STAT5009 Marking criteria for research proposal document 2 1 0 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
