Project Overview and Annotated Bibliography

Project Overview

1. Project Overview
Start this section with the project title. Write an overview describing the project. Describe the way in which the completed project will be presented to industry.
2. Annotated Bibliography
Annotate five sources. These may be a combination of journal articles and textbook chapters. A minimum of three recent journal articles relevant to the project is required. Provide a brief summary of the literature, this summary may include tables, figures or diagrams. Clearly describe the relevance of the chosen literature to the project. Conclude each annotated bibliography by citing two additional articles /text books that may be included in the report literature review section.
General guidelines for the annotations:
?Journal articles (for the annotations) have a publication date from 2010 onwards
?Complete sentences with an academic voice are used
?Within the annotation, in-text referencing is used
?The process of preparing an annotated bibliography will help identify journal articles to use in relation to the project report. The relevance of each article must be justified.
?Each annotation is started on a new page (insert page break)
Example layout for each annotation
Summary of literature (minimum 2 paragraphs with in-text citations):
Relevance to the project (minimum 1 paragraph):
Two additional references: (either academic literature or industry publication - list in APA 7th format)
3. Placement Experience Learning Goals  
Create 4 SMART Goals. Goals need to be about what you want to learn during your placement, focus on your personal (soft skills) and professional (technical or hard skills) development.