Master of Applied Commerce Program, Semester 1, 2008

Legal Scenario for Accountants: Diagnostic Assessment Criteria

Student Name: ______Student ID: ______

Marker: ______


Facet of Inquiry /

Student Autonomy Level 1

Students research at the level of a closed inquiry and require a high degree of structure/guidance /

Student Autonomy Level 2

Students research at the level of a closed inquiry and require a moderate degree of structure/guidance /

Student Autonomy Level 3

Students research independently at the level of a closed inquiry
  1. Studentsembark on inquiry and so determine a need for knowledge/understanding
/ Identifies some peripheral or duplicated issues as key / Identifies several key issues / Identifies majority of key issues
  1. Studentsfind/generate needed information/data using appropriate methodology
/ Provides some details, but these are not relevant to the key issue / Links some appropriate details to key issues / Links all appropriate details to key issues
  1. Studentscritically evaluate information/data and the process to find/generate this information/data
/ Addresses Issues 1 & 2, without recognising that there is insufficient information
States that there is insufficient information to deal with Issue 3 / Recognises insufficient information to address either Issue 1 or Issue 2
Recognises sufficient information to address Issue 3 but not Issue 4 / Recognises insufficient information to address Issues 1 & 2
Recognises sufficient information to address Issues 3 & 4
  1. Studentsorganise information collected or data generated
/ Introductory sentence or paragraph is present but does not lay out the organisation of the body of text
Body of text has some sense of organisation but lacks logic / Introductory organising sentence or paragraph is present but lacks precision
Body of text logically arranged in some of its parts / Organising sentence or paragraph provides a precise introduction
Body of text logically arranged in entirety
  1. Studentssynthesise, analyse and apply new knowledge
/ Conclusions drawn, but not valid / Limited appropriate conclusions drawn / Appropriate conclusions drawn for Issues 3 & 4 while recognising the lack of information in relation to Issues 1 & 2
  1. Students communicate knowledge and the process used to generate it with an awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues
/ Advises Bloggs on whether he is guilty, however there is no demonstrated reasoning process or the process is present but flawed / Advises Bloggs on whether he is guilty, based on a demonstrated reasoning process which has some flaws / Advises Bloggs on whether he is guilty, based on a demonstrated, accurate reasoning process

Adapted by Eu-Jin Teo, University of Melbourne,from RSD © 2007