Projects Lab, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah

Rubric for CH EN 4903

Formal Report I

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4% - Preliminary Oral Exam
20% - Prepared to discuss the theory needed to accomplish the project.
25% - Prepared to discuss relevant safety issues and procedures (JHA).
20% - Prepared to discuss proper operation of equipment, methods for taking physical measurements, as well as possible sources of error.
25% - Had an outline of their experimental plan and were prepared to discuss alternatives (JHA).
10% - All students participated and had given thought to their roles in their team.
15% - Laboratory Performance
30% - Properly protected themselves and others against health hazards, and followed all safety regulations found in the Lab Handbook.
30% - Kept the lab clean, and did not damage or endanger equipment; shutdown experiments properly and on time.
20% - Displayed competency in the laboratory procedures needed to obtain useful, accurate, and precise measurements.
20% - Maintained a lab book in a manner acceptable in industry. Pages were numbered, signed, witnessed, and dated. Notes could be used by a colleague to repeat their work.
5% - Draft: Introduction & Theory
67% - CLEAR score, based on proper style, spelling, and grammar.
33% - Engineering score, based on the Theory and Introduction requirements of this rubric.
5% - Abstract & Executive Summary
20% - Concisely states all project objectives.
25% - Briefly explains the vital experimental procedures and pieces of equipment used.
30% - States important findings relevant to the objectives. Mentions and describes important unexpected discoveries, not part of the original objectives.
25% - Executive summary concisely states recommendations and conclusions of the project.
9% - Introduction
20% - Begins by explaining why the general area of research is important to chemical engineering industry.
35% - Shows student has adequately researched the literature; text contains multiple appropriate citations.
20% - Clearly states all project objectives in a manner understandable to a nonexpert reader.
10% - Ends by briefly stating the procedures used to address the objectives.
15% - CLEAR score: Professional appearance. Proper spelling, grammar, and style.
10% - Theory
30% - Demonstrates the author understands and has reviewed the relevant background and methods in the literature. An appropriate theoretical approach was used with proper citations are given.
20% - Contains all the equations used to create the reported results.
20% - All important theoretical assumptions are stated.
15% - All symbols are defined in the text as equations are introduced, as well as in the table of nomenclature.
15% - CLEAR score: Professional appearance; proper spelling, grammar, and style.
12% - Apparatus & Procedure
30% - Description of the experimental procedure is detailed enough so that a chemical engineering student at another university could repeat the experiments years later.
30% - Each chemical and piece of equipment used is described in such detail that a chemical engineering student at another university could conduct the same experiments years later.
10% - The rational is given behind choosing their experimental approach, over other obvious alternatives.
30% - Methods show effective, insightful, and efficient experimental design.
18% - Results & Discussion
20% - Data presented are meaningful to project objectives and are associated in the text with both statements of fact about the data and speculation on reasons behind trends.
35% - Data are correctly analyzed and reasonably discussed, in a manner consistent with the Theory section and basic principles of chemical engineering. Data are compared to model predictions and/or literature values.
15% - Descriptive statements are clearly distinguishable from speculation.
20% - All data are presented with appropriate units, significant figures, and indication of confidence intervals and levels.
10% - It is made clear which equations in the Theory section were used to calculate every result given in this section.
5% - Conclusions & Recommendations
20% - The entire project is concisely summarized.
50% - For every objective a conclusion is given that is reasonably supported by the data, or a reasonable explanation is given as to why a conclusion could not be obtained.
30% - Insightful, sound, and useful recommendations for future work are given. Possible unexpected discoveries that were not a part of the original objectives are described.
7% - Tables of Reference & Appendixes
5% - Table of Contents, Figures, and Tables: Correct page numbers used; all figures, tables and sections listed; titles the same as they are in the text.
5% - Table of Nomenclature: All symbols used are listed in proper order, briefly described, and listed with the associated units.
15% - References: All references used in the text are listed in an appropriate order and style. All the needed information is accurately included.
10% - Appendix, Raw Data: Raw data is provided in either tabular form or as attached digital media. Units are made clear.
20% - Appendix, Sample Calculation: Enough information given so that a chemical engineering student at another university could easily check the calculations used to obtain one data point in each figure and table with a calculator.
10% - Appendix, Calibrations: Data for all calibrations performed are shown and presented in such a way that a reader could adequately judge the performance of the calibrated equipment.
10% - Appendix, Equipment and Materials: Detailed information about each piece of equipment and chemical used is given (model, purity, dimensions, and so on).
25% - Appendix, Error Analysis: All independently measured experimental quantities are listed and assigned an appropriate uncertainty. Error propagation is performed and the principle sources of error in the experiments are identified.
10% - Format, Language & Appearance
30% - Figures convey information efficiently, accurately, and aesthetically. Fonts are of appropriate size. Figures are titled, and captions are positioned correctly and are sufficiently descriptive.
20% - Tables are neat, and as compact as possible while still conveying useful information. Table labels are correctly formatted.
50% - Proper style, grammar, and spelling.
10% - Bonus Points
100% - Bonus points may be awarded for extraordinary, skillful and insightful effort in reaching and going beyond project objectives.
100% - Penalty
100% - Late penalties are 10 percent of possible total points for the first day late (or fraction thereof), and 2 percent of possible for each subsequent day. Late reports will not be eligible for bonus points.
100% - Penalties due to ethical violations (outlined in the student code). They may range from any percentage of the project score to failure of the class.

 

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