Midterm Project Grading Rubric

Midterm Paper Grading Rubric: 20 points

Identifying and Interviewing a Researcher

Needs Improvement:● interview with researcher

about the day to day management of his/her project’s data covers six or less of the components of the simplified data management plan

Meets Expectations:● interview with researcher

about the day to day management of his/her project’s data covers all 7 components that are addressed in the simplified data management plan

Exceeds Expectations:● interview with researcher

about the day to day management of his/her project’s data covers all 7 components of the simplified data management plan

● includes research and data challenges that the researcher encounters

● data sharing practices in the researcher’s field

● researcher’s plans for sharing or preserving their data post-project

Creating a Data Interview Instrument

Needs Improvement:● instrument has fewer than

eight questions● is not semi-structured● does not have defined

themes● does not include open-

ended questions● questions do not have

researcher describe project, role, data management practices and challenges in his or her own words

Meets Expectations:● instrument is semi-

structured● meets minimum number of

eight questions with minimum four open-ended questions

● questions rely heavily on a model questionnaire without addressing specific areas of the researcher’s project

Exceeds Expectations:● instrument is semi-

structured● includes questions covering

all stages of the researcher’s project life cycle: data management planning and practices before, during, and after

● questions combine model and self created questions based on the researcher’s project

Writing a Data Management Plan

Needs Improvement:● data management plan is

less than two pages● does not provide a plan,

recommendation, tool, or resource for each of the questions covered in the students’ data interview instrument

Meet Expectations:● data management plan is

two pages● provides a plan,

recommendation, tool, or resource for each of the questions covered in the students’ data interview instrument

Exceeds Expectations:● data management plan is

two pages● provides a plan,

recommendation, tool, or resource for each of the questions covered in the students’ data interview instrument

● covers the management of the project’s data over its entire life cycle

Reflection Paper

Needs Improvement:● less than 3 pages● does not describe

experience creating interview instrument

● does not talk about experience with the interview process

● does not include all final written parts: interview instrument and DMP

Meets Expectations:● is in the 3-5 page range● briefly describes

experience creating interview instrument

● briefly talks about experience with the interview process

● includes all final written parts: interview instrument and DMP

Exceeds Expectations:● is in the 3-5 page range● fully describes

experience creating interview instrument

● fully talks about experience with the interview process

● includes all final written parts: interview instrument and DMP

No Assignment: 0 points Needs Improvement: 1-7 pointsMeet Expectations: 6-13 pointsExceeds Expectations: 14-20 points

Midterm Presentation Grading Rubric: 10 points

Presentation

Needs Improvement:● difficult to follow and

understand● no logical progression● hard to hear or

understand speech with no eye contact

● no handouts● improper use of visuals● does not respond to

questions

Meet Expectations:● well thought out● good progression● clear speech with little eye

contact● some handouts provided● use of visuals● adequately answers

questions

Exceeds Expectations:● clear and well thought out● good progression● clear speech with eye

contact● handouts are provided● proper use of visuals● thoroughly answers

questions

No Presentation: 0 PointsNeeds Improvement: 1-3 pointsMeet Expectations: 4-7 pointsExceeds Expectations: 8-10 points