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Business Skills

Instructions

  • These rubrics can be used at the start of the business internship (to discuss and align expectations), during the interim assessment, and during the final assessment period at the end of the internship. 
  • To provide feedback on the different criteria use the sliding bar to indicate where the student fits best. Note that the position of the scale-bar does not reflect a linear scale from 0-10 points. 
  • The descriptions of performance levels are only indicative of what is expected and additional comments in the open remarks space 'Feedback/feedforward' may be necessary to fine-tune, add criteria, or specify feedback. The space 'Additional Criteria, Feedback, and Comments' at the bottom of the Rubric can also be used for this purpose. 
  • A written narrative accompanying the rubric should be filled in under 'Additional Criteria, Feedback, and Comments'. This field is obligatory. 
  • If a criterium is not applicable, you can use the eye icon on the right to grey-out the criterium. 
  • The rubrics are automatically saved to your browser, so you can continue working at a later time-point. To clear the rubrics for a next student use the option 'clear fields' at the bottom of the page. There you can also download the rubric use the 'Download rubric' button to turn it into a pdf document. The examiner must upload the pdf at the right step in OSIRIS Case.
  • An instruction video on how you can make the best use of the rubrics can be found here. 
  • We recommend using the SEED Tool. If you are using it during this project, take it side-by-side with this rubric to set/revise expectations and provide feedback. 
  • Name student
  • Research group
  • Select Master's programme
    • Science and Business Management
  • Student number
  • Rubric filled in by
    • Examiner
    • Supervisor host institute 
    • Daily supervisor
    • Student
  • Select project type
    • Business Internship
  • Select assessment moment
    • Interim Assessment 
    • Final Assessment 

Preconditions for project to be eligible for assessment

  • The rubrics are discussed between the examiner and daily supervisor (if not the same person) *
  • The rubrics are (orally) discussed with the student to provide extra feedback *
Criteria
Insufficient
Sufficient - Good
Good - Excellent
Feedback/feedforward
Process and technical skills
Insufficient
Sufficient - Good
Good - Excellent
Feedback / feedforward
Designing and planning

• Plans activities inefficiently and is not organized

• Plans most activities efficiently

• Plans activities efficiently and productively; sets realistic deadlines in well-balanced work plan

• Executes plans suggested by supervisor only

• Asks questions regarding the proposed plans and has ideas for follow up 

• Proposes new valid plans based on previous results including proper controls

Task execution

• Does not apply technical tools independently

• Applies technical tools independently

• Finds and masters new technical tools or improves existing procedures

• Does not master technical/business skills

• Has required technical/business skills

• Has excellent technical/business skills

Analysis and interpretation

• Depends largely on supervisor for correct interpretation of results

• Can interpret the results correctly after some guiding questions and tips from the supervisor

• Can correctly interpret the results without help from the supervisor

• Is unable or slow to understand new concepts, ideas, and work assignments

• Exhibits acceptable understanding of new concepts, ideas, and work assignments

• Very quickly understands new concepts, ideas, and work assignments

Protocols and results

• Required information (protocols/calculations/designs) is missing or not up to date

• All required information (protocols/calculations/designs) is available and up to date

• Repetition of experiments/designs based on provided information is easily possible

• Results or material not or insufficiently organized

• Results or material well organized

• Results or material well organized and clear for general use

Discussing outcomes (own results and those of others)

• Hardly participates in discussions nor asks questions

• Participates in discussions and asks questions

• Is critical during discussions and occasionally leading them

• Does not place work/results into perspective

• Discussion in the light of (recent) literature or societal matters

• Stays on top of recent literature or connects to societal matters

Professional attitude
Insufficient
Sufficient-good
Good-excellent
Feedback/feedforward
Responsibility and safety (data safety, equipment, etc.)

• Workspace and equipment not taken care of after use

• Takes care of workspace and equipment after use

• Takes responsibility for workspace and equipment

• Does not respect nor follow the guidelines, procedures and safety measures 

• Is aware of and follows the guidelines, procedures and safety measures 

• Takes responsibility for guidelines, procedures and safety measures for themselves and others

Initiative, independence, creativity, handling feedback

• Relies on supervisor's instructions only

• Takes initiative after stimulation by supervisor

• Takes ownership of the project

• Relies on supervisor's ideas only

• Comes up with own ideas

• Has original ideas that further the project 

• Does not ask for help, guidance, or feedback 

• Requests general help, guidance, or feedback 

• Provides relevant and concrete questions when asking for help, guidance, or feedback

• Responds defensively or ignores feedback; minimal improvements after feedback

• Responds well to feedback leading to reasonable improvements

• Takes feedback seriously yielding excellent improvements

Critical attitude (towards self and other people's research)

• Self-reflection is absent

• Shows self-reflection 

• Self-reflection leads to behavioural changes

• Critical attitude is absent, asks no questions

• Has critical attitude towards (published) research

• Critical attitude is based on intellectual depth and profundity

Integrity, conscientiousness

• Argumentation biased, manipulated or left out*

 • Argumentation reliable and trustworthy

• Argumentation accurate, reliable and trustworthy; shows awareness of confidentiality of information

Displays significant lapses in ethical and professional behaviour

Normally behaves in an ethical and professional manner

Always behaves in an ethical and professional manner

Perseverance, dedication

• Loses motivation when experiencing setbacks

• Repeats the process until trustworthy results are obtained

• Perseveres but knows when to stop

Communication with colleagues

• Does not take colleagues into account and/or does not communicate with colleagues

• Is aware of needs of colleagues and communicates with them when necessary

• Takes (needs of) colleagues into account and communicates with them proactively, e.g., to share ideas

Punctuality

• Does not meet deadlines

• Meets most deadlines

• Sets own deadlines and adheres to them

• Does not keep appointments

• Keeps appointments

• Schedules appointments when necessary

Organizational fit

Is unwilling or unable to understand and support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals

Adequately understands and supports the organization’s mission, vision, and goals

Completely understands and fully supports the organization’s mission, vision, and goals

Exhibits difficulty in adapting to organizational, norms, expectations, and culture

Satisfactorily adapts to organizational norms, norms, expectations, and culture

Readily and successfully adapts to organizational expectations, and culture

Additional Criteria, Feedback, and Comments**
 (required)

* In case of fraud or plagiarism, the examiner will inform the Board of Examiners about this in writing
** Obligatory: please provide a written narrative to accompany the rubrics

  1. Name supervisor/examiner 
  2. Current date

Research Project

Writing Assignments

Business Internship