Josh

MSci Report Marks

I am taking exams at the moment, but more depends upon the mark for my project report than for the exams.

If I get 80% in the report I am sorted. I can average 40% in my exams and I get my degree.

However if I get 60% in the report I need to average 50% in my exams to get my degree.

I expect to get 60% in my Bio-Physics exam, and I expect that I will get 60% in Hydrodynamics.  However Space and Atmo are completely different things.  I could cock them up immensely.  Then I have 5 days off then my final exam.  And if Icannot aquire 2:1 level knowledge to pass an exam in 5 days I would never have gotten this far at Imperial.

But what if I cocked up Bio and just don't realise it.  And what if the others don't go my way.  Requiring only 40% in the exams would make me feel a lot better.  So I would quite like my report marks back.

It has been marked, and handed over to the guy in charge of Projects, but I have no idea what it is yet.  Or when I will get the marks.

And that too could really swing either way.

I don't think I have done as well as this:

80 – 90 %

Very high quality work that clearly demonstrates independent contributions andoriginality at research level in addition to an authoritative account of the work under taken with almost no gaps in the understanding of the topic. A comprehensivediscussion of background material and discussion of relevant literature is included. Thework is of a quality that, with some effort, is publishable as part of an article in a peer-reviewed journal.

40 – 50 %

Adequate with relevant material in some places. Uncertain large gaps and large deficiencies in

the discussion and understanding in various parts of the project. Adequate discussion of

background material and relevant literature is included.

70 – 80 %

Very good work demonstrating an authoritative account with relevant material throughout

and with independent contributions by the student. There are only minor gaps in the

understanding of the project work. A very good discussion of background material and relevant

literature is included. Some of the work is of a quality that it could contribute to aspects of a

publishable article in a peer-reviewed journal.

60 – 70 %

Good work with relevant material and authoritative in most places, including some independent

contributions by the student . Only few gaps and few deficiencies in the discussion and

understanding in minor parts of the project. A good discussion of background material and

relevant literature is included.

50 – 60 %

Satisfactory with relevant material in most places and possibly authoritative in some places.

Some gaps and some deficiencies in the discussion and understanding in some parts of the

project. Some background material and discussion of relevant literature is included.

So, really I do not know.  I just want my mark damn it, so I can know if I can relax during the exams.