| Criteria and Weighting | 70% and above (Distinction) | 60% – 69% (Merit) | 50% – 59% (Pass) | 40% – 49% (Fail) | 0% – 39% (Significant Fail) |
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Assumptions,
estimates and sensitivity analysis (25%) | Excellent – wide range of key and peripheral assumptions, demonstrating critical evaluation and understanding of the issues | Substantial selection of key and peripheral assumptions, demonstrating analysis and critical evaluation of a wide range of relevant issues for the professional context. | Good selection of key and peripheral assumptions with critical evaluation of significant issues for the professional. | Limited selection of assumptions; some recognition and critical analysis of issues of significance for the professional context. | Limited evidence demonstrating poor recognition of significance for the professional context. |
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Cash
flow
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DCF analysis (25%) | Excellent understanding of the theory and its application and subtleties | Good exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are critical and fairly insightful. | Adequate exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts lacks criticality and insight. | Poor exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are inadequate. | Very weak or missing exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are non-existent. |
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Other
financial details (35%) | Excellent understanding of the theory and its application and subtleties | Good exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are critical and fairly insightful. | Adequate exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts lacks criticality and insight. | Poor exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are inadequate. | Very weak or missing exploration of knowledge and theory relevant to the assignment. Analysis and evaluation of concepts are non-existent. |
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Critical
reflection (10%) | Excellent understanding of the strengths and limitations of the required analysis, with clear ideas on areas of improvement | Good understanding of the strengths and limitations of the required analysis, with some ideas on areas of improvement | Adequate understanding of the strengths and limitations of the required analysis, with few ideas on areas of improvement | Unclear understanding of the strengths and limitations of the required analysis, with few ideas on areas of improvement | Weak or confused understanding of the strengths and limitations of the required analysis |
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Referencing
and presentation (5%) | Excellent piece of writing, well-structured, coherent progression of argument, well-articulated and accurately referenced, with excellent summary and clear conclusions and recommendations | Well written, well-structured, coherent progression of argument, reasonably articulated and accurately referenced. Good summary, conclusions and recommendations | Fairly well written and structured, some coherence, some inaccuracies in referencing and minor issues with expression. Appropriate summary, conclusions and recommendations | Poorly written and structured, incoherent and inaccurately referenced. Lacks summary, conclusions and recommendations | Very weak piece of writing. Incoherent and poorly articulated. Inaccurately referenced. Lacks summary, conclusions and recommendations |