For those of you who are Chem PhD students enrolled in the 2302894 class your abstract will be judged as part of your course. The following is the rubric for this assessment
For GCS students. Your abstract is judged separately as part of your Thesis/Dissertation course using the same rubric
| Attribute | Poor/Lacking | Fair | Good |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall: – Use of Language – Coherence | – Exceed 3 pages (including references) – Incorrect grammar, many typos, difficult to follow All components of the abstract are not relevant | – Understandable, some grammatical mistakes | – Easy to follow, minor grammatical mistakes – All components of the abstract are relevant |
| Introduction | No research problems/significance | Research problems/ significance and objectives are not clearly stated | Research problems/ significance are addressed, and objectives are clearly stated |
| Methodology | Not clearly explained | Clearly explained | |
| Results and Discussions | The study results do not logically follow the described methods | The study results follow the described methods without scientific explanation | The study results logically follow the described methods with scientific explanation |
| Conclusions | uUnclearly explained, not relevant to the objective(s) and data presented, restate results | Clearly explained, based on the objectives) and data presented | Clearly explained, based on the objective(s) and data presented, describe the contribution to the field |
| References | Formatting inconsistency | Consistent formatting |