(17%) 1-a-1 How innovative was the student in coming up with application
      features that make good use of networked computing?

Hopefully the student is not just filling out forms like
current sites. Using information access and social applications?
Does it, for example, allow the taxpayer and a helper to see the
same information and discuss?
A = considerable innovation, surprising insights
B = some innovation
C = pretty pedestrian -- just go through the list of application
classes and shoehorn them in
D = simply replicates the existing tax preparation sites
F = no answer, or very little effort

(10%) 1-a-2 Has the student considered all possible the particpants --
      taxpayer, government, government customer service agents,
      taxpayer assistance professionals -- and provided value to
      them all?

Looking for ways that government agents can help the taxpayer answer
questions fill out forms, or alternatively professionals. Using
the social and information access to do this? Are the govt and
professional agents helped too? For example, does the application
help professionals collect their fees? Does it keep returns in
databases where both taxpayer and professional and govt agents
can easily access?
A = good value provided to all participants in innovative ways
B = all the participants are served, but pretty pedestrian
C = sum but not much attention to the others
D = focus only on the taxpayer
F = no answer or very little effort

(5%) 1-a-3 How well is the application differentiated from existing
      commercial applications?

This is probably a similar dimension to 1-a-1, but it could
be well differentiated without being innovative. For example, if the
student just routinely applied every technique in sight, it is well
differentiated, but not very innovative.
A = existing commercial applications not recognizable
B = starts with the basic paradigms of commercial applications but
    adds a lot of value on other dimensions
C = somewhat differentiated from commercial applications, but not much
D = looks very much like commercial applications

(3%) 1-a-4 Is the answer complete and well written but not excessively
      lengthy?

A = elegant writing, thoughtful, concise
C = significant grammatical errors, typos, misspelling, etc
D = very carelessly written, or much longer than the limit

(15%) 1-b   Does the student show good and complete understanding of the
      application categories in chapters 2 and 3?

A = shows perfect understanding of their purpose and roles
C = blindly applying the techniques without deep understanding
D = categories applied incorrectly

(20%) 2     Has the student made a compelling argument for the chosen side?

A = compelling and convincing argument
C = OK but not very convincing to a skeptic
D = not much effort, or arguments dont make much sense

(7%) 3-a-1 Has the student made a well-reasoned decomposition?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = did a decompostion, but considerable shortcomings
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(4%) 3-a-2 Does the student show good understanding of module interaction?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = described interaction, but not in much detail or demonstrating
    poor understanding
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(4%) 3-a-3 Does the student demonstrate an understanding of modularity?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = described modularity properties, but not in much detail or demonstrating
    poor understanding
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(5%) 3-b-1 Has the student made a well-reasoned decomposition?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = did a decompostion, but considerable shortcomings
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(3%) 3-b-2 Has the student shown good understandign of module interaction?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = described interaction, but not in much detail or demonstrating
    poor understanding
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(4%) 3-c-1 Has the student made a reasonable server-logic and server-data
      partitioning?

A = shows excellent understanding
C = did a partitioning, but considerable shortcomings
D = decomposition significantly wrong or incomplete

(3%) 3-c-2 Has the student shown a good understanding of client-server?

A = excellent understanding
C = showed significant gaps in understanding
D = significantly wrong or incomplete