marking criteria - Australia Assignments

HOTL6013 Assessment 1 (worth 25 marks) marking criteria/rubric

	High Distinction	Distinction	Credit	Pass	Fail
Project criteria	The project MUST be hospitality-related: if not, this task will not be assessed. Refer to Module 1 – ‘Unit requirements’ section.
Problem details (5 marks)	Perfectly explained and supported by evidence; focus and scope is sufficiently narrow	Well explained and supported by evidence; focus and scope is narrow	Satisfactorily/Can be better explained and supported by evidence; focus and scope is not satisfactorily or adequately narrowed	Can be better explained and supported by evidence; focus and scope is not satisfactorily narrowed	Not clear and/or supported by evidence; focus and scope is too broad
Significance of the study (5 marks)	The importance of the problem is expertly articulated; the need for investigation is well established	The importance of the problem is adequately articulated; the need for investigation is established	The importance of the problem can be better articulated; the need for investigation is somewhat convincing	The importance of the problem can be better or is not clearly articulated; the need for investigation is somewhat/not convincing	The importance of the problem is not articulated; the need for investigation is not clear
Project beneficiary (2 marks)	Project beneficiary is clearly identified; research problem is specifically linked to this project beneficiary	Project beneficiary is identified; research problem is linked to this project beneficiary	Project beneficiary is somewhat identified; research problem is somewhat linked to this project beneficiary	Project beneficiary is not clearly identified; research problem is vaguely linked to this project beneficiary	Project beneficiary is not identified; research problem is not linked to this project beneficiary
Research aim (4 marks)	Perfectly framed; succinct; linked to the research problem identified earlier; includes the name of the project beneficiary	Correctly framed; somewhat succinct; linked to the research problem identified earlier; includes the name of the project beneficiary	Satisfactorily framed; needs to be more succinct; linked to the research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary	Satisfactorily framed; needs to be more succinct; vaguely linked to the research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary	Needs to be rephrased; not succinct; not linked to the research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary
Research question(s) (4 marks)	Correct number of questions; expertly framed to achieve the research aim; refers to the same research problem identified earlier; includes the name of the project beneficiary	Correct number of questions; satisfactorily framed to achieve the research aim; refers to the same research problem identified earlier; includes the name of the project beneficiary	Correct number of questions; needs some revision to achieve the research aim; refers to the same research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary	Too many questions; needs some revision to achieve the research aim; does not refer to the same research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary	Too many questions; will not help achieve the research aim; does not refer to the same research problem identified earlier; does not include the name of the project beneficiary
Data source(s) (5 marks)	Mentions the sources (e.g., Tripadvisor) of secondary data; attached screenshots and/or provided weblinks of secondary data; clearly explained how the secondary data relates to the research problem	Mentions the sources (e.g., Tripadvisor) of secondary data; attached screenshots and/or provided weblinks of secondary data; needs a better explanation of how the secondary data relates to the research problem	Mentions the sources (e.g., Tripadvisor) of secondary data; attached screenshots and/or provided weblinks of secondary data; no explanation of how the secondary data relates to the research problem	Mentions the sources (e.g., Tripadvisor) of secondary data; did not attach screenshots and/or weblinks of secondary data; no explanation of how the secondary data relates to the research problem	No details of secondary data provided
OneDrive	Unit requirement: Project-related all resources and assessments (including those in-progress) MUST be saved in OneDrive folder, and this folder should be shared with your local lecturer. Until this is done, assessment tasks will not be marked.