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Research Methods for IT · Assignment 3
⚐This is a guide ONLY. This is not a rubric tied to marks and does not represent and exhaustive list of what you need to include in your assessment.
HD – mainly D plus two or more
Assignment criteria N - three or more of the following: P - mostly the following: C - mostly the following: D – mostly the following:
areas at higher standard:
Descriptive Statistics
No data source is selected and no A data source is selected but A data source and research question Data source selection is clear and Excellent source selection and
Framing Research
question presented. research question is not clear. selected but is lacking clarity. research question is well formed. formulation of research question.
Two metrics are calculated based on
Metrics are calculated but are
fields in the selected dataset, but Two appropriate metrics are Excellent application of appropriate
Application of Metrics Invalid or no metrics are selected. inappropriate and/or incorrectly
may be incorrect or ambiguously calculated. metrics.
calculated.
selected.
Excellent selection and fully
Visualisation is presented but not
Visualisation and/or data story is Good selection of visualisation and complete application of an
completely annotated and/or
Data Storytelling No visualisation or story present. present but incomplete, unclear full annotation. Data story is appropriate visualisation. Data story
appropriate. Data story mentions
and/or does not tell a clear story. complete but could be clearer. is excellent and makes use of
metrics but is not fully formed.
prepared metrics.
Inferential Statistics
Good outline of hypothesis quality Excellent hypothesis quality and,
Hypothesis does not clearly relate
Hypothesis relates to the scenario. shows that a measurable clearly bounded. Identifies a
Unclear hypothesis, or not framed as back to the scenario. Some
Some elements are unclear or not phenomenon can be tested. Good measurable phenomenon. Excellent
Hypothesis and Statistical test such. No statistical tests are elements are unclear or not well
well defined. Limited investigation on outline of statistical test and outline of statistical test and rich
identified. defined. Statistical test is not clearly
statistical test. description to why is should be detail relating to why it should be
outline with the experiment.
applied. applied.
Further work is needed on variables Some valid variables are described, Good outline of variables. Data Excellent outline of variables. Data
No phenomena or variables
Variables and data collection outlined. Data collection is not others may be unclear Data collection is clear but further details collection is relevant to the
identified. Data collection not clear
connected to the test. collection lacks clarity. can be included. hypothesis
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HD – mainly D plus two or more
Assignment criteria N - three or more of the following: P - mostly the following: C - mostly the following: D – mostly the following:
areas at higher standard:
Limitations are unclear and do not
Some limitations are discussed but Good outline of limitations for the Excellent outline of limitations for the
Limitations not present. Future relate to the study. Future
Limitations and future investigations lacking detail. Some mention of study. Brief outline of future study. Clear direction for future
investigations not present. investigation also needs further
further investigation but not clear. research. research.
reasoning.
Overall
Excellent standard and quality of
Major revision is required, and Significant spelling errors. Most
Few spelling errors present. writing. Quality of the writing is
spelling, grammar and writing must spelling, punctuation, and grammar Quality of writing is at high standard;
Quality of writing Punctuation, grammatical errors, and outstanding and engaging. No
be revise. Difficult to understand correct allowing reader to progress no distracting spelling errors.
few fragments. spelling errors or distractions
sentences. though work
present.
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