OLET2701 Grade Descriptors

High Distinction (85%+): An Outstanding Level of Achievement. Displays innovative and imaginative thinking. Project work demonstrates initiative and ingenuity in research and production, confident and proficient application of creative concept, materials relevant to the project and critical skills throughout, and makes an insightful contribution to the student’s or discipline area or other knowledge domain. High level of ability to set demanding and achievable objectives, meets those objectives in challenging and exciting ways with a high degree of success. Demonstrates a broad and in-depth knowledge of current issues and practices as well as the ability to apply theoretical understandings and relate ideas and project work to a broader context. Exhibits independence in thinking and motivation as well as a high degree of sophistication in critical analysis and self-evaluation.

Distinction (75-84%): An Excellent Level of Achievement.  Project work demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness in research and production, competent application of creative concept, materials relevant to the project and critical skills throughout, receptive to critical feedback and a willingness to explore new ideas. Displays a high level of commitment to work, ability to set demanding and achievable objectives and meet those objectives with a high degree of success and originality. Demonstrates a broad awareness of current issues and practices and the ability to adapt and apply ideas to new situations. Independently motivated, resolves problems with informed critical judgment.

High Credit (70-74%): Highly Competent Work. Project work displays evidence of initiative in research and production, competent application of creative concept and materials relevant to the project and critical skills in most areas, receptive to critical feedback and a willingness to explore new ideas. Exhibits a commitment to work, the ability to set clear and achievable objectives, and meets those objectives with some degree of success and originality. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of key concepts and practices and the ability to relate and contextualize ideas. Approaches problems with innovation and insight.

Low Credit (65-69%): Competent Work. Project work displays some evidence of initiative in research and production, a general competency in the fundamental application of creative concept and materials relevant to the project and skills in most areas, receptive to critical feedback and a willingness to go beyond mere replication of content knowledge to show extended understanding of key ideas. Exhibits a commitment to work, the ability to set reasonably clear and achievable objectives with a moderate degree of success and originality. Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of certain key concepts and practices and a genuine attempt to engage critically and creatively with the project. Some evidence of independent self-assessment.

High Pass (60-64%): Work has considerable merit. Project work contains evidence of a broad and reasonably accurate command of creative concepts, material and technical proficiency relevant to the project, responds to critical feedback in fairly direct translation. Exhibits a satisfactory level of commitment, the ability to set reasonable objectives and meet more than basic course requirements with acceptable achievement. Demonstrates an understanding of relevant concepts and practices within a fairly defined context and displays a genuine effort to engage critically and creatively with the project. Some evidence of independent self-assessment.

Medium Pass (55-59%): A satisfactory level of achievement. Project work contains evidence of a reasonably accurate command of creative concepts, material and technical proficiency relevant to the project, responds to critical feedback inconsistently and in fairly direct translation. Exhibits an adequate level of commitment, the ability to set reasonable objectives and meet more than basic course requirements with limited achievement. Demonstrates an understanding of relevant concepts and practices within a defined context, attempts to present some conceptual relevance to the project brief. Some evidence of independent self-assessment.

Low Pass (50-54%): An acceptable standard. Project work contains evidence of adequate but inconsistent command of creative concepts, material and technical proficiency relevant to the project, occasionally responds to critical feedback and in fairly direct translation. Exhibits a passable level of commitment, the ability to work out objectives and meet the basic requirements of the course. Demonstrates some understanding of relevant concepts with little ability to contextualize ideas and form relevant arguments. Little evidence of independent self-assessment.

Fail (Below 50%): Work not of an acceptable standard. Project work displays clear deficiencies in use of creative concepts, material and technical skills relevant to the project, little or no response to critical feedback, a lack of engagement with the course, fails to demonstrate any understanding of conceptual ideas and practices, does not satisfy most or all of the basic course requirements. Deficiencies clearly outweigh accomplishments.