ECON7200 – Semester 1, 2024
Central Bank Report Marking Rubric
(Marks for each part are given in parentheses, 30 marks in total)
4 3 2 1 0
Assessment and overview of Central Bank’s activities (6 marks)
Overview (3 marks) The report
• clearly identifies a
relevant Central
Bank, and provides
with evidence a
clear, coherent and
precise overview of
the Central Bank’s
activities, given in
the appropriate
context of the
country’s economic
situation in the past
10 years
• shows a very clear
connection
between the
overview and the
assessment and
explanation.
The report
• identifies a relevant
Central Bank, and
provides overall a
good overview of
the Central Bank’s
activities in an
appropriate
economic context .
• shows some
connection
between the
overview and the
assessment and
explanation.


The report
• does not clearly
identify a relevant
Central Bank and
activities in an
appropriate
economic context.
• does not reflect a
connection
between the
overview and the
assessment and
explanation.
No attempt shown
Assessment (3 marks) Excellent assessment of
the Central Bank’s
activities, with both its
merits and demerits
Satisfactory assessment
of the Central Bank’s
activities, addressing
both its merits and
Flawed assessment of
the Central Bank’s
activities with weak
arguments, or either the
No attempt shown
addressed in detail, and
the student’s
(dis)approval of the
activities is clearly
given
demerits, and the
student’s (dis)approval
of the activities is given
merits or demerits of its
activities are not
addressed, or the
student’s (dis)approval
of the activities is not
clear, or irrelevant
4 3 2 1 0
Explanation of Central Bank’s response to economic crisis (4 marks)
The report clearly
identifies the
economic crisis,
and both the
response from the
Central Bank and
its result are
addressed. All
explanations and
arguments are clear
and concise,
supported by data
or reference, with
clear evidence of
research
The report identifies
the economic crisis,
and both the response
from the Central Bank
and its result are
addressed. Overall,
most explanations and
arguments are good,
and supported by data
or reference, with
evidence of research.
However, there are
minor weak, or missing
arguments
The report identifies
the economic crisis,
and both the response
from the Central Bank
and its result are mostly
addressed. However,
many explanations and
arguments are flawed,
or missing evidence
support, via either
journal/newspaper
articles or data
The report does not
clearly identify the
economic crisis, or
either the response
from the Central Bank
and the result are not,
or inadequately
addressed. Otherwise,
most arguments are
very flawed and do not
have evidence support
No attempt shown
Evaluation of the Central Bank’s response (10 marks)
Evaluation (4 marks) Excellent
evaluation of the
Central Bank’s
response, with both
the merits and
demerits of its
response addressed
in detail
Satisfactory evaluation
of the Central Bank’s
response, with both the
merits and demerits of
its response given and
addressed
Basic evaluation of the
Central Bank’s
response, with both the
merits and demerits of
its response given, but
not, or only weakly
explained
Flawed evaluation with
weak arguments, or
either the merits or
demerits are not
addressed
No attempt shown
Author’s conclusion/opinion (1
mark)

The conclusion is clear,
and is relevant to the
discussion above
No, unclear, or
irrelevant conclusion
given
Evidence/application of
research (3 marks)

All arguments are
clearly supported by
good and relevant
evidence, which can be
either data, or
journal/newspaper
articles
Most arguments are
supported by evidence,
though some minor
arguments are only
weakly supported
Many arguments are
not properly supported
by evidence, resulting
in weak, or irrelevant
arguments
No, or very
inconsequential
evidence of further
research
Application of theory (2 marks) Relevant theories from
the lecture are
explained and applied
in correct context, to
support the arguments
Theories from the
lecture are not
explained in detail, or
not applied in the
correct context
No, or very irrelevant
theory given
4 3 2 1 0
Writing Quality (5 marks)
Essay format (1 mark) Clear, and relevant
introduction and
conclusion
No, or irrelevant
introduction or
conclusion given
Writing style (1 mark) Academic writing style
is used, with a good
flow between
paragraphs, sections, or
discussion points
Academic writing style
is not used, or there is
no essay flow between
paragraphs, sections, or
discussion points
Grammar/Structural Clarity (3
marks)
Both grammar and
spelling are faultless
throughout the essay
There are occasional
grammatical and/or
spelling errors but these
do not affect readability
of the essay
Spelling and/or
grammar is consistently
incorrect, hindering the
report's ‘flow’ and
readability.
The grammar and
spelling are too poor to
make sense of most of
the essay

4 3 2 1 0
Presentation (1 mark)
The essay has a cover
page, detailing name,
student ID, and word
count
Not all details are
given, or the word limit
is not followed
Referencing (4 marks)
Reference style (1 mark) Reference style,
including reference list
and in-text citations, is
consistent, and the
reference list is
alphabetically ordered
Inconsistent, or
incorrect reference
style

Important note: even
if students use the
reference tools from
database such as UQ
Library or Google
Scholar, please double
check them as they
might be incorrect
Reference quality (3 marks) Quality academic
and/or news sources are
chosen, which greatly
support the arguments
Relevant academic
and/or news sources are
chosen, though not of
high quality and could
have been improved
Flawed/missing
reference list and/or
irrelevant/missing in-
text citations
Inconsequential, or no
reference given