MES Marking Scheme for Professional training Year Progress Reports using University grade descriptors

% mark / Presentation and Layout / Technical Content / Use of Clear English / Learning and Development
90-100 / Exceptional professional presentation reflecting professional norms. / Demonstrates an exceptional depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and exceptionally clear, concise descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Informs the technical content with high levels of scholarship. Displays exceptional flair in tackling issues identified. Excellent integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole. / Exceptional, clear, concise, fluid prose with faultless grammar and spelling. / An exceptional, reflective account of the learning and development taking place, which is both very clear and detailed and addresses all aspects of the placement.
80-89 / Excellent professional presentation reflecting professional norms. / Demonstrates an excellent depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and excellent clear, concise descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Informs the technical content with high levels of scholarship. Displays excellent conceptualisation which is original, innovative and/or insightful in tackling issues identified. excellent integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Excellent, clear, concise English with faultless grammar and spelling. / An excellent, reflective account of the learning and development taking place, which is both clear and detailed and addresses all aspects of the placement.
70-79 / Very good professional presentation reflecting professional norms. / Demonstrates a very good depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and very good clear, concise descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Informs the technical content with high levels of scholarship. Displays very good conceptualisation which is often original, innovative and/or insightful in tackling issues identified. very good integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Very good, clear, concise English, possibly with an occasional spelling mistake / A very good, reflective account of the learning and development taking place, which is both clear and detailed and addresses almost all aspects of the placement.
60-69 / Professional presentation reflecting professional norms. / Demonstrates a good depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and very good clear, descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Displays some good insight in tackling issues identified. good integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Good, clear, concise English with very few spelling or minor grammatical mistakes. / A good, reflective account of the learning and development taking place, which is both clear and detailed and addresses most aspects of the placement.
50-59 / Presentation which adequately reflects relevant professional norms / Demonstrates an adequate depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and good descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Displays some ability to critically engage with the issues identified. reasonable integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Good, clear English with few mistakes in grammar or spelling. / An account of the learning and development taking place, showing some reflection, which addresses some aspects of the placement.
40-49 / Presentation which reflects professional practice in a limited manner / Demonstrates an incomplete depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and limited descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Displays limited and underdeveloped ability to critically engage with the issues identified. incomplete integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Good English, but with some mistakes in grammar and spelling. / A limited account of the learning and development taking place, showing a little reflection, which addresses some aspects of the placement.
30-39 / Presentation which displays little more than cursory attention to professional norms / Demonstrates minimal depth and breadth of engineering knowledge and inadequate descriptions of how that knowledge is being applied. Fails to demonstrate sufficient critical engagement with the issues identified. little integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Reasonable English but containing mistakes in grammar and spelling. / A minimal account of the learning and development taking place, which addresses a few aspects of the placement.
20-29 / No real attention to the disciplinary norms of presentation / Does not demonstrate any depth and breadth of engineering knowledge. Little evidence of critical engagement with the issues identified. little integration of the technical content with the company objectives as a whole / Understandable, but containing many mistakes in grammar and spelling / An inadequate account of the learning and development taking place, which addresses a few aspects of the placement.
10-19 / No real attention to the disciplinary norms of presentation / Demonstrates confusion over the function of the placement, little evidence of critical engagement with the activity of the company / Difficult to understand, rambling, containing many mistakes in grammar and spelling / Fails to demonstrate any substantive learning and development
0-9 / No real attention to any norms of presentation. / Demonstrates mainly ignorance of the function of the placement by presenting information of minimal relevance, little or no awareness of the activity of the company / Barely comprehensible, full of mistakes in grammar and spelling / Does not demonstrate any learning or development