SEMINAR NIT-851(C439) Rubrics
Excellent Very Good
Seminar
4 3
Identified topic is research
Topic based or covers latest
1 challenges in the area of
Identification
information technology
Demonstrates in depth
knowledge; answers questions
with explanations and
elaboration
2 Literature Thoroughly, but concisely,
Review describes previous and related
work; clearly explains how
current work fits into broader
field
All of audience can hear
presentation; maintains eye
contact with audience; clear,
3 Oratory Skills expressive voice; poised, good
posture, no distracting
mannerisms
Held audience’s attention
throughout, points made
in creative way; listened
Audience carefully to audience
4
interaction questions and responded
directly to question asked
presented in logical sequence;
introduction and background
give
proper context; key points and
5 Organization
conclusions are clear and well
developed
insightful conclusions
supported by evidence;
discusses implications and
6 Conclusions
application;
recommends future work
Original content, flow is clear
7 Documentation and format is as per university
Fair
Identified topic is about latest
technology/tool useful for
computer science and
information technology
Adequate knowledge of
most topics; answers questions,
but fails to elaborate
Describes previous and
related work; makes
connection to current
work
Most of audience can
hear presentation; eye
contact most of the time;
clear voice, but not as
expressive; a little nervous, not
as polished
Held audience attention
most of the time; polite in
answering questions, but
not as directly
Most information presented in
logical
sequence; clear introduction;
adequate
background; some irrelevant
information
conclusions supported by
evidence; some discussion of
implications and future
directions
Partially Original content, flow
is clear and format is as per
Poor
2 1
Identified topic covers an
interesting area of study in
information technology
Superficial knowledge of
topic; only able to answer
basic questions
Mentions other work done
in field; connections to
current work not as clear
Difficult to hear;
occasional eye contact;
some mumbling, little or
no expression; nervous,
some distracting
mannerisms; reads much
of slides
Difficulty holding
audience
attention, facts presented
with little or no
imagination; lengthy
answers, sometimes
without answering the
question asked
Some problems with
sequencing, lacks clear
transitions; incomplete or
overly detailed
introduction; emphasis
given to less important
information
conclusions could be
supported by stronger
evidence; minimal
discussion of implications
and future work
Partially Original content,
flow is unclear and format
COs
Identified topic is general C439.2
and uninteresting topic
Does not have grasp of C439.2
information; cannot
answer questions about
subject
Unaware of other work
done in the field; little or
no context for current
work
Audience can’t hear C439.1
presentation; no eye C439.3
contact; hard to
understand, monotone;
speaker uncomfortable
and uninterested; reads
slides word for word
Completely lost audience C439.1
attention; started C439.3
responding before
questions finished;
answers often unrelated
to the question asked
Little or no organization, C439.1
difficult to follow;
missing
or ineffective
introduction;
confusing or no
background; key points
unclear
conclusions not C439.1
supported C439.2
by evidence; no
discussion of
implications and future
work
C439.1
No originality in content ,
flow is unclear and
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