MANE 4173 Project Report Rubric
Team Name _____________________________________________________________
Reviewer____________________________
Grading 3 – Expert 2 – Good 1 – Average
Component (100 points)
Information  Demonstrated a thorough
Gathering & understanding of the
business
Research  Demonstrated a deep
understanding of the
(15 pts) problem or opportunity
 Correctly identified all
major sources of relevant
work both in industry
and the academy
 Demonstrated a thorough
Score:______ understanding of the
related technology
 Compared adopted
technology to prior
technology
15 points
Product/service  Used all correct methods
differentiation to identify real customer
needs
based on Voice  Significantly
of Customer differentiated
(15 pts) product/service based on
Score:______ VOC
15 points
Innovativeness  Product/service/process
design significantly
disrupt the existing ones
 Significantly reduced
cost per performance unit
 Demonstrated the
application of all facets
of fast innovation
(20 pts) process in project
Score:______ execution
20 points
Engineering  Employed appropriate
Analysis analytical techniques
(both fundamental and
advanced) acquired in
(25 pts) the curriculum to the
project at hand.
 Analyses always
illustrated with clearly
related charts, tables,
Score:______ figures, & equations
25 points
Business Plan  Complete and achievable
(5 pts) business plan pertinent
for the designed
product/service/process
Score:______  Conducted a accurate
financial analysis for the
designed
product/service/process
(Summary of Needs, Use
Date____________
0 – Novice
(80 points) (60 points) (40 points)
 Good understanding  Has some information of  It appears as
of the business the business but not though ten minutes
 Demonstrated a good enough was spent on a search
understanding of the  Correctly identified some engine.
problem or of the major sources of  Appreciation of
opportunity relevant work both in the technical context of
 Correctly identified industry and the the project clearly not
most major sources academy. demonstrated
of relevant work  Demonstrated some
both in industry and understanding of the
the academy. related technology
 Demonstrated a  Do not fully appreciate
good understanding where their project stands 6 points
of the related in relation to other efforts
technologies
 Correctly discussed 10 points
other related
technology in the
context of their
project
12 points
 Used major methods  Used some of the methods  VOC is not identified
to identify real to identify real customer  Proposed
customer needs needs product/service/process
 Differentiated  Somewhat differentiated is not differentiated
product/service product/service
12 points 9 points 6 points
 Product/service/  Product/service/process  Product/service/process
process design may design place little design copied from the
challenge the challenge to the existing existing ones
existing ones ones  No reduced cost per
 Some what reduced  Unclear reduced cost per performance unit
cost per performance performance unit  Fail to demonstrate the
unit  Demonstrated the some application of fast
 Demonstrated the application of fast innovation process in
application of most innovation process in project execution
aspects of fast project execution
innovation process in
project execution
16 points 12 points 0 points
 Employed  Employed appropriate  Did not make use of
appropriate analytical techniques but analytical techniques
analytical techniques inadequate or contains relevant to the project
(both fundamental incorrect analysis
and advanced)
acquired in the
curriculum to the 15 points 0 points
project at hand.
20 points
 Contains most  Contains a business plan,  Failed to develop a
components of the but miss key components, business plan and
business plan; or business plan is financial analysis
achievable unlikely feasible
 Financial analysis is  Financial analysis is
conducted and most conducted but incorrect
part is accurate and for the most parts.
feasible 0 points
8 points 6 points
 of Funds, 3 Year Cash
Flow Projections,
Income Projections)
10 points
Report Writing  Well organized and  Organized and  Somewhat organized and  Not organized and
(20 pts) complete (included title, mostly complete missing several items missing key items
abstract, introduction,  Written in proper  Understandable but not in  Poorly written with a
problem statement, English with technical terms. lots of grammar
Score:______ VOC, Design concepts, technical terms  Some grammar problems problems, hard to
Analysis, Final Design,  Few grammar understand
Business plan, problems 9 points
conclusion and 6 points
references) 12 points
 Well written in technical
terms
 No grammar problems

15 points

Reviewer Signature______________________________________________