Word Processing

Spreadsheet

Database

Presentation

Grading Rubrics

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of every possible error in an assignment or project, rather a compilation of some of the more common issues encountered that you should eliminate before submitting your work.

Word Processing

Missing date. (-4)
Date not right aligned. (-2)
Addressee information not supplied. (-7)
Missing salutation or closing. (-4)
Inconsistent spacing between sections. (-2)
Spelling error. (-2)
Lack of visual appeal or minimal content. (-10)
Image missing from resumè. (-10)
Image size disproportionate to content. (-3)
Contact information not supplied. (-7)
Responsibilities or accomplishments not listed. (-7)
Verbose description. (-4)
Bullets not used. (-4)
Inconsistent bullets. (-4)
Content off center. (-2)
Content not aligned. (-2)
Inconsistent formatting. (-5)
Exorbitant white space. (-2)

Spreadsheet

All sheets should be in one workbook. (-5)
Workbook not appropriately named. (-4)
Worksheet not appropriately named. (-3)
Missing sheet. (-5)
Lack of visual appeal or minimal formatting. (-7)
Inconsistent formatting. (-5)
Currency formatting not applied to currency values. (-4)
Inconsistent decimal formatting. (-3)
Extraneous formatting. (-3)
Missing formula in cell. (-7)
Incorrect formulas in cell. (-5)
Function not used instead of formula. (-3)
Inconsistent value column widths. (-2)
Missing chart. (-20)
Chart not based on correct content. (-5)
Unnecessary replication of data in chart worksheet. (-5)
Chart main title missing. (-7)
Chart legend superfluous. (-2)
Chart legend redundant. (-2)
Chart legend is indeterminate. (-5)
Chart text hard to read on background. (-3)
Column chart axis titles missing. (-5)
Column chart axis labels are indeterminate. (-5)
Pie chart did not display percentages. (-3)
Spelling error. (-2)

Database

Database not appropriately named. (-4)
Incorrect table definition. (-15)
Tables not related. (-15)
Missing key field. (-10)
Incorrect key field. (-7)
Incorrect related field. (-7)
Field missing. (-5)
Related fields do not have same exact name, type, or size. (-5)
Incorrect field type. (-4)
Field size is too large or small. (-3)
Excessive redundancy. (-7)
Missing query. (-20)
Table, query, or report name does not describe content. (-5)
Missing report. (-20)
Report not sorted. (-7)
Report not sorted by all criteria. (-4)
Too few records in table. (-5)
Spelling error. (-2)

Presentation

Presentation not appropriately named. (-4)
Logo not on every slide. (-10)
Missing animation. (-10)
Title text size not consistent across all slides. (-7)
Body text size not consistent across all slides. (-7)
Title vertical location not consistent across all slides. (-3)
Bullet horizontal location not consistent across all slides. (-3)
Bullet type not consistent across all slides. (-3)
Logo size not consistent across all interior slides. (-5)
Image size disproportionate to content. (-3)
Title should not wrap. (-3)
Bullet text should not wrap. (-3)
Exorbitant white space. (-2)
Bullet text out of alignment. (-3)
Verbose. (-5)
Inconsistent formatting. (-4)
Image overlaps content. (-7)
Spelling error. (-2)