Grade Template CSC454
Hi everyone:
To ensure more clarity on how grading is done and to enable you to focus on more important areas in the assignments, it was decided to let everyone
know beforehand how the process will be. The template that will be used to grade is thus provided below for your consumption.
be aware that this is an open ended course, i.e. there are no right or wrong answers. However, there are good and bad answers! Thus, if one group
has answered some part very well, it may still get 4 or 3 out of 5 in case there is another one which has dealt with the issue in a
better manner. In that sense, in the absence of the ‘absolutely correct solution’, the grading has to be relative to be fair to those who have
put in the best efforts. We hope this template will enable you to be be more focussed and questions if any, may be directed to your respective TAs.
Assignment D	(Note for TAs: if something does not apply, like Legal issues, it should be NA  and points normalized)
Scale: 1:Lowest, 5: Highest			Points
			Group	Group	Group	Group
Business Idea		Weight
Product		5%
	Clarity in description
	Marketability (utility to customers)
	Explanation of differentiation aspect
Customers		20%
	Identification of Markets (vague or specific)
	Target people - consumers/retail stores/specific people in organizations
	Explanation of Value proposition to the customer
	Evaluation of customer strength/weakness
Competition	(This will essentially be graded from Appendix A)	25%
	Awareness of competition explained
	Sources of competition mentioned (active or potential)
	Composition of Appendix A
	Any weak areas in your product/service that competition can overcome easily
Regulation
	Identification of legal issues, if any	5%
Suppliers		5%
	Description of suppliers you will need to have
	Details on supplier strengths if any
	Justification for how crucial/non crucial your suppliers are to you
	Any alternatives in place?
Complementary Services		15%
or Products	Is complementary technology in place for you?
	How you propose to link with these suppliers if they exist
	Explanations of need and type of alliances, if any
Business Model		15%
	Explained sources of revenue (one time, subscription, franchise fees etc.)
	Details on distribution system and reasons thereof (why retailers or online etc.)
	Process of manufacture/outsourcing if needed
Expertise		10%
	Group work in place? Who does what and why?
	Notes on what you need to seek and from where?
	List of contacts
Total		100%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00