Writing a Problem-Based Computing Report: Instructions and Guidelines

Overview of the Problem-Based Report Document Assessment

The Problem Based Report Document

In this assessment you will write a problem-based report (no more than 2400 words) that explains the Computing problem that you want to try and solve; discusses the known results relating to the problem by undertaking a literature search and present your approach that you will use to attempt to solve the given problem. The program of your work will be checked at regular intervals to ensure academic integrity.

Instructions to Student:

Please note:  Work presented in an assessment must be the student's own.  Plagiarism is where a student copies work from another source, published or unpublished (including the work of a fellow student) and fails to acknowledge the influence of another's work or to attribute quotes to the author.  Plagiarism is an academic offence.

Work presented in an assessment must be your own. Plagiarism is where a student copies work from another source, published or unpublished (including the work of another student) and fails to acknowledge the influence of another’s work or to attribute quotes to the author. Plagiarism is an academic offence and the penalty can be serious. The University’s policies relating to Plagiarism can be found in the regulations at. To detect possible plagiarism we may submit your work to the national plagiarism detection facility. This searches the Internet and an extensive database of reference material including other students’ work to identify.  Once your work has been submitted to the detection service it will be stored electronically in a database and compared against work submitted from this and other universities. It will therefore be necessary to take electronic copies of your materials for transmission, storage and comparison purposes and for the operational back-up process. This material will be stored in this manner indefinitely.

All assignments must be electronically submitted using Turnitin (via BREO) by 10 am on the due date.

Please leave sufficient time to meet this deadline and do not leave the handing-in of assignments to the last minute. You need to allow time for any system problems or other issues.

Assessment 1: The Problem Based Report Document

The task:

Write a problem-based report which introduces a problem connected to your chosen area of study.

Your report should consist of three sections:

1)An explanation of the problem

2)A discussion of results and conclusions of previous research projects. This will be the result of a small literature review, involving your reading of four sources; two of them should be electronic and two should be hard copy.

3)An introduction to the approach you are going to take in solving the problem. Tell the reader how you will conduct your research and gather data and results. This section should begin with a clearly defined research question, followed by a clear explanation of the research you are going to undertake and how you will go about it, including some indication of why you believe you can complete the work of the project within the limited time available.

This document has a limit of 2400 words, including the reference list.

Weighting:  This assessment carries 30% of the overall grade for the unit.

Deadline and submission:  

You will submit your report on Friday 12th of March 2021, 10:00 am. Submission will be in electronic form, via BREO. A submission box will be set up for you a week before the deadline.

In marking and grading your work, we will be looking for evidence of the following:

Clear and concise writing in a uniformly academic style

A clear structure, which follows the instructions as set out above

A clearly defined problem and research question which is relevant to the problem and achievable within the time limit.

A well-organized literature review which is relevant to the problem and your research project.

Your adherence to referencing conventions as set out in the Harvard Referencing handbook

Understanding of and detailed reading around the topic and problem

That you have precisely followed the instructions in this task sheet