FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Employer’s Assessment Form
Student: …………………………………………………………………………..……………..……..……………..………
Company: ………………………………………………………………………………………..……..……………..………
Location: ………………………………………………………………………………………….……..……………..………
Start date: …………………………………..………. Finish date: ……………………………..……..……………
Please read the grading guidelines below before completing this form.
Grade
Behaviour: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Attendance
Punctuality
Reliability
Reaction to authority?
Personal/Social Skills: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Interaction with others
Team-working qualities
Confidence
Maturity
Contribution to the workplace?
Communication Skills: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Ability to impart information orally/ in writing
Informally (conversation/ email/ memos)
Formally (presentations/ meetings/ reports)
Listening to others?
Attitude to Work: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Appearance
Enthusiasm
Interest
Diligence
Dependability
Tenacity
Willingness to accept responsibility
Initiative
Self-motivation
Co-operation?
Organisational Skills: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Ability to plan work schedules and set priorities
Ability to progress several tasks concurrently
Work rate
Achieving results within or even ahead of specified timescales?
Comment
Comprehension: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Ability to understand and interpret instructions
Ability to identify problems?
Technical Achievement: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Technical knowledge
Decision making
Translation of scientific knowledge and practical skills into
achieving results/ resolving problems?
Creativity: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Initiative
Ability to originate new ideas
Adapt old concepts to new applications?
Leadership: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Planning / preparation
Delegation
Briefing/debriefing
Standing back
Ability to motivate
Recognition
Implementation of ideas
Ability to review?
Commercial Awareness: How do you rate the student in areas such as:
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Ability to appreciate commercial and financial considerations?
Signature of Industrial Supervisor:
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Name and Position:
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On completion please return this part of the form to:
The Professional Training Officer
Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences,
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XH
or email to: eng-pty@surrey.ac.uk
Date: .………………..…
Employer’s Assessment Form: Grading Guidelines
Guidance Notes
The University requires the students’ performance in the above areas to be given grades A,
B, C, D, etc. which are ultimately translated into percentages within the Honours
Classification system as used in most British universities. The following table gives the
equivalence and the corresponding typical percentage bands.
Grade
Performance
A+
Exceptional
A
Well above average
B
Above Average
C
Average
D
Satisfactory but weak
F
Unsatisfactory
The following is a list of sample comments in the various areas, which may help in allocating
the most appropriate grade.
1. Behaviour
Outstanding behaviour - volunteers for additional duties and/or overtime and
is willing to cooperate beyond the call of duty
Grade
A+
Faultless timekeeping etc - will do whatever is required but without
volunteering for additional duties
A
No significant problems in this area
B
Punctuality and reliability not always 100% - perhaps needs occasional
reprimand for minor misbehaviour
C
Casual timekeeping, not always reliable - needs frequent reminders on
correct behaviour
D
Bad timekeeping, unreliable, badly behaved
F
2. Personal/Social Skills
Outstanding personality and team working skills- develops good relationships
with people at all levels - has complete self-confidence but is without
arrogance
Grade
A+
Mixes well and establishes good relationships with fellow team members not afraid to put forward and defend his/her own ideas
A
No significant problems in this area
B
Maybe a little shy and lacking in confidence, but will cooperate with team
members
C
Prefers own company, tends not to cooperate particularly well with team
members
D
Objectionable personality, uncooperative
F
3. Communication Skills
Outstanding ability to communicate either orally or in writing - exemplary
reports, presentations etc
Grade
A+
Very competent in oral and written communications -- reports, presentations
etc to a professional standard
A
No problems in communicating ideas or results/findings in oral or written
communications
B
Has some minor difficulties in conveying information accurately and/or
concisely but does succeed in making him/herself understood
C
Has a significant difficulty in conveying information or ideas adequately in
oral or written communications
D
Fails to communicate adequately - incoherent
F
4. Attitude to Work
Exceptional enthusiasm and interest in all aspects of work - shows
outstanding willingness to accept responsibility and determination to
overcome problems
Grade
A+
Very interested in all aspects of the work programme and shows willingness
to accept responsibility and determination to overcome problems
A
Shows interest in the work programme and is willing to complete tasks as
directed with due diligence
B
Shows interest in some parts of the work programme but is reluctant to
undertake mundane or repetitive tasks
C
Shows little interest or enthusiasm and requires constant reminders to
complete tasks
D
Displays indifference and is reluctant to adequately complete any task
assigned to him/her
F
5. Organisational Skills
Grade
Exceptional ability to prioritise and plan work schedules and to progress
several tasks concurrently
A+
Above average ability to organise work schedules - set priorities and to
progress more than one task at a time
A
Average ability to organise work schedules - may need some assistance in
deciding priorities
B
Gets the work done, but in a somewhat haphazard fashion - finds it difficult
to decide on priorities without assistance
C
Muddled approach, requires regular prompting on what needs to be done
next
D
No inclination to organise and plan work schedules - has to be told what to
do next
F
6. Comprehension
Grade
Exceptionally quick to grasp new ideas and concepts and to understand and
interpret instructions
A+
Quick to understand and interpret instructions and does not normally require
additional information or explanation
A
No particular problems in understanding instructions but may sometimes
require additional information or explanation
B
Frequently requires additional explanation or explanation before grasping
new ideas/concepts and understanding instructions
C
Has significant difficulty in understanding any but the simplest instructions
and ideas
D
Has extreme difficulty in understanding any but the most basic instructions
and ideas
F
7. Technical Achievement
Exceptional achievement in translating ideas, concepts and scientific
knowledge into solutions to actual engineering problems, while requiring
minimum supervision
Grade
A+
Professional competence in solving engineering problems, with little
supervision
A
Achieves good results provided objectives are well defined and relevant
information is readily available
B
Achieves reasonable results provided objectives are spelt out and assistance
is given when required
C
Only able to complete straightforward tasks and requires regular supervision
and/or assistance
D
Requires constant supervision and assistance to complete even the simplest
tasks
F
8. Creativity
Outstanding innovator and problem solver - lateral thinker
Grade
A+
Has many good ideas and can solve problems on his/her own
A
Has some good ideas and can solve problems where most of the technology
and procedures are well established
B
Will function satisfactorily with familiar or well-established procedures and
has the occasional useful idea
C
Will function adequately only when using familiar and well-established
procedures
D
Is not prepared to think - resists change
F
9. Leadership
Grade
Drives and shapes the agenda, shows exceptional flair for managing people
and resources
A+
Contributes strategically, proactively seeks leadership opportunities, shows a
fair degree of skill and understanding in leadership positions
A
Competently takes leadership for projects, manages budgets or personnel if
given the opportunity
B
Occasionally accepts the challenge of leadership but only in “safe” initiatives
with little risk or reward - some idea of the “bigger picture”
C
Shies away from situations where personal leadership is required - has a
vague understanding of strategy
D
No potential for leadership whatsoever
F
10. Commercial Awareness
Grade
Is keenly aware of and is very interested in the commercial and financial
implications of all engineering activities
A+
Is normally aware of and interested in the commercial and financial aspects
of engineering activities even when not directly involved with them
A
Only aware or interested in the business aspects of engineering when
directly involved with them
B
Will recognise that there are business aspects to most engineering activities
but prefers not to be involved with them
C
Only appreciates commercial ramifications of engineering activities when
these are obvious and involvement is unavoidable
D
Has little awareness of commercial considerations and is only interested in
engineering
F
Guidance Notes - Employers