

of the investigation can be applied in
engineering practice.

A risk assessment on Health & Safety

issues pertaining to any experimental
work.

Communicate effectively in writing a

report.

50
(min 20)

ELO6

10

Use appropriate and correct structure,

style and language in a technical context.

11

Use
effective
graphical
support,
including computer generated figures

30

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and drawings.

12

The Report will include a section on the

presentation of the results to nonengineering
readers,
entitled
Dissemination of Knowledge.

13

Illustrate the contribution of each

member of the team to the miniproject.

ELO8

14

Illustrate the contribution of resource

persons in the miniproject

10
(min 4)

10
(min 4)

The Report will include a section on

Contribution of Team Members &
Resource.
TOTAL MARKS (OUT OF 100)

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