F1.

ORAL COMMUNICATION RUBRIC

Name of Course Semester/Year:
Name of Evaluator:
Presentation Title:
Name of student in the group:

2 – Less than 3 – Marginal 5 – Superior

Attribute 1 – Not proficiency 4 – Good proficiency # Score
desired proficiency proficiency proficiency
1. Effective use of
Visual Aids (VA)
Overall clarity Not clear or Difficulty reading, No more than 2 Clear and readable, VA appropriately Superior clarity and
readable, VA layout detracts from items difficult to laid out, most fonts readability, VAs very
unreadable because impact of VA, font read, layout of VA readable well laid out –
too crowded, font consistently satisfactory, but enhances
unreadable too small could be improved, presentation, font
several VAs have readable
smaller than
desired font
Wording and color Slides full of text, Slides too wordy, No more than 2 Slides appropriate, bullets used, Slides appropriate and
full sentences used, full sentences used slides too wordy, effective/appealing worded well, use of
colors too hard to frequently, color bullets used instead choice of colors color
distinguish, colors used, poor choice of sentences, color enhances clarity of
do not project well, and use of colors, used, colors easy to presentation
no use of color (all color contrasts see
black and white) difficult to see
Appropriate amount of So much Too much No more than 2 Appropriate level of information per Appropriate level of
information per VA information per VA information per VA, VAs with too much VA, not always consistent with what information per VA,
or so much missing missing information or too little is spoken consistent with what
information to make such as size of total information, is spoken
VAs useless pie inconsistent with
what is spoken
2. Presentation
Organization
Logical order of topics Totally disjointed, Multiple items No more than 2 Organization as per guidelines but Organization logical
no organization presented out of items presented out improvement possible and as per guidelines
order of order
Introduction Problem not stated, Problem poorly Problem stated at a Problem clearly Problem clearly
no stated, little or no basic level; some stated; background, constraints and stated, background
background, no background, background, theory all presented provides perspective
constraints constraints and constraints, and on problem,
presented, no theory theory not presented theory presented constraints and theory
presented well defined
Discussion No explanations Few explanations Explanations Explanations Explanations
and/or and/or methodology and/or and/or methodology description for and/or methodology
methodology descriptions methodology all results attempted description for all
descriptions attempted description for results attempted and
attempted most results presented clearly
attempted
Results, Conclusions Results not Unclear what the Results explained, Results clearly explained, conclusions Results so clearly
and Recommendations presented, no results are, conclusions and/or and/or explained as not to
conclusions and/or conclusions and/or recommendations recommendations presented, logically require additional
recommendations recommendations presented, logically based on presentation content, questioning,
presented presented, but not based on explanations attempted conclusions and/or
based on presentation recommendations
presentation content content presented, logically
based on presentation
content, explanations
presented,
superior clarity
3. Effective use of Makes no use of or Very few software Some Uses appropriate Uses software
software to prepare incompetent use of features used or inconsistencies in software features consistently and features and/or uses
visual aids software features many software use of software correctly software features
features features consistently, correctly
inconsistently used to enhance
or not used presentation
correctly effectiveness
4. Presentation
Mechanics
Delivery No delivery or Difficult to Generally Voice clearly Voice projected
delivery with no understand, voice competent delivery heard, words clearly enunciated, did very well, clear
relevant content consistently hard with fewer than 2 not speak too slowly or too rapidly enunciation, did not
to hear, voice trails instances of voice clear, continuous presentation, speak too slowly or
off often, spoke too hard to hear, voice perhaps a few ums, ahs, etc. rapidly superior
 slow or too fast, trailing off, presentation, free of
overuse of slang speaking too fast, ums, ahs, etc.
and/or jargon, use of slang and/or
presentation full of jargon, some ums,
hesitations, ums, ahs, etc.
ahs, etc.
Maintaining eye No eye contact at Poor eye contact – Fewer than 2 Maintained eye Maintained
contact all looking down or at instances of poor contact other than quick glances at complete eye contact
screen significant eye contact screen (unless pointing to item on (unless pointing to
portion of time screen) item on screen)

5. Response to Non-responsive, Response evasive Responds but is Clear and direct Very clear and
Questions evasive or defensive and/or evasive or complete
does not answer defensive at times
question asked

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F2. TEAMWORK RUBRIC
Name of Course: Semester/Year:
Name of Evaluator: Presentation Title:
Name of student:
1 – Not 2 – Less than desired 3 – Marginal 4 – Good 5 – Superior Scor
Attribute #
proficiency proficiency proficiency proficiency proficiency e
Collects and
presents to the
team a great deal
Collects information when Collects basic, useful
of relevant
Not engaged in Does not collect any prodded; tries to offer information related to
Contribution to information;
the relevant information; no some ideas, but not well the project;
the team offers well-
teamwork useful suggestions to developed, and not clearly occasionally offers
project/work developed and
activity address team's needs expressed, to meet team's useful ideas to meet
clearly expressed
needs the team's needs
ideas directly
related to the
group's purpose
Performs all
Does not perform Performs assigned tasks
tasks very
Does not take assigned tasks; often but needs many reminders; Performs all assigned
effectively;
any misses meetings and, attends meetings regularly tasks; attends meetings
Taking attends all
responsibility when present, does not but generally does not say regularly and usually
responsibility meetings and
for teamwork or have anything anything constructive; participates effectively;
participates
own work constructive to say; relies sometimes expects others generally reliable
enthusiastically;
on others to do the work to do his/her work
very reliable
Usually does much of the Always listens to
Often argues with team talking; does not pay much Generally listens to others and their
mates; doesn't let anyone attention when others talk, others' points of view; ideas; helps them
Does not value else talk; occasional and often assumes their always uses develop their
Valuing other teamwork or personal attacks and "put- ideas will not work; no appropriate and ideas while
team members team-member downs"; wants to have personal attacks and put- respectful language; giving them full
contributions things done his way and downs but sometimes tries to make a definite credit; always
does not listen to alternate patronizing; when others effort to understand helps the team
approaches get through to him, works others' ideas reach a fair
reasonably well with them decision.
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F3. TECHNICAL REPORT RUBRIC
Name of Course: Semester/Year:
Name of Evaluator: Presentation Title:
Name of student:

2 – Less than desired 4 – Good 5 – Superior # Sc

Attribute 1 – Not proficient 3 – Marginal proficiency
proficiency proficiency proficiency ore
1. Content
Introduction Not present Problem not stated, Problem stated, Problem Problem clearly
constraints not explained, perhaps poorly, no or stated, stated, constraints
contains no limited discussion of perhaps and results
results/conclusions constraints some discussed in detail
constraints
mentioned
Results Missing results Unclear and/or incomplete Some aspects unclear or Clearly Clearly stated, all
incomplete stated appropriate items
present, items
described/explained

Discussion No physical Unclear explanations Few unclear explanations Clear Clear explanations
explanations explanation that show
attempted perspective and
understanding

Conclusions/ Not stated, includes Weak, includes ideas not All ideas discussed Clear and Clear, clearly
Recommendations ideas not already already discussed in report, in report are included, but follow follow
discussed in report wishes rather than unclear, weak report report discussion,
recommendations recommendations given discussion meaningful
recommendations
References Present, but not Present, inappropriate Present, cited in report, Present, Correct format, all
cited in report or citations, poor significant cited in cited in report
not present when formatting formatting errors report, no
needed more
than 2
formatting
errors
Appendix Appendix contains Material is in appropriate Appropriate locations, Appropriate Appropriate
material that should location; however, not appendix not clear and locations, locations, appendix
be in text, text beneficial use of appendix easy to follow can be indexed, clear and
contains material understood easy to follow
that should be in
appendix

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F4 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION RUBRIC
Name of Course: Semester/Year:
Name of Evaluator:
Presentation Title:
Name of student:
2 – Less than desired 3 – Marginal 4 – Good 5 – Superior Scor
Attribute 1 – Not proficient
proficiency proficiency proficiency proficiency e
Organization No organization or Inappropriate content of No more than 2 Content appropriate Organization/layout
logical flow of most sections of report instances of content in to all sections of enhances ability of
information inappropriate report reader to understand
section of report work, while still
following guidelines
Complete story No story told, very Aspects of complete story Minor aspects of the Complete story told Additional material
Told incomplete missing story are not included enhances quality of
report
Aesthetics Tables and figures Text, tables and Portions are sloppy Text, tables, Text, tables, figures
cannot be figures are difficult to and difficult to read figures readable readable and clearly
read/understood, font is interpret and/or read understandable
illegible
Format So many format Multiple format No more than 2 Format followed Format aspects
errors as to make report errors that make the format errors enhance report impact
useless report difficult to read
Spelling Multiple spelling errors Multiple spelling errors No more than 2 No more than 1 No spelling errors
spelling errors spelling errors
Grammar and Grammar and Numerous grammar Minor grammar Correct grammar No grammar or
Punctuation punctuation errors make and punctuation errors and punctuation errors and no more than punctuation errors
report unreadable 2 punctuation errors
Effective use of Makes no use of or Poor use of or uses Some features not Uses appropriate Uses software
software to incompetent use of very few software used appropriately software features features consistently,
prepare written software features features correctly, possibly to
report enhance presentation
effectiveness
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