Generic Project Rubric

Characteristic	F or C (There are no D's in grad school.)	B	A
Topics covered	Less than complete; omits important topics	Complete; covers all important topics	Covers at least all important topics and perhaps more. Complete. Goes beyond the course requirements.
Breadth and depth of coverage of each topic	Inadequate; trivial cases; tests not presented.	Good coverage. Code tests included.	Exceptional coverage. Code particularly well tested, tests particularly well reported
Self-contained (stand alone) report	Reading or evaluation of the report depends on material not included in the report. (E.g., the report refers to source code details, but does not include that source code.)	Report is self-contained	Report is self-contained.
Material in the report is clearly presented and explained	Presentation is not clear.	Presentation is clear.	Presentation is particularly clear.
Ease of navigation and use within report	Items are not easy to locate. Document is hard to use.	Report is easy to navigate and use.	Document is especially easy to navigate and use.
Report contents and presentation create an impression of professionalism.	Report's presentation of its contents appear to reflect a low level of professionalism.	Report's presentation of its contents appear to reflect a high level of professionalism.	Report's presentation of its contents appear to reflect a very high level of professionalism.
Report is convincing evidence for the high capability of the student(s) in the area (s) covered by the project.	Report is unconvincing, or is convincing evidence of low capability.	Report is convincing of high capability.	Report is convincing of very high capability.
Student's performance on the project, especially for team projects, is appropriately professional, collaborative and collegial.	Performance is insufficiently professional, collaborative and/or collegial.	Performance is sufficiently professional, collaborative and/or collegial.	Performance shows particularly good professionalism, collaboration and collegiality.

Note: The SSE courses are graduate courses that may be counted toward Masters degrees. Graduates with Masters degrees may be expected to show initiative and creativity in software engineering.

The regularly expected grade for graduate courses is "B". A deliverable that covers all of the required material well should receive a B. Deliverables that demonstrate a level of initiative and creativity beyond the ordinary expectations for the Masters level may receive a grade of A.

A lot of projects in the SSE program are open-ended and substantially student-defined. It is up to you to make the most of the opportunities presented by these projects.

The amount of effort and accomplishment expected are proportional to the number of members of the team. A two person team should accomplish twice as much as a solo performer, etc.