Topics contributes up to 55 marks towards the Part I Total, allocated as follows:
CONTENT – 35 MARKS
- Research quality – 15 marks
- how thorough does the group’s research appear to have been?
- how accurate and complete is the science as reflected in the product?
- is the material digested and examined critically, and does it give full references to quoted material?
- Educational quality – 8 marks
- how well would the product teach the topic to a technically-minded non-specialist?
- Imaginative use of the web – 7 marks
- how imaginative is the product?
- does its web format help or hinder the presentation of the topic?
- is navigation around it easy?
- does its home page serve its function as anchor?
- are its links, especially to external sites, used appropriately?
- Operational quality – 5 marks
- does it crash?
- do any of its links fail?
- do any of its image/sound/video features fail?
- is it slow, or might it be slow to general users (e.g. through excessive use of images on the home page)?
PRESENTATION – 20 MARKS
- Delivery – 10 Marks
- clear explanations
- appreciation of the audience
- lively and entertaining
- pacing and timing
- Slides – 10 marks
- visual material: diagrams and images
- coherent and easy to follow
- attractive appearance