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Criteria
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Insufficient: fails to meet academic requirements |
Satisfactory: meets academic requirements |
Excellent: belongs to the top 10%* |
Content
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Content: Insufficient
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Content: Satisfactory
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Content: Excellent
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Content of Thesis |
Content is unclear, inaccurate, and/or incomplete
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Support for the central purpose of the project is weak or poorly discussed
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Presents clear and appropriate information that adequately supports the central purpose of the project
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Presents balanced, significant, and valid information that clearly and convincingly supports the central purpose of the project
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Displays only rudimentary knowledge of the content area
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Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge of the content area
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Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the content area
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Reader gains few if any insights
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Reader gains some insights
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Reader gains important insights
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Usefulness of Conclusions and Recommendations |
Conclusions are often not well supported, inaccurate, and/or inconsistent
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Conclusions are logical and consistent with the analysis and evidence, though maybe not surprising
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Conclusions are coherent, well supported, logically consistent, complete and insightful
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Recommendations, if any, are trivial or unrealistic
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Recommendations are useful and realistic
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Recommendations are creative, realistic and very useful
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Input and Feedback |
Content of thesis heavily depended on UU supervisor’s ideas and input
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UU supervisor did not need to provide excessive input
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Thesis was written with minimal input from UU supervisor
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Many feedback sessions were required
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Regular feedback sessions were held as scheduled
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The amount of feedback needed was minimal
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Timeliness |
The deadline for finishing the thesis was exceeded by three months or more without valid reasons
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The deadline for finishing the thesis was exceeded by less than four weeks or longer with valid reason
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The thesis was finished in time according to schedule or overdue by less than four weeks with valid reason
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Achievement of Internship Objectives |
Accomplished few if any objectives as specified at the start of the internship
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Accomplished most objectives as specified at the start of the internship
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Met or exceeded all objectives as specified at the start of the internship
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Content: Additional Comments
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Process
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Process: Insufficient
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Process: Satisfactory
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Process: Excellent
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Organisation and Planning |
Consistently failed to organize and plan work effectively
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With a few minor exceptions, work was adequately organized and planned
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Effectively organized and planned work; set realistic deadlines in well-balanced work plan
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Did not make a work plan and/or set few, if any, deadlines
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Most deadlines in work plan were realistic
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Knew how to prioritize
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Quality of (daily) Work |
Work was done in a careless manner and was of erratic quality
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With a few minor exceptions, adequately performed most work requirements
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Thoroughly and accurately performed all work requirements
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Work assignments were usually late and
required review |
Most work assignments submitted in a timely
manner |
Submitted all work assignments on time
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Made numerous errors
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Made occasional errors
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Made few if any errors
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Obtaining and handling feedback |
Asked few if any questions and rarely sought out additional information from appropriate sources
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In most cases, asked relevant questions and sought out additional information from appropriate sources
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Consistently asked relevant questions and sought out additional information from appropriate sources
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Was unable or slow to
understand new concepts, ideas, and work assignments |
Exhibited acceptable understanding of new
concepts, ideas, and work assignments |
Very quickly understood new concepts, ideas, and work assignments
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Was unable or unwilling to recognize mistakes
and was not receptive to making needed changes and improvements |
Was usually willing to take
responsibility for mistakes and to make needed changes and improvements |
Was always willing to take
responsibility for mistakes and to make needed changes and improvements |
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Initiative and creativity |
Had little observable drive and required close supervision
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Worked without extensive
supervision |
Was a self-starter
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Showed little if any interest in meeting
standards |
Normally set his/her own goals and, in a few
cases, tried to exceed requirements |
Regularly approached and solved
problems independently |
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Did not seek out additional work and
frequently procrastinated in completing assignments |
In some cases, found problems to solve
and sometimes asked for additional work assignments |
Consistently sought new challenges and
asked for additional work assignments |
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Dedication and Perseverance |
Was not committed to the job
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Was motivated to do a good job
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Was highly motivated and prepared to go the extra mile
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Easily gave up when encountering setbacks
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Was able to deal with most setbacks
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Effectively coped with setbacks
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Work Attitude |
Was insecure and timid, and/or regularly exhibited a negative attitude
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Except in a few minor instances, demonstrated a confident and positive attitude
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Demonstrated an exceptionally confident and positive attitude
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Was dishonest and/or showed a lack of
integrity on several occasions |
Regularly exhibited honesty and integrity in
the workplace |
Consistently exhibited honesty and integrity in
the workplace |
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Displayed significant lapses in ethical and professional behaviour
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Normally behaved in an ethical
and professional manner |
Always behaved in an ethical and professional manner
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Supervision Required |
Was generally unreliable in completing
work assignments |
Was generally reliable in completing tasks
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Was consistently reliable in
completing work assignments |
Did not follow instructions and procedures promptly or accurately
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Normally followed instructions and procedure
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Always followed instructions and
procedures well |
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Was careless, and work needed constant
follow-up |
Was usually attentive to detail, but work had
to be reviewed occasionally |
Was careful and extremely attentive to detail
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Required close supervision
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Functioned with only moderate supervision
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Required little or minimum
supervision |
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Attendance and Punctuality |
Was absent excessively and/or was almost
always late for work |
Was incidentally absent for a valid reason and
almost always on time |
Always reported to work as scheduled with no
absences, and was always on-time |
Organizational Fit |
Was unwilling or unable to
understand and support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals |
Adequately understood and supported the organization’s mission, vision, and goals
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Completely understood and fully supported the organization’s mission, vision, and goals
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Exhibited difficulty in adapting to organizational
norms, expectations, and culture |
Satisfactorily adapted to organizational norms,
expectations, and culture |
Readily and successfully adapted to organizational
norms, expectations, and culture |
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Frequently seemed to disregard appropriate authority and decision-making channels
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Generally functioned within
appropriate authority and decision-making channels |
Consistently functioned within appropriate authority and decision-making channels
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Response to Supervision |
Rarely sought supervision when necessary
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On occasion, sought supervision when
necessary |
Actively sought supervision when necessary
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Was unwilling to accept
constructive criticism and advice |
Was generally
receptive to constructive criticism and advice |
Was always receptive to constructive criticism and advice
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Seldom if ever implemented supervisor
suggestions |
Implemented supervisor suggestions in most
cases |
Successfully implemented supervisor
suggestions when offered |
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Was usually unwilling to explore
personal strengths and areas for improvement |
Was usually willing to
explore personal strengths and areas for improvement |
Was always willing to explore personal strengths and areas for improvement
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Technical Skills |
Had difficulty in understanding and applying
quantitative or qualitative methods appropriate to the job |
Satisfactorily employed quantitative or
qualitative methods appropriate to the job |
Effectively employed quantitative or
qualitative methods appropriate to the job |
Exhibited limited facility with relevant information technology, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and/or other software in the development of work products and the completion of work assignments
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In most cases, adequately utilized relevant information technology, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and/or other software in the development of work products and the completion of work assignments
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Successfully and proficiently utilized relevant information technology, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and/or other software in the development of work products and the completion of work assignments
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Interpersonal Skills |
Exhibited little or no ability or willingness to
interact and communicate with co-workers |
Demonstrated an acceptable ability to interact
and communicate with co-workers |
Demonstrated proficiency in interacting
and communicating with co-workers |
Could not manage or resolve conflicts, and/or often antagonized others
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Adequately managed and
resolved conflicts |
Managed and
resolved conflicts in an effective manner |
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Was unwilling or reluctant to accept
constructive criticism and advice |
Accepted constructive criticism and advice in
most cases |
Sought and willingly accepted constructive
criticism and advice |
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Communication Skills |
Often communicated in an unclear way in writing and/or orally
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Communicated adequately, both in writing and orally
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Communication was always clear, understandable and organized, both in writing and orally
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Regularly caused confusion
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Usually clear and understandable
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Process: Additional Comments
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Presentation
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Presentation: Insufficient
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Presentation: Satisfactory
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Presentation: Excellent
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Oral Presentation |
Presentation could not be understood because there was no logical sequencing of information
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Work assignment was presented in a sequence that the audience could follow
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Work assignment was presented in a logical, interesting, and effective sequence, which the audience could easily follow
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Intern used superfluous or no graphics or graphics did not support or relate to work assignments
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Graphics supported and were related to the work assignment
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Presentations used effective graphics to explain and reinforce the information presented
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Presentation could not be understood because there was no logical sequencing of information
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Work assignment was presented in a sequence that the audience could follow
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Work assignment was presented in a logical, interesting, and effective sequence, which the audience could easily follow
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Intern made little or no eye contact
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Intern maintained eye contact with the audience with a few minor exceptions
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Intern maintained eye contact with audience
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Intern read most or all of the work assignment
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Intern read from notes on a few occasions
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Intern seldom returned to notes
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Intern mumbled, incorrectly pronounced terms, and/or spoke too quietly
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Intern used good voice dynamics and clearly enunciated terms
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Intern spoke in a clear voice and used correct, precise pronunciation of terms
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Presentation rambled, was unclear, and could not be followed by the audience
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Overall, the presentation was delivered in a satisfactory manner and met expectations with respect to oral communication skills
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Presentation was thorough, clear, compelling, informative, and professionally delivered
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Intern lacked confidence, was uncomfortable, and could not answer basic questions.
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Intern was comfortable for the most part and adequately answered questions
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Intern was confident, comfortable, and answered questions effectively
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Presentation: Additional Comments
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Overall Performance Evaluation of Student Intern | |||
If a new internship position were available within your company/organization, would you recommend another
SBM student for such a position? |
No
Yes
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More Comments
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If a position were available within your company/organization, would you recommend this
student for employment? |
No
Yes
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More comments
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* Requirements for “satisfactory” must be fulfilled as well | |||
** In case of fraud or plagiarism, the examiner will inform the Board of Examiners of this in writing |
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