The official study guidelines of the BA in Design at ZHdK provides broad lines for the diploma evaluation (see § 15).
The BA thesis is composed of two aspects:
- the BA project, with a process, outcome and findings presented and exhibited counts for 22 ECTS points.
- the BA written work and documentation counts for 6 ECTS points (including a discussion during the thesis colloquium) and the criteria are listed here.
Another criteria for getting your diploma is a full project documentation (incl. images, texts, video, prototype, etc.) on the ZHdK-server. Guidelines are the same as for other projects in the IAD. Please be aware that we can not hand out a diploma to those who do not completely fulfill this requirements. For details, please have a look here: Project Documentation.
The criteria for the BA project are :
The grade is decided after each mentoring team provides their assessment (the student mentors provide a consultory assessment) and a discussion leads to a consensus.
The two external guests provide their assessment for the project itself and for the mediation via exhibition.
Additional criteria:
Depending on the angle undertaken for the project, some aspects will be particularly relevant: ie. interface design for apps and platforms, methodology for field studies, evaluation for education services, etc..
Grading details:
A hervorragend (6) = ausgezeichnete, hervorragende Leistung
B sehr gut (5-6) = deutlich überdurchschnittliche Leistung
C gut (5) = insgesamt gute und solide Arbeit
D befriedigend (4-5) = mittelmäßige Arbeit
E ausreichend (4) = Leistungen entsprechen den Mindestanforderungen
FX nicht bestanden (3,5) = es sind Nachbesserungen erforderlich
F klar nicht bestanden (<3,5)
Abstufungen: 3 = ungenügend, 2 = schwach, 1 = sehr schwach bzw. keine Arbeit geleistet – die Arbeit ist zu wiederholen, in der Regel keine Nachbesserung möglich.