PACC6000 Business Report Rubric

Date: Course Name: Financial Accounting 1

Student Name: Student Number:
Newcastle Business School

Criteria Standards
Weight Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction Score
% 0-49 50-64 65-74 75-84 85-100
Executive Summary 10 Summary is minimal; key Summary is adequate; Summary is good: key Summary is highly Summary is excellent: all
information is missing minimal information is information is restated developed; all major major points are restated
and Insignificant details missing. Summary is well and minor details points are restated clearly and concisely and no
are prevalent. relatively free of and author opinions are clearly and concisely minor details and opinions
Summary does not insignificant details. avoided. and minor details and appear. Excellent summary
restate purpose, key Summary restates the Summary restates main opinions not apparent which restates main
arguments, facts, and following: main purpose, purpose, key points, Well developed purpose, key points, facts,
figures. key points, facts, and facts, and figures well. summary which and figures.
Summary’s organisation figures. Summary is well effectively restates Summary is highly organised
follows no coherent Summary is organised in organised. Information main purpose, key and invites readers to read
order. a reasonable manner follows a logical order. points, facts, and more. Information flows in a
Information is not Summary shows Summary is written for figures. Summary logical order creating clarity
tailored toward the evidence of audience an executive audience. follows a logical order and interest; is tailored
audience. awareness. and promotes clarity. nicely toward executive
Information is well audience. Executives can
tailored toward make decisions and take
executive audience. appropriate action.
Introduction 5 Does not provide Introductory information Introductory information Introduction is well Introduction is excellent:
adequate background is adequate but can is clear and developed. developed: it’s clear, quick to engage a
and does not convey improve in development engaging, and professional audience.
purpose or report’s form. and clarity. thorough.
Analysis/ 50 Data is not relevant for Data is relevant but Data is appropriate and Data is appropriate Data is appropriate and
Inferences & purpose; presentation presentation and relevant; presentation and very relevant; very relevant; presentation
Results and interpretation of interpretation of results and analysis of data is presentation and and analysis of data is
results are inaccurate. need work. Visual good. Visual analysis of data is thorough, deep and
No visual supplements supplements are supplements are thorough and sophisticated. Visual
such as tables or graphs included and provide included and provide engaging. Visual supplements are included
are included. valuable information but valuable information. supplements are and provide valuable
warrant more thought included and provide information that is clear,
and editing. valuable information professionally presented,
that is clear and and insightful.
professionally
presented.

Conclusion & 25 Both are unclear and not Adequate conclusions Relevant conclusions and Conclusions and Conclusions and
Recommendations connected to the and recommendations recommendations are recommendations are recommendations are
report’s data. are provided. provided and explained. excellent with pertinent, realistic,
thorough explanation. evidence-based, and
detailed.
Report 5 Continuity of argument Continuity of argument Continuity of argument Continuity of Continuity of argument
Organisation & and evidence is not and evidence is present. and evidence is clearly argument and and evidence is very
Format apparent. Sections are All required sections are apparent. All required evidence is highly professional. All required
poorly organised and included but may sections are included apparent. All required sections are effectively
some are missing. Many require further and organised. Minimal sections are included structured and organised.
formatting errors exist organisation. Formatting formatting errors exist. and well-structured Free of formatting errors .
such as units of measure errors exist but do not and organized. No
impede the reader; formatting errors exist.
correct units of measure
Mechanics, Spelling 5 Numerous grammatical Some grammatical Minimal grammatical No grammatical errors No grammatical errors
& Grammar errors exist and impede errors exist but generally errors exist and don’t exist. exist.
Documentation meaning. don’t impede meaning. impede meaning. Report is essentially Report is free of
and Referencing Report has numerous Report has some Report has minimal free of punctuation, punctuation, spelling, or
punctuation, spelling, or punctuation, spelling, or punctuation, spelling, or spelling, or capitalization errors.
capitalization errors. capitalization errors. capitalization errors. capitalization errors. Sentences are complex
Style is not concise or Style is generally concise; Sentences contain Sentences contain no and sophisticated. Style is
professional. some additional editing minimal errors that don’t errors and are diverse concise and professional.
may be warranted. impede meaning. Style is and sophisticated. The report has clearly
Essential information has Some essential concise and professional. Style is concise and been edited and proofread
not been added in the information has been Both sentences and style professional. The numerous times.
Appendices added in the Appendices are good. report has clearly been The appendices added are
Essential information has edited and proofread. useful tools for the
been organised and Essential information professional reader.
added in the Appendices has been well
organised and added
in the Appendices
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