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IP Proposal 
Independent Research Project Proposal
Rubric Code: P55X5
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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Expectation
  Unacceptable

69 pts

Passing

75 pts

Adequate

88 pts

Exceptional

100 pts

Title
2 %

Must be descriptive and specific to your project
Unacceptable

Unacceptable
Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:

Title is inaccurate
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:

Title is lengthy (> 12 words)
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:

Uses common names for organisms
Exceptional

Brief but accurate description of experiment

Uses scientific names
for organisms
Introduction/Overview
Demonstrate you have a clear hypothesis to test, a repeatable procedure, a good understanding of background theory, and the ability to convey “why this project is important. Give context for your experiment. Clearly define your problem by identifying the question addressed and your hypothesis.
Background
15 %

Here you want to show, what’s been done before [and maybe talk about what’s wrong with it if your hypothesis runs contrary to the majority of research] and what’s the big significance/connection to the real world. This requires a little background reading from peer-reviewed articles.
Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:

Unclear or missing connections between current work and background information
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:

Attempts connections between current work and background information, but gaps in logic exist
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:

wordy but clear phrasing
Exceptional

Uses background information to:

Identify what is known about topic

Identify the unanswered
question/inconsistency in previous work that
your study addresses
Reference Selection
5 %

You are required to have some background research done in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles, one common article is acceptable, but at least ONE source should be from a peer-reviewed article). Please cite properly.
Unacceptable

No outside (outside the lab provided resources) references.
Passing

At least one outside source but no primary (peer-reviewed) resources cited.
Adequate

ONE peer-reviewed article and one other source cited.
Exceptional

At least two peer-reviewed articles cited.
Define Problem (What)
10 %

Question and Hypothesis
Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:

Question/Objective and hypothesis are unclear
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:

Convoluted explanation of objectives and/or hypothesis
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:

Wordy phrasing of objectives and hypothesis
Exceptional

Clearly states objectives of current work

Sentence structure combines BOTH the problem you’re addressing and your hypothesis about the relationship you will observe
Define Contribution (Why)
10 %

Why you are doing your project and why that's important
Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
Unclear how your experimental design will address the problem/question
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
Unclear how study contributes to biological knowledge
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:

Unclear why research question is important
Exceptional

• Explains how study will address the problem/question

• Demonstrates why the research is important. A non-expert audience should easily understand why you want to study ________.

• Explains how study contributes to biological knowledge
Materials and Methods
Use the procedure you detailed in your Pre-Proposal. However, in this case you want to expand on it. Give all the details and all the steps. Treat it as if you are writing a Materials & Methods for a Minireport. [Hint: if you do this right, you will have a procedure to follow when you carry out your project and you will have the section already written!!]
Materials
10 %

Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:

Incomplete description of materials and quantity/unable to replicate procedure
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
Materials listed but are not incorporated into text
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
Materials used are incorporated into text but not listed separately
Exceptional

Materials used are incorporated into text AND listed separately,
Quantity and Quality stated explicitly (i.e. 4 ml of 80% acetone.
Methods
30 %

Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:

Incomplete description of procedure/unable to replicate procedure
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
• Discussion of results is present
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
• Contains explicit reference to containers and labeling procedures
• Basic lab techniques described in too much detail
Exceptional

• Basic laboratory techniques described briefly
• No discussion of results
• Only relevant info needed to repeat experiment is included
Works Cited
Follow format in "How to Properly Cite Sources in Scientific Literature" handout
Reference Page
4 %

Full references follow format in "How to Properly Cite Sources in Scientific Literature" handout
Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:
• 5 + errors
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
• 3-­‐5 errors
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
• 1-­‐2 errors
Exceptional

• No errors
In-text Citations
3 %

In-text citations follow format in "How to Properly Cite Sources in Scientific Literature" handout
Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:
• 3 errors
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
• 2 errors
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
• 1 error
Exceptional

• No errors
General
Stylistic guidelines
Layout
4 %

Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:
• 5+ errors
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
• 3-5 errors
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
• 1-­2 errors
Exceptional

• Write in report style
• 12 point font
• 1 inch margin
• Double-­‐spaced
• headings/
subheadings for sections
• decimal numbers less than one, did you mark the ones column with a zero? For example, write 0.02 not .02.
• Works cited at the end
Tone
4 %

Unacceptable

Achieves all expectations in Passing, except:
• Tone is casual or persuasive
• unclear sentences
Passing

Achieves all expectations in Adequate, except:
• Tense or voice used incorrectly
Adequate

Achieves all expectations in Exceptional, except:
• Under or overestimates audience’s knowledge base
• Writing is clear but not concise
Exceptional

• Writes for audience with similar knowledge base
• Factual and objective tone
• Uses future tense, active voice
• Writing is clear and concise
Grammar
3 %

Unacceptable

5+ grammatical or spelling errors
Passing

3-5 grammatical or spelling errors
Adequate

1-­2 grammatical or spelling errors
Exceptional

No grammatical or spelling errors



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