POSTGRADUATE ASSESSMENT

FORMATS

Postgraduate students are assessed using the following

formats:

Format A

• Final Exam 50%

• Continuous Assessment 50%

Format B

• Continuous Assessment 100%

Format B

• Continuous Assessment 100%

FORMAT A

Final 50% ; Continuous Assessment 50%

Component Marks

Final Examination 50% • 3 hours • Application, analysis, synthesis & evaluation type

essay questions • NO objective/Multiple Choice Questions or True-

False Questions

Continuous Assessment

50%

• Assignment (One only)

For courses that have equal weighting for the understanding of content knowledge and the practical work.

FORMAT B

Continuous Assessment 100%

Task Marks

Research proposals

Field Study

Case Studies/ Case Analysis

Extended Essay based on library research

Project reports

100%

Assignment 1

Assignment 2

For courses that require full coursework that is predominantly task-based.

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

FINAL EXAM QUESTION FORMAT

Part A: Two (2) essay questions. Answer ALL. -- coverage: mainly the fundamental / core concepts -- 20 marks x 2 = 40 marks

Part B: Five (5) essay questions. Answer three (3). -- coverage: all topics -- 20 marks x 3 = 60 marks

QUESTION-TYPE ACCORDING TO QUESTION FORMAT

Question-type

Part A: TEQ and/or MEQ

Part B: TEQ or MEQ

• TEQ = True Essay Question; MEQ = Modified Essay Question

• Do not include different question types in part B.

“Rosmah gives 30-minute therapeutic massages at a local gym. All of her Monday and Friday appointments are taken, and she has a waiting list for those who would like to move their regular massage to the first or the last day in the week. At the end of those days Rosmah is exhausted. Demand on Tuesdays and Thursdays is at an acceptable level, but no one seems to want a massage on Wednesday. Rosmah wishes she could convince some of her Monday and Friday customers to come on Wednesday”.

Can you give her some ideas to help shift the demand for her service? Justify your answers.

[20 marks]

An Example of True Essay Question (TEQ) [marking scheme]

An Example of Modified Essay Question (MEQ) [marking scheme]

After going through the product development process and investing RM2 million in its R & D, a new Petronas Syntium motor oil is launched.

a) PETRONAS could choose market-penetration and market-skimming pricing strategy for Syntium motol oil. Explain the differences between the two (2) pricing strategies.

[5 marks]

b) The new motor oil will be introduced in three (3) types as shown below. Discuss which pricing objectives you would use for each of the motor oil.

[15 marks]

[TOTAL: 20 MARKS]Note: Not more than 3 sub-questions. 2 sub-questions are preferred.

Type Target A Normal passenger car B High performance car C New generation of hybrid car

An assignment must be performance-based in that it requires students to complete a task or a number of related tasks to achieve its objective(s).

They might involve:

doing a field study, doing a case study or case analysis carrying out a project, gathering information from various sources for a particular topics producing an extended–response essay (open ended question),

etc…

An assignment should not be in the form of a test paper consisting of a set of restricted-response questions.

Assignment Format

A Performance Task should have the following components:

Statement of objective Task description Scoring Criteria Additional guidelines, if necessary. (Mode of submission, No.of pages, documents to be submitted, etc)

An ExampleExample:

BMMK5103 (Format A)

BMBR5103 Assignment 1 & BMBR5103 Assignment 2 (Format B)

Marking Scheme & Scoring Method

• All examination and assignment questions must be accompanied by appropriate marking schemes.

• Each marking scheme should indicate clearly how marks will be allocated.

• Wherever necessary, suggested answers should also be provided. • The scoring method can either be the analytic method using the point system, the holistic method using a rubric or a combination of both. Under the holistic method, the rubric can either be analytic or holistic.

SCORING METHOD

SCORING METHOD

1.1 Analytic method using the point system

1.2 Holistic method using a rubric

1.2.2 Analytic Rubric

1.2.1 Holistic Rubric

A score is awarded for every correct/relevant point in a response. The sum of these individual scores provides the final score of the response.

Example

Award 2 marks for each well-elaborated reason.Award 1 mark for a mere mention of an appropriate reason.Suggested answers: ……………… ……………… …………….. ……………..(Accept any two of the above.)(Accept any other appropriate answers.)

(2 marks x 2 = 4 marks)

1.1 ANALYTIC METHOD USING THE POINT SYSTEM (checklist system)

A single score is awarded for the response taken as a whole based on the rubric with the predetermined criteria.

1.2.1 Holistic method using holistic rubric

Example

Marks Descriptor

7 – 8 The response contains all the important ideas related to the topic. The ideas are fully developed with lots of facts and examples. The answer is exemplary, detailed and clear.

5 – 6 The response contains most of the important ideas related to the topic. The ideas are well-developed with some facts or examples.

The answer is good, has some detail, and is clear.

3 – 4 The response contains some of the important ideas related to the topic. The ideas are satisfactorily developed with supporting facts or examples.

The answer is satisfactory but may be vague or include some inaccurate information.

1 – 2 The response contains few important ideas related to the topic. The ideas are not properly developed. There are numerous misconceptions. The answer is poor.

Award a maximum of 8 marks using the following rubric.

(8 marks x 1 = 8 marks)

Separate scores are awarded for different aspects or dimensions of the response based on the rubric with the predetermined criteria.

1.2.2 Holistic method using the analytic rubric

Example

Award a maximum of 12 marks using the following rubric

Dimension 1 2 3 4

Focus/Organisation

Main ideas not clear

Main ideas present but not focused

Stated or implied main ideas

Focused & organised

Clearly stated main idea

Unified focus & organisation

Elaboration Restricted elaboration of main point

Moderate elaboration of main point

Full elaboration of one main point

Extended elaboration of one main point.

Mechanics Some minor and some major errors that cause reader confusion

Some minor errors

One or two major errors

A few minor errors

No more than one major error

One or two minor errors

No major errors

(4 marks x 3 = 12 marks)Note: Weighted analytic rubric can be used.

Weighted Analytic Rubric: An Example

Award a maximum of 12 marks using the following rubric

Dimension 1 2 3 4 Weighting score

Focus/Organisation

Main ideas not clear

Main ideas present but not focused

Stated or implied main ideas

Focused & organised

Clearly stated main idea

Unified focus & organisation

X 1.25 5

Elaboration Restricted elaboration of main point

Moderate elaboration of main point

Full elaboration of one main point

Extended elaboration of one main point.

X 1.25 5

Mechanics Some minor and some major errors that cause reader confusion

Some minor errors

One or two major errors

A few minor errors

No more than one major error

One or two minor errors

No major errors

X 0.5 2

(4 marks x 1.25 x 2 = 10 marks)(4 marks x 0.5 = 2 marks)

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