Assessment Brief

Unit Number & Title Research Project

Module Leader/Assessor Miss L. Nowzadick

Submission Date:
Assignment: Report + Presentation (15 min)
Presentation Date: 03 September 2018 @ 10:00
Deadline for Report: 04 September 2018 @23:59

Internally Verified by: Assessment Type: Assessment Number: 2

Dr. S. Gungadeen Written Assignment Report

Power Point Presentation

1. Assignment Instructions
All Research Projects are sustained individual work comprising a thorough and critical
literature review though each varies on how the outcomes of the final work are arrived at and
presented.

Firstly you should identify an appropriate research topic and clearly define the desired aim
and objectives of the study. You should evaluate the relevant theory and provide a synthesis of
that theory in the form of a literature review. The theoretical analysis gained from this literature
review should then be applied to the chosen project.

The Research Project must consists of both primary and secondary information.

The literature review would lead onto a well justified and relevant methodological section
outlining the identification, collection and analysis of relevant/appropriate primary data. This
would be clearly informed by the literature review and secondary data and seek to address the
issue(s) highlighted in the aim and objectives.
2. Assignment Must
The report must include evidence that shows that the student meets:
 Include a background of the study or an introduction.

 Include an analysis and evaluation of the topic they discuss and facts should be used to
support conclusions and recommendations.

 Make clear connections between theory and practice; provide a demonstration of the
practical application of the theory.
 Cite references in accordance with the Harvard System.
 Be presented in report format.
 Be within 4500-5000 words

3. Power Point Presentation

a) You will be allowed only 15 minutes for the presentation. Your power point
presentation must include the following sub-topics:
 Introduction of the topic
 Aim and objectives of the study
 Literature Review (highlight the sub-topics covered)
 Methodology
 Results and discussions
 Conclusions and recommendations

4. Assignment Submission

You are required to submit your work on-line through TURNITIN.

Please note that it is your responsibility to submit your research project by the required date to
avoid incurring any penalty for late submission.

Please note:

 Tutors will follow up any suspected plagiarism found after the submission date as per
University policy.
 Late penalties will apply as per University Regulations.
 Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very Poor

100-80 79-70 69-60 59-50 49-40 39-30 29-0

Abstract/Synopsis Outstanding Very good abstract Good abstract Average abstract Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor abstract
and Introduction abstract which which concisely which links the which links the abstract which abstract which does which does not
(10%) concisely links the links the background, aim, background, aim, does not clearly not link the link together any
background, aim, background, aim, literature review, literature review, link the background, aim, of the work.
Concise, logical
literature review, literature review, findings, findings, background, aim, literature review,
overview of contents, Very poor
findings, findings, conclusions and conclusions and literature review, findings, conclusions
results and findings, introduction with
conclusions and conclusions and recommendations any findings, and does not refer
conclusions and any any Good introduction recommendations conclusions and to any little
recommendations contextualisation
recommendations recommendations mainly placing the Average any of the recommendations.
Introduction places and no familiarity
Outstanding Very good Individual Project introduction, recommendations Unsatisfactory
the IP in the wider with theory.
introduction introduction in the wider generally placing Satisfactory introduction which
context. Identifies Unclear aim and
placing the placing the context, the Individual introduction only does not place the
the contribution that objectives and the
Individual Project Individual Project demonstrating Project in the just placing the Individual Project
can be made to the scope of the RP is
in the wider in the wider familiarity with wider context, and Individual Project into context. Little
overall body of not achievable.
context, context, most of the theory, demonstrating into context. Some demonstration of
knowledge.
demonstrating a demonstrating identifies the aim some familiarity demonstration of familiarity with
Background and clear familiarity familiarity with and objectives and with theory. The familiarity with theory. Unclear aim
rationale to the with theory, clearly theory, clearly demonstrates the aim and objectives theory. The aim is and objectives and
study. identifying the aim identifying the aim scope of the RP. are not clearly unclear and the the scope of the RP
and objectives and and objectives and identified. The objectives are may not be
Aim and objectives: demonstrating the demonstrating the scope of the RP is muddled. The achievable.
clear; detailed; scope of the RP is scope of the RP. achievable scope of the RP
focused and achievable. may be achievable
achievable.

Tutor comments
Literature Review Outstanding Very good Good identification Average Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor
(25%) identification and identification and and discussion of identification and identification and identification and identification and
discussion of key discussion of key most of the discussion of some discussion of some discussion of the discussion of the
Use of the aim and
literature that literature that relevant literature. of the literature. of the relevant literature with no literature with no
objectives to identify
critiques, analyses critiques, analyses Critical, analytical Shows some critical literature. Lacks critical or analytical, critical or
appropriate key and evaluates and evaluates and recognises the and analytical critical awareness analysis or analytical, analysis
literature sources.
recognising the recognising the relevance to the thought and and does not evaluation. There is or evaluation. The
Provides discussion,
relevance to the relevance to the aim and objectives evaluates the evaluate the no relevance to the research lacks any
synthesis, critical
aim and objectives aim and objectives of the RP. Brings relevance to the relevance to the aim and objectives cohesion. Very
analysis and
of the RP. Brings of the RP. together the RP’s aim and RP’s aim and of the RP. poor conclusion
evaluation of
together the research into a objectives. Brings objectives. and synthesis. No
relevant theories and The lit review It does not bring the
research into a cohesive whole to together the basis for the
concepts. critically cohesive brings together the provide a good research into a Does not bring the research together. methodology.
research into a research together. Very unsatisfactory
Provide a conclusion whole to provide conclusion and whole to provide
cohesive whole. Unsatisfactory conclusion and
and synthesis which an outstanding synthesis can be an average
Very good conclusion and synthesis. No basis
informs the conclusion and used as a basis for conclusion and
conclusion and synthesis which for the
methodology synthesis which the methodology. synthesis has been
synthesis which cannot be used as methodology.
can be used as a used as a basis for
can be used as a a basis of the
basis of the the methodology.
basis of the methodology.
methodology.
methodology.

Tutor comments
Methodology – Outstanding Very good Good philosophical Average Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor
Process, choice and philosophical and philosophical and research direction, philosophical and philosophical and research direction, research
application (15%) insightful research insightful research very well justified research direction, research direction, with no justification direction, with no
direction, undeniably with reference to a well justified with mainly well or reference to justification or
Clarification of
undeniably justified with consideration of a reference to a justified with research methods reference to
research justified with reference to a range of research range of research reference to a and their possible research methods
requirements and
reference to a consideration of a methods and their methods and their range of research suitability to the aim and their
philosophical
consideration of a range of research suitability to the suitability to the methods and their and objectives. suitability to the
approaches.
wide range of methods and their aim and objectives aim and objectives suitability to the aim and
Little explanation of
Awareness of various research methods suitability to the of the RP. Good of the RP. Average aim and objectives objectives. No
the sampling
research methods. and their suitability aim and objectives explanation of the explanation of the of the RP. explanation of the
techniques used in
Justification for, and to the aim and of the RP. Very sampling sampling Satisfactory sampling
objectives of the clear explanation techniques used in techniques used in explanation of the research with techniques used
details of, methods
no clear references
adopted. Relevant RP. Unambiguous of the sampling the research with the research with most of the in the research
to any ethical issues
application of explanation of the techniques used in clear reference to reference to most sampling with no
that emerged and
theoretical sampling the research with any ethical issues ethical issues that techniques used in references to any
how they have been
framework to the IP. techniques used in very clear that emerge and emerge and how the research with ethical issues that
addressed.
the research with reference to any how they have they have been some reference to emerged and how
Discussion of clear reference to ethical issues that been addressed. addressed. some of the ethical they have been
Few problems and
inherent problems all ethical issues emerge and how issues that emerge. addressed.
limitations
and limitations Most problems and Most problems and
that emerge and they have been Most problems and encountered within
encountered. limitations limitations No problems and
how they have addressed. limitations the chosen
Identifies any ethical encountered encountered limitations
been addressed. encountered methodology are
issues and All problems and within the chosen within the chosen encountered
within the chosen discussed.
demonstrates All problems and limitations methodology are methodology are within the chosen
methodology are
compliance with the limitations encountered fully discussed. discussed. methodology are
satisfactorily
University’s ethics encountered within the chosen discussed.
discussed.
procedure. within the chosen methodology are
methodology are fully discussed.
fully discussed.

Tutor comments
Presentation and Outstanding Very good Good presentation Average Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor
Discussion of Results presentation of the presentation of the of the results with presentation of the presentation of the presentation of the presentation of
(30%) results with clear results with clear clear links to the results with some results with few results with no results with no
linking to the aim links to the aim aim and objectives links to the aim links to the aim linkage to the aim links to the aim
Presentation,
and objectives of and objectives of of the RP. and objectives of and objectives of and objectives of and objectives of
discussion, analysis of the RP. the RP. the RP. the RP. the RP. the RP.
results and Complete
acknowledgement of Total integration Very good and integration and Incomplete Incomplete No integration and No attempt to
limitations. Evidence and evaluation of complete evaluation of the integration and integration and evaluation of the integrate and
of findings the results in the integration and results in the evaluation of the little evaluation of results in the evaluate the
appropriate to aim context of the evaluation of the context of the results in the the results in the context of the results in the
and objectives. literature review results in the literature review context of the context of the literature review context of the
Discussion of findings and the theory context of the and the theory literature review literature review and the theory literature review
in the context of the presented. literature review presented. and the theory and the theory presented. and the theory
literature review and the theory presented. presented. presented.
presented.

Tutor comments
Conclusions and Outstanding Very good Good, well stated Average Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor
Recommendations conclusions are conclusions are conclusions which conclusions are conclusions mainly conclusions address conclusions which
(10%) very clearly stated clearly stated and address the aim stated and address address the aim the aim and do not address
and address the address the aim and all objectives the aim and and objectives of objectives of the RP. the aim and
Conclusions linked to
aim and objectives and objectives of of the RP. The objectives of the the RP. The The conclusions are objectives of the
aim and objectives of the RP. The the RP. The conclusions are RP. The conclusions are not not supported by RP. No
and justified by
conclusions are conclusions are supported by a conclusions are all supported by discussion of conclusions and
literature review and
very well well supported by discussion of mainly supported discussion of results. Few no support from
findings.
supported by the a very good results. Most by the discussion results. Some recommendations discussion of
Recommendations preceding discussion of recommendations of results. Most recommendations are justified and results. Few
discussion of results. All where appropriate recommendations are justified and none supported by recommendations
from this work when
appropriate. results. recommendations are justified and are justified and supported by the the evidence and no
where appropriate, supported by the supported by the evidence presented. justification or
All recs, where conclusive
are well justified evidence evidence presented.
appropriate, are evidence
and supported by presented. presented.
very well justified presented.
the evidence
and supported by
presented.
the conclusive
evidence
presented.

Tutor comments
Overall structure of Outstanding Very good Good integration Average Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Very poor
the Report (10%) integration of an integration of an of a well thought integration of a integration of a integration of work integration of
exceptionally well exceptionally well out piece of work well thought out piece of work which shows little work which
Presentation, layout,
thought out piece thought out piece which shows a piece of work which shows a discussion of the showing no
flow and progression
of work which of work which clear argument, which shows an poor discussion, of elements. discussion of the
create a cohesive shows a rigorous shows a very clear flow and adequate each of the elements.
document and The presentation
argument, flow and argument, flow and progression argument, flow and elements.
argument. and organisation of The presentation
progression progression through each of progression
The presentation the work is of an and organisation
Quality of grammar, through each of through each of the elements. through each of
and organisation of unsatisfactory of the work is of a
spelling and the elements. the elements. the elements.
The presentation the work is of a standard providing a very poor
expression.
The presentation The presentation and organisation of The presentation satisfactory poor RP. standard.
Accurate Harvard and organisation of and organisation of the work is of a and organisation of standard providing
Referencing used the work is of an the work is of a good standard the work is of an a satisfactory RP.
throughout. outstanding very good standard providing a very average standard
standard providing providing a very well written and providing a well
a stimulating, well well written and referenced RP. written and
written and referenced RP. referenced RP.
referenced RP.

Tutor comments