MNGT2006: Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Semester 2, 2020

Rubric for Assessment 2: Argumentative Essay (20%)

CRITERIA MARKS
20
Content
 Understanding of relevant issues.
 Awareness of relevant ideas and arguments. 4
 Wide reading of the literature.
Argument
 Points clearly related to one another.
 Interpretation and analysis, not just description. 6
 Covers multiple sides of argument.
Structure
 Introduction is clear, showing direction of argument.
 Body is cohesive, with sequence of relevant paragraph-based points. 6
 Conclusion follows logically and relevantly from argument.
Writing
 Clear, exact, easily readable and concise. 2

Referencing
 Proper use of references as needed.
2
 Accurate format using APA 7th.

TOTAL MARKS 20

MNGT2006: Decision Making Under Uncertainty S2, 2020

 CRITERIA FAIL PASS CREDIT DISTINCTION Significantly HIGH
Significantly incomplete answer Partly complete answer Mostly complete answer complete answer DISTINCTION
Complete answer
 Engages with relevant
 Understands relevant issues.
 Does not consider relevant issues.  Identifies relevant issues. issues.  Uses and connects relevant  Critically engages with relevant issues.
Content
 Misunderstands or ignores ideas.  Acknowledges relevant ideas.  Aware of relevant ideas. ideas.  Critically uses relevant ideas.
 Little or no use of literature.  Narrow use of literature.  Some variety in use of  Uses literature with fair  Uses varied, high-quality literature.
literature. variety and quality.

 Order of points clear and

logical.
 Points in generally reasonable  Order of points is clear.  Order of points clear, logical and
 Variety of points but unconnected.  Analyses evidence and
Argument order, but order not made explicit.  Analyses evidence and intuitive.
 Mostly descriptive – no analysis. arguments to develop own
 Some attempt at analysis. arguments.  Analyses and synthesises multiple
 Deeply partial or biased. insights.
 Recognizes multiple sides.  Examines multiple sides. arguments as basis of own insights.
 Synthesises multiple sides.

 Introduction and conclusion

 Introduction and  Introduction and conclusion with
 No introduction/ conclusion. with matching thesis
conclusion with matching matching thesis statements and
Structure  No obvious topic sentences, or  Introduction and conclusion. statements and summary.
thesis statements. summary.
paragraphs not clearly making one  One point in each paragraph.  1 point/paragraph with
 1 point/paragraph with  1 point/paragraph with effective,
point each. effective topic sentences.
appropriate topic sentences. succinct topic sentences.
 Writing makes argument
Writing  Writing style makes argument hard  Writing can be followed and  Writing can be followed  Writing makes argument clear and
clear and recognisable.
to follow. understood. without effort. precise.
 Mostly accurate.
 Partly inaccurate.
Referencing  All inaccurate or very inconsistent.  Mostly inaccurate.  All references used when  Complete and perfectly accurate, both
 Sometimes not used when
 Often not used when needed. needed. in-text and in reference list.
needed.

MNGT2006: Decision Making Under Uncertainty S2, 2020