MARKING RUBRIC

FBL5010 MAJOR ESSAY

F
Introduction
Purpose generally unclear, incomplete,
unfocused, or absent. No reference to the topic
or relevance.

Literature Review
Relies on stringing together quotes or close
paraphrasing. Failure to support statements with
major content omitted. Quotes not integrated
properly.

Evaluation
Conveys little or no evidence of a personal
response to the issues raised. Failure to
integrate the literature, quiz(s) and professional
practice.

Plan
Minimal or no management development plan.
Shows little demonstrated understanding of
how identified personality traits impact on
managerial skills and competencies. SMART
goals are not identified and the plan is without a
clear guide to learn, adapt and understand
where personal growth can occur and be
measured in the short and long term.

Conclusion
Little or no indication of synthesizing the
information or drawing conclusions based on
the literature, quiz(s) and professional practice.
No suggestions for future action.

References
No research evidence. Minimum number of
references not provided. There are virtually no
sources that are professionally reliable. Overreliance on tertiary sources. Intermittent
documentation of facts in text.

Language
Uses language that is unsuitable for the
audience and purpose, with little or no
awareness of sentence structure. Demonstrates
little or no control of the conventions, making
comprehension difficult. Tone is not
professional or appropriate.

CR

HD
Purpose readily apparent to the reader.
Concisely stated in engaging, and thought
provoking manner. The groundwork for the
paper is easy to predict because important
topics that will be discussed are specifically
mentioned.
Clear examples to support specific topic
sentences and to support the overall purpose.
Reader gains important insight. Analysis poses
novel ways to think of the material. Quoted
material well integrated. Depth of coverage
without being redundant.
Conveys extensive evidence of a personal
response to the issues raised. Demonstrates
personal growth, a professional awareness,
proficient reflection and deep thinking of
knowledge and concepts. Integrates the
concepts into different issues from a wide range
of perspectives. Constructs emerging identity.
Has a clear management development plan
specifying SMART goals, and is focused on
showing how identified personality traits can be
adapted to improve managerial skills and
competencies. Clear description of how
identified competencies will be learned and an
understanding is demonstrated of how personal
growth can occur and be measured in the short
and long term.

Succinct and precise conclusions based on the

review of literature, quiz(s), and professional
practice. Suggestions for future action offered.

Significant research evidence is provided

including at least 10 non-text plus the text
reference. Referencing complies with APA 6th
style requirements. References are primarily
peer reviewed professional journals or other
approved sources demonstrating extensive, indepth research. Little reliance on tertiary
sources.
Uses stylistically sophisticated language that is
precise and engaging, with notable sense of
voice, awareness of audience and purpose, and
varied sentence structure. Demonstrates control
of the conventions with essentially no errors,
even with sophisticated language. Tone is
consistently professional and appropriate.

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Organisation
Ideas are not logically organised. Frequently,
ideas fail to make sense together. The reader
has difficulty identifying a line of reasoning.
Subheadings not used. Few or no topic
sentences.

CR

HD
The ideas are arranged logically to support the
purpose. Transitions link paragraphs. It is easy
to follow the line of reasoning. Subheadings are
used throughout the paper allowing the reader
to move easily through the text. Paragraphs
have solid topic sentences.

Presented in a professional manner with an

Presentation
impressive first impression. Appendices cover
Not presented in a professional manner. No
required information.
appendices.
Note: not all of the above criteria are equally rated. The final mark reflects the way these separate items create the submission
as a whole.