Rubric example - Planning Report

In Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Canberra, the last unit that students take to finish the course is 'Planning Report' which is a mini research project. We don't have class for this unit. Students discuss with their supervisors and plan, develop, and finish the mini research project. Usually course convener (myself) supervise each student on this unit.
This unit is 'corpus' of studies that students undertake throughout the course. To develop planning report, students refer to planinng theory, analytical method, some tools such as statistics software, geotraphical information system. The evaluation of the report is thus comprehensive. I refer to the assessment criteria and rubric that is used in San Jose State University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (below). The assessement criteria below is systematic and transparent. I think, for comprehensive report, this criteria works very well to evaluate how the assignment is addressing the criteria (learning outcome). This can be used as a check list on how assignment should be structured and what shold be included. Students can understand the strong and weak points of their assignment by using this sheet and utilise for their future learning.

(Source: San José State University, The Faculty of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, URBP 298B: Special Study: Planning Report Completion Spring 2010)