Rubric

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Executive Summary
Executive Summary
Criteria Ratings Pts
Design Description
How does the design of the pump/turbine work.
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Clear concise description of how centrifugal pump and turbine work together.
6 pts Missing Key Points Description of how turbine works missing one or two key points or includes one or two mistakes
3 pts Attempted Description is difficult to understand because of unclear logic or poor sentence structure.
0 pts No Marks
pts
10 pts
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Utility/Usefulness of Design
What will this turbine be used for at its current size
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Mentions one or more plausible uses.
6 pts Half Marks Answers are implausible
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks Not attempted
pts
10 pts
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Manufacturability of Design
How will these parts be made?
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Mentions one or more plausible ways to manufacture the parts.
6 pts Half Marks Answers are implausible
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks Not attempted
pts
10 pts
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Potential Failure of Design
Discusses how and where certain parts will fail
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Talks about more than one part and explains the how/why behind how the part might fail.
6 pts Half Marks Answers are implausible
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks
pts
10 pts
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Ways to Mitigate Failure
How would you insure no failure
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Talks about one or more ways to mitigate failure, explaining the how/why this change will do so.
6 pts Half Marks Reasoning behind logic is flawed.
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks
pts
10 pts
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End User Safety Hazard
Discusses what are potential hazards to the user
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Talks about one or more ways this design could be hazardous to the user and the reasoning.
6 pts Half Marks Reasoning behind logic is flawed.
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks
pts
10 pts
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Ways to Ensure Safety
Discusses ways to provide safety for the user
threshold: pts
10 pts Full Marks Talks about one or more ways to ensure safety for the user and the reasoning.
6 pts Half Marks Reasoning behind logic is flawed.
3 pts Attempted Very difficult to understand.
0 pts No Marks
pts
10 pts
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