Mohammad Ali Jinnah Universality

Islamabad Campus

Mechanical Engineering Department

FINAL YEAR PROJECT EVALUATION RUBRICS
1

Students Name

Registration No.

Project Title

Supervisor Name

Evaluator Name

Evaluation
Criteria
1. Ability to
Identify and
formulate
Design
Problem
2. Design
Innovation
and
complexity

3. Problem
Analysis

4. Design
Procedure

Non
Existing
0

Poor
1

Satisfactory
2

Good
3

Excellent
4

Insufficient
identification of
Problem,
inadequately
objectives.

Partial identification
of Problem, lack of
specifics does impair
solution of design

Adequate
identification of
problem; any lack
of specifics does
not impair solution
or design

Clear and complete

identification of
design goals and
objectives

Project has no
design
innovation or
creativity

Project contains
no or few
original,
innovative/creativ
e aspect.

Project contains
some original,
innovative/
creative aspect.

Project contains
significant
original,
innovative/
creative aspect.

Problem analysis
part is skipped or
does not contribute
to creating an
effective design

Analyses performed
is haphazard
and do no follow a
logical
flow.

Problem analysis
performed
correctly and
contain many
elements of quality
engineering
approach

Effective problem
analyses was
performed to
enhance design
effectiveness
and choose design
parameters.

No evidence of
ability

Little evidence of
ability to understand

Some evidence of
ability to

Clear evidence of
ability to understand

Score

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5. Final
Design

6. Ability to
evaluate
design and
quantify its
performance

7. Ability to
use software
and hardware
tools in
project design
and evaluation

8. Project plan
and Resource
Management

9. Ability to
effectively
communicate
with the
audience

10. Design
Documentatio
n and

to understand the
design
requirements,
limitations,
analyze different
alternatives, and
provide a feasible
design

the design
requirements,
limitations, analyze
different alternatives,
and provide a
feasible design

understand design
requirements,
limitations,
analyze different
alternatives,
and provide a
feasible design

design
requirements,
limitations,
analyze different
alternatives, and
provide a feasible
design

Final design is not

working and does
not demonstrate
use of any
design process or
engineering
standards

Final design is
partially functional
and demonstrates
little use of design
process and
engineering
standards.

Final design is
functional and
demonstrates
some use of design
process and
engineering
standards

Final design is fully

functional and
demonstrates
effective use of
design process and
engineering
standards

No reason
provided for the
selected solution.
Project does not
include evaluation
of results

Reasoning for the

solution based on
opinion only.
Results evaluated but
without any focus.

Reasoning for the

solution is
supported by facts.
Results are
evaluated, reflects
the projects need

Solution selected by
the use of
comparative data.
Evaluation data are
collected to support
needs.

No evidence of
ability to select
appropriate tools,
techniques and
skills to solve
problems or design
a system

Little evidence of
ability to select
appropriate tools,
techniques and skills
to solve problems or
design a system

Some evidence of
ability to select
appropriate tools,
techniques and
skills to solve
problems or design
a system

Clear evidence of
ability to select
appropriate
tools, techniques
and skills to
effectively solve
problems or design a
system

No evidence of
planning.
Missed significant
milestones or
project not
completed.

Project Plan was

made but not
followed, some goals
accomplished,
inconsistent use of
time and resource
persons

Project Plans and

procedures
followed during
the project.
Goals
accomplished;
most milestone
met; misses some
deadlines

Project plan,
procedures
followed and
documented.
Resource persons
were allocated for
tasks and Project
timeline followed
consistently

Presentation of
goals, methods
and solutions
lacking clarity,
difficult to follow;
most technical
terms not used
appropriately.

Presentation of
goals, methods and
solutions not clear,
difficult to follow;
some technical terms
not used
appropriately.

Goals, methods
and solutions were
presented clearly;
most technical
terms used
appropriately

Goals, methods and

solutions presented
clearly; all technical
terms used
appropriately

Project Report has

poor quality
writing and no

Project Report
attempts
appropriate format.

Project Report uses Project Report uses

appropriate format. appropriate
Information in
format. Information

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presentation

proper format.
Information in
report is not
organized.
Demonstration
may not work and
derails the purpose
of the
presentation.
Project results not
share with others.
Report did not
quote any source
of information.

Information in
reports organized
into sections with
data or design
features explanation
present.
Demonstration is
present but breaks up
flow ofpresentation.
Project results shared
with others. Report
did not quote all the
source of
informationthat were
used.

reports is well
organized.
Demonstration
enhances
understanding
duringpresentation.
Project results
shared; Both
positive and
negative results
presented.
Report quotes
nearly all
the source of
information
being used.

in reports is well
organized.
Demonstration is
effectively
incorporated into
presentation.
Project results
shared;
Improvements
presented.
Reports does not use
information without
giving credit to the
appropriate source.

Comments, if any

Examiners
Full Signature
Date

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