STAT5009 Marking criteria for research proposal document
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Presentation

Proposal is logical in its
construction with no spelling,
punctuation or grammatical
errors.
Proposal is mostly logical in its
construction
Aspects of the proposal are
missing or so poorly written
due to numerous spelling,
punctuation or grammatical
errors so meaning is unclear.
Aims and objectives

Aims and objectives are clearly
and concisely elaborated.

Aims and objectives are
described in broad terms but
lack clarity or focus
Aims and objectives are
missing or so poorly written
that meaning is unclear
Background

Clearly outlines source of data
and cites earlier analyses
Some discussion of data source
and previous analyses
Little or no discussion of source
of data or previous work
Description of data

Provides concise description of
dataset; some plots/tables
summarising data shown
Description of dataset lacks
some clarity or no tables/plots
shown
Little or no description of
dataset or no/uninformative
plots/tables shown
Analysis and evaluation

Clearly and correctly outlines
what analyses will be
attempted and how model
predictions will be evaluated
Some description of methods
of data analysis and evaluation
of model predictions
Little or no description or
mention of data
analysis/evaluation methods