University of Glasgow
School of Chemistry
Placement Supervisors Project Assessment Form – (Industrial/exchange)
Student:
External supervisor:
Organisation where the placement took place:
Project Title:
A. Practical PERFORMANCE
Application (diligence and effort, commitment, productivity)
Mark
8–10 Excellent productivity and professional level of output
6
Effective use of time and good number of reliable results
5
Lacking in commitment, most aspects of project conducted in a satisfactory
fashion
4
Poor attendance, poor time management, minimal progress achieved
0–2 Very poor attendance, minimal effort, no substantial progress
/10
Technical Expertise (ability to handle new concepts and techniques, practical skills,
efficiency and effectiveness, attention to safety issues, methodical in approach to
work)
Mark
8–10 Excellent technical ability, publishable quality of output
6
Able to perform most techniques, receptive to ideas which were then
implemented
5
Competent but required significant help with complex tasks
4
Passable level of skill, implemented some ideas but misunderstood some
0–2 Poor level of skill, generally ineffective in the lab despite help
/10
Initiative and Communication Skills (suggestions/questions posed by the student,
amount of supervision required, response to technical problems/difficulties
encountered, ability to be pro-active, influence on eventual outcome of project, ability
to communicate effectively with peers and work as part of a team)
/8
Mark
6.5–8 Excellent grasp of concepts, innovative lines of enquiry self-generated,
excellent communicator, could work independently
5
Contributed most ideas to advance the project, effective communicator
4
Some ideas which contributed to the project, required significant supervision
3
Some ideas but mainly irrelevant and impractical
0–1.5 Dependent on others, contributed little to project direction, poor
communication skills
This completed form should be returned to Dr. Andy Sutherland, School of Chemistry, University of
Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Email: Andrew.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk
Comments (compulsory) and sub-total mark for practical performance
/28
B. WRITTEN WORK: Placement report
Technical Presentation (overall clarity of entire thesis, logical arrangement, written
style)
Mark
5.5–7 Flawless English, logical structure, engaging style
4
English good, essentially error free, clear organisation
3.5 English acceptable, some text to scheme links
2.5 Minimal organisation of material, difficult to follow
0–1.5 Poor use of English, lacked any apparent order
/7
Background
&
Introduction
(quality
of
abstract,
appropriate
background/introduction section and placed within the context of the project work,
clear statement of aims and justification of techniques used and approaches taken)
Mark
4–5 Precise, coherent, structured display of subject mastery, all key references cited
3
Scientific aims clearly identified, clear comprehension of background
2.5 Most scientific aims identified, references from acceptable sources
2
Aims and background poorly conveyed, key references missing
0–1 Little relevant background material presented, few non-www references
/5
Understanding & Analysis (validity/accuracy of inferences drawn from data
obtained, sufficiency of data to support conclusions drawn, unbiased and nonselective appraisal of data, appreciation and evaluation of experimental
limitations/errors)
Mark
4–5 Mature, reasoning based analysis, lucid presentation of challenges faced
3
Clear awareness of scientific challenges, logical approach to problem solving
2.5 Some comprehension of scientific issues, some attempts to apply reason-based
analysis
2
Little evidence of critical analysis, limited understanding of key scientific issues
0–1 No understanding of project, no meaningful analysis
/5
This completed form should be returned to Dr. Andy Sutherland, School of Chemistry, University of
Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Email: Andrew.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk
Quality of Experimental / Technical Content (volume, accuracy, consistency and
clarity of presentation)
Mark
4–5 Outstanding volume of high quality information
3
Good volume of high quality, technical information, format largely adheres to
convention
2.5 Some useful data collected, format and presentation non-ideal
2
Little meaningful information obtained, presentation of data imprecise or
inaccurate
0–1 Few results obtained, quality of data very poor, format unconventional
/5
Comments (compulsory) and sub-total mark for written work
/22
Total for sections A and B
/50
Signature of placement supervisor:
Date:
This completed form should be returned to Dr. Andy Sutherland, School of Chemistry, University of
Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Email: Andrew.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk