First year engineering unit, ENB104 Engineering Materials: exam (short answers) criteria sheet
Developed by Dr Tuquabo Tesfamichael and Moira Cordiner
The example here is for the 2006 semester 1 examinationfor a QUT unit.
Synopsis of the task (written examination) and its context
This supervised examination was on a set of theoretical concepts and practical activities. The exam comprised multiple choice (20/100 marks) and short answer questions (80/100 marks). These marks were allocated to particular criteria. The criteria sheet is only for the short answer questions, not for the multiple-choice questions. This is because responses to multiple-choice questions do not lend themselves to being described on a five standard scale. The answers to multiple choice questions are either correct or not (a one standard scale). The evidence of student achievement – the correct answer – is also unreliable because the student may have known or guessed the answer.
Table 1: Match between objectives/learning outcomes and criteria for the task
Objectives / Task specific criteriaOn completion of this unit you should be able to: / To complete this task you should:
1. demonstrate and apply theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering materials to different contexts / 1. Demonstrate and apply theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering materials to different contexts
2. interpret and analyse data and information related to mechanical properties of materials / 2. Interpret and analyse data and information
3. solve simple numerical problems related to mechanical and other properties of materials. / 3. Solve simple numerical problems
4. communicate independently and in a team / not assessed in this task
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Unit: ENB104 Engineering Materials Assessment Task 3: Final Exam (60%)
Student Name: ______Student number: ______
CRITERIA / HD (High Distinction) / DN (Distinction) / CR (Credit) / PP (Pass) / NN (Fail)With respect to the exam involving:
basic concepts of engineering materials (atomic and crystal structures, diffusion, deformations and defects )
measurements of mechanical properties of materials
factors affecting mechanical properties and the selection of materials in design for a given application
manufacturing and processing mechanisms (phase diagrams, heat treatments) of materials
strengthening and modifying of materials
types of material deterioration (failure and corrosion) and their prevention
Demonstrate and apply theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering materials /
- you demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge by:
- you demonstrate and apply broad knowledge by:
- you demonstrate and apply knowledge by:
- you demonstrate and apply partially-developed and basic knowledge by
- you
25% / providing thorough and concise discussions, descriptions, definitions and/or explanations that are correct / providing concise discussions, descriptions, definitions and/or explanations that are mostly correct / providing discussions, descriptions, definitions and/or explanations that are mostly correct / providing some discussions, descriptions, definitions and/or explanations that are partly correct / provide general facts about engineering materials
15% / listing all important and relevant factors; and making suitable, clearly and correctly labelled diagrams / listing most of the important and relevant factors; and making suitable and correctly labelled diagrams / listing some of the important and relevant factors; and making some suitable and correctly labelled diagrams / listing half of the important factors; and making some labelled diagrams / list a few factors and make some diagrams
CRITERIA / HD (High Distinction) / DN (Distinction) / CR (Credit) / PP (Pass) / NN (Fail)
Interpret and analyse data and information
(presented in different ways, e.g. tables or graphs or images or in text) /
- you interpret and analyse all the data and information to:
- you interpret and analyse most of the data and information to:
- you interpret and analyse some of the data and information to:
- you interpret and analyse some of the data and information to:
- you make loose links between the data and information and some of the properties of materials
12% / identify the relevant properties, microstructures, fracture modes or specific factors that affect materials properties / identify most of the relevant properties, microstructures, fracture modes or specific factors that affect materials properties / identify some relevant properties, microstructures, fracture modes or specific factors that affect materials properties / identify some properties, microstructures, fracture modes or specific factors that affect materials properties
8% / concisely and correctly explain the behaviour and properties of materials / concisely explain the behaviour and properties of materials, and these explanations arepredominantly correct / explain the behaviour and properties of materials, and some of these explanations arecorrect / partially explain the behaviour and properties of materials, and aspects of these explanations are correct
Solve simple numerical problems /
- you use the relevant formulas and:
- you use the relevant formulas and:
- you use the relevant formulas and:
- you use formulas, some of which are the relevant ones, and:
- you use formulas to:
10% / clearly set out all the necessary steps in your calculations to show how you arrive at the solutions / for the most part, clearly set out the necessary steps in your calculations to show how you arrive at the solutions / set out steps in your calculations to show how you arrive at the solutions / set out steps in your calculations / perform a few calculations and
10% / calculate solutions correctly with suitable units / calculate most solutionscorrectly with suitable units / calculate some solutions correctly with suitable units / calculate approximately half of the solutions correctly and may use suitable units / the majority of resulting solutions are incorrect and these may use units
Assessed by: / Grade:
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