TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

RUBRIC FOR MARKING COURSEWORK

MPU-3322 / MPU-3342 CONTEMPORARY MALAYSIAN ISSUES

COURSEWORK (100%)

1. Assessment 1: Review Report (40%)

PLO8 – Ethics and Professionalism

Score 1 2 3 4 5
Sub-attribute Very Weak Weak Fair Good Excellent
Morality of topic -Can barely highlight - The highlighting of the -Being fairly able to -Being well able to - the morality aspect of
the morality aspect morality aspect of the highlight the morality highlight the morality the topic when
of the topic when topic is weak when aspect of the topic when aspect of the topic when showcasing the
showcasing the showcasing the showcasing the showcasing the background of the topic
background of the background of the topic background of the topic background of the topic and reasons why the
topic and reasons and reasons why the and reasons why the topic and reasons why the topic topic deserves the
why the topic topic deserves the deserves the students’ deserves the students’ students’ review in an
deserves the students’ review review. review. excellent and distinctive
students’ review. - Does not meet the - Slightly does not meet -Meet the required length. manner.
- Does not meet the required length per the required length per - Meet the required
required length per paragraph paragraph length.
paragraph

Academic ethics -Can barely provide - Provide weak -Being fairly able to -Being well able to -Being able to provide
and sound argument of argument of agreement provide sound argument provide sound argument sound argument of
professionalism agreement and disagreement that is also of agreement and of agreement and agreement and

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 disagreement that is not supported by proper disagreement that is disagreement that is disagreement that is
supported by proper in-text citation and supported by proper in- supported by proper in- supported by proper in-
in-text citation and referencing. text citation and text citation and text citation and
referencing. referencing. referencing. referencing in an
-Does not meet the -Slightly does not meet -Meet the required length excellent and distinctive
required length per the required length per per paragraph. manner.
paragraph paragraph -Meet the required
length per paragraph

Personal identity -Can barely relate the - Weak relating of the -Being fairly able to relate -Being well able to relate -Being able to relate the
topic to one’s topic to one’s personal the topic to one’s personal the topic to one’s personal topic to one’s personal
personal experience experience and thoughts experience and thoughts. experience and thoughts. experience and thoughts
and thoughts -Does not meet the -Slightly does not meet -Meet the required length in an excellent and
-Does not meet the required length per the required length per per paragraph distinctive manner.
required length per paragraph paragraph -Meet the required
paragraph length per paragraph
Value in lessons -Can barely display - Weak display of values -Being fairly able to -Being well able to -Being able to display
learnt values in lessons in lessons learnt in display values in lessons display values in lessons values in lessons learnt
learnt in relation to relation to one’s personal learnt in relation to one’s learnt in relation to one’s in relation to one’s
one’s personal experience and thoughts. personal experience and personal experience and personal experience and
experience and -Does not meet the thoughts. thoughts. thoughts an excellent
thoughts. required length per -Slightly does not meet the -Meet the required length and distinctive manner.
-Does not meet the paragraph required length per per paragraph -Meet the required
required length per paragraph length per paragraph
paragraph

● Maximum score of 3 is given if the work slightly does not meet the required length (150-200 words) per paragraph.
● 1 score will be deducted if no citation or references are included in these segments; Introduction, Reasons and Review of Points.

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 2. Assessment 2: Review Presentation (30%)
PLO 4 –Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Score 1 2 3 4 5
Sub-attribute Very Weak Weak Fair Good Excellent
Clarity of ideas -Very weak clarity in - Weak clarity in the -Fair display of points -Clear display of points Display of points
the display of points display of points due to through rather effective through the effective use through the effective use
without the use of ineffective use of visual use of visual aids of visual aids. of visual aids is
visual aids. aids. -Points are fairly -Points are sufficient. excellent and distinctive
-Very insufficient - Insufficient points sufficient. -Points are very
points sufficient.
Articulateness -Very weak -Weak articulation -Fair articulation -Proper articulation -Articulation
and fluency articulation (frequent (frequent (mispronounciation in (pronounciation, effective (pronounciation,
mispronounciation, mispronounciation, some instances, mediocre use of language) of points effective use of
ineffective use of ineffective use of proficiency of language) shared in class. language) of points
language) of points language) of points of points shared in class. -Speaks fluently with shared in class is
shared in class. shared in class. -Speaks fairly with minimum repetitions and excellent and distinctive.
-Could barely speak -Weak fluency, several noticeable hesitation. - Speaks very fluently
fluently, frequent noticeable repetitions repetitions and hesitation. without any noticeable
repetitions and and hesitation. repetitions and
hesitation. hesitation.
Confidence in -No eye contact with -Seldom have eye -Being fairly able to Being well able to Being able to maintain
delivery the audience, with contact with the maintain proper eye maintain proper eye proper eye contact with
voice that is very audience, with voice contact with the audience, contact with the audience, the audience to
soft, not able to that is not able to with rather clear voice with clear voice and demonstrate the
penetrate through the penetrate through the and rather steady body steady body composure. presenter’s emotion,
room and nervous room and nervous body composure. - Rarely refers to the text with clear voice that
body composure (eg: composure (eg: giggling -Often refers to the text captures and retains
giggling etc) etc) attention, steady body
composure with

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 -Reading directly -Reading directly from dynamic use of body
from the text all the the text most of the gestures.
time. time. - Does not refer to the
text at all, spontaneous
delivery.
Adaptability to - Very weak in - Weak in adapting the -Being fairly able to adapt -Being well able to adapt -Being able to adapt the
audience adapting the presentation to the the presentation to the the presentation to the presentation to the
presentation to the audience’s level. audience’s level by audience’s level by audience’s level by
audience’s level. varying the delivery varying the delivery varying the delivery
methods at times. methods in many methods in an excellent
occassions. Able capture and distinctive manner,
and retain the attention of succeeding in getting the
the audience. audience’s engagement
with the sharing.

3. Assessment 3: Review Dialogue (30%)

PLO2 – Cognitive Skills

Score 1 2 3 4 5
Sub-attribute Very Weak Weak Fair Good Excellent
Relevance The postings in The postings in Google The postings in Google Being very well able to The postings in Google
Google Classroom Classroom are lacking in Classroom are fairly upload postings in Google Classroom demonstrate
are very lacking in relevance to the given relevant to the given Classroom that are the core essence of the
relevance to the topics, with learning topics, with learning relevant to the given given topics, with
given topics, with objectives that weakly objectives that are fairly topics, with learning learning objectives that
learning objectives generate the class able to generate the class objectives that can are able to generate
that can barely dialogue dialogue

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 generate the class generate the class active class dialogue in
dialogue dialogue effectively a dynamic manner
Optimisation - Can barely - Weak optimisation - Being fairly able to - Being well able to - Being able to
optimise points of points in the reply optimise points in the optimise points in the optimise points in
in the reply comments for the reply comments for reply comments for the reply comments
comments for the posted information the posted the posted for the posted
posted - Weak curation for information information information
information required information - Fairly able to curate - Being very able to - Being able to curate
- Can barely to create a for required curate for required for required
curate for meaningful dialogue information to create information to create information to
required - Weak relating of the a meaningful dialogue a meaningful dialogue create a meaningful
information to dialogue to the - Fairly able to relate - Being very well able dialogue
create a Malaysian context the dialogue to the to relate the dialogue - Being able to relate
meaningful Malaysian context to the Malaysian the dialogue to the
dialogue context Malaysian context
- Can barely in an excellent and
relate the distinctive manner
dialogue to the
Malaysian
context
Engagement - Very weak - Weak participation - Participation of - Participation of - Participation of
participation of of students’ in class students’ in class students’ in class students’ in class
students’ in class dialogue dialogue is moderate: dialogue is good: dialogue is excellent
dialogue - Lack ability to work - Fairly able to work - Being well able to and distintive:
- Very weak independently in independently in work independently - Being able to work
ability to work curating for relevant curating for relevant in curating for independently in
independently in information (posting information (posting relevant information curating for relevant
curating for and comments) and comments) (posting and information (posting
relevant - Lack ability to do - Fairly able to do self- comments) and comments)
information self-monitoring of monitoring of the - Being able to do
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 (posting and the dialogue - Fair class attendance. - Being well able to do the dialogue
comments) progress. self-monitoring of the progress in an
- Very weak - Poor class dialogue progress. excellent and
ability to do self- attendance. - Good class distinctive manner
monitoring of the attendance.
- Excellent class
dialogue
attendance.
progress.
- Very poor class
attendance.

Inquisitive Mind Very weak in Lack ability in Being fairly able to Being well able to Being able to
demonstrating demonstrating interest to demonstrate interest to demonstrate interest to demonstrate interest to
interest to explore explore the given topics, explore the given topics, explore the given topics, explore the given topics,
the given topics, uploading uninteresting by putting forth rather by putting forth by putting forth
uploading and outdated posts and interesting posts and interesting posts and interesting posts and
uninteresting and comments that do not comments that reflect comments that reflect comments that reflect
outdated posts and reflect current concerns current concerns or that current concerns or that current concerns or that
comments that do not are debated by selected are debated by many are widely debated by
reflect current groups many in an excellent
concerns and distintive manner.

● Maximum score of 3 is given if the comments slightly do not meet the required length (150-200 words)

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