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	Excellent	Good	Adequate	Inadequate	Weight	Score
Technical Content	Content was at appropriate technical depth	Content had sufficient basic information, but more depth in some areas needed	Content includes only basic information about topic	Content depth insufficient to impart technical knowledge of subject	40
Thoroughness	Content covered breadth of topic well; excellent use of references	Content covered much of the topic; good use of references	Content covered some of the topic; adequate use of references	Content covered little of the topic; poor use of references	15
Organization & Coherence	Topic is clearly discussed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly developed; flow is good; well organized	Most information presented in logical sequence; generally well organized, but needs better transitions between concepts	Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions between topics; flow and organization are choppy	Choppy and disjointed; lack of flow; development is vague; no apparent logical order of topics	15
Writing Skills	Writing is clear, concise; topic well introduced and summarized; excellent analysis; conclusions well supported	Not as polished as possible, could use some re-writing to make clearer; good analysis; reasonable conclusions	Choppy, difficult to read; analysis not very deep; weak conclusions	Largely unintelligible or incoherent; little real analysis; conclusions unsupported	15
Mechanics	Excellent levels of visual appeal, spelling, grammar, use of graphics, use of appropriate formatting	Generally good mechanics, but could use some improving	Many mechanical issues resulting in numerous distractions	Significant mechanical problems resulting in continuous distractions	15
TOTAL

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