FIN B385F Rubrics for Individual Assignment


Course Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Critically review the modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis for their application in investment management.
2. Devise investment strategies of stocks and bonds through different analytical methods and portfolio management skills.
3. Critically analyse the asset allocation strategies for managing investment portfolio in different market situations.

Unsatisfactory Fair Good Excellent
(a) Design of the
portfolio
(20 marks)
• Student cannot provide
justifications for the
components’ number and
capital allocation.
• Student cannot explain the
diversification benefit for
the portfolio.
• Student recalls basic
knowledge, but with no
evidence of understanding
or application of
knowledge.
• Student provides basic
justifications for the
components’ number and
capital allocation.
• Student briefly explains the
diversification benefit for
the portfolio.
• Student recalls basic
knowledge, but with
minimal evidence of
understanding or
application of knowledge.
• Student provides
sufficient justifications
for the components’
number and capital
allocation.
• Student explains
clearly the
diversification benefit
for the portfolio.
• Student demonstrates
an understanding and
ability to apply the
knowledge.

• Student provides
comprehensive
justifications for the
components’ number and
capital allocation.
• Student illustrates clearly
how the portfolio achieves
the diversification benefit.
• Student demonstrates full
understanding with
elaboration in problem
solving.

(b) Selection
Criteria
(30 marks)
• Student cannot follow the
top-down approach and
demonstrate it by the
stocks selected.
• Justification for the bond
selection is not correct.
• Insufficient analyses are
included.
• Analyses are not well
organized or clear.
• Student partly follows the
top-down approach and
demonstrates it by the
stocks selected.
• Justification for the bond
selection is partly correct.
• Analyses are sufficient but
may not be well organized
or as clear as they could
be.

• Student mostly follows
the top-down approach
and demonstrates it by
the stocks selected.
• Justification for the
bond selection is
sufficient.
• Analyses are sufficient
and mostly organized.

• Student completely follows
the top-down approach and
clearly demonstrates it by
the stocks selected.
• Justification for the bond
selection is clear and
comprehensive.
• Analyses are organized
logically, clearly presented,
titled properly, easy to
understand by layman.
(c) Forecasting
and applying
• Student cannot forecast the
economic trend.
• Student forecasts the
economic trend with basic
• Student forecasts the
economic trend with
• Student clearly forecasts the
economic trend with proper
investment
strategies
(20 marks)
• Student cannot apply asset
allocation investment
strategies to the market
situation forecasted.
• Student recalls basic
knowledge, but with no
evidence of understanding
or application of it.
explanation and figures.
• Student applies partially
correct asset allocation
investment strategies to the
market situation
forecasted.
• Student recalls basic
knowledge, but with
minimal evidence of
understanding or
application of it.

some explanations and
figures.
• Student applies correct
asset allocation
investment strategies to
the market situation
forecasted.
• Student demonstrates
an understanding of
knowledge and ability
to apply it.

explanations and figures.
• Student applies correct asset
allocation investment
strategies to the market
situation forecasted.
• Student demonstrates full
understanding of
knowledge and applies it in
problem solving.
(d) Drawing,
Diagrams,
Charts, Graphs
(10 marks)
• Drawings, diagrams, charts
or graphs are missing or
are too basic and show
almost no information.
• Drawings are not colorful,
not descriptive, and show
little artistic effort.
• Diagrams, charts, or graphs
are improperly labeled and
show little information

• Drawings are colorful,
somewhat descriptive,
and show some artistic
effort.
• Diagrams, charts, or
graphs are labeled and
show some
information.

• Drawings are colourful,
descriptive, and show
strong artistic effort.
• Diagrams, charts, or graphs
are labelled correctly and
show appropriate
information.
(e) Organization
(10 marks)
• Organization and structure
detract from the message.
• Writing is disjointed and
lacks transition of thought
• Structure is not easy to
follow.
• Transitions need
improvement.
• Conclusion is missing, or if
provided, does not flow
from the body of the paper.
• Structure is mostly
clear and easy to
follow.
• Transitions are present.
• Conclusion is logical.
• Structure is clear and easy
to follow.
• Transitions are logical and
maintain the flow of
thought throughout the
paper.
• Conclusion is logical and
flows from the body of the
paper.


(f) Writing Skills
(10 marks)
• There is a distracting
amount of errors in
grammar, spelling,
sentence structure,
punctuation and/or
• There are a large number
of errors in grammar,
spelling, sentence
structure, punctuation
and/or capitalization. But
• There are a few errors
in grammar, spelling,
sentence structure,
punctuation and/or
capitalization. The
• There are hardly any errors
in grammar, spelling,
sentence structure,
punctuation and/or
capitalization. The overall
capitalization, thus
obstructing the reader from
understanding the content.
the overall product is not
obstructive to
understanding its meaning.
overall product is easy
to follow.
product shows
professionalism, accuracy
and seriousness towards its
making.



































































































































































































































































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