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Readers Evaluation for Honours Thesis and Major Project

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Abstract and Concluding Statement (have the intentions set out in the Introduction been carried through?)

Introduction, with clear statement of purpose and scope of the project; Literature review; References (balance and suitability for the thesis; not including format)

/10

Were techniques used appropriate and well understood?

/10

Results: basic presentation of data, including tables of data; taxonomic, field, sample and petrographic descriptions

/10

Synthesis/Discussion: Use made of the presented data. Is the level of interpretation appropriate for the data presented? Originality of thought. Logical development of ideas. Use of multiple working hypotheses. Conclusions drawn.

/30

Illustrations: quality and degree to which imaginative use is made of illustrations in presenting the work

Comments of the Reader

Organzation and Format: • Are internal headings and structural paragraphs well used? • Is the document user-friendly? (check that thesis contains Table of Contents, Table of Figures and Table of Tables). • Degree to which internal layout of text, tables, illustrations, captions and references conforms to acceptable practices (not including typographical errors)

/15

Comments of the Reader

Use of Language: Use of grammar and vocabulary; spelling and typographical correctness. • Scientific style (clarity, precision, conciseness, objectivity, separation of description and interpretation)

/15

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Readers Evaluation for Honours Thesis and Major Project

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