Guidelines for Structuring and Presenting an Assignment

The presentation can take the form of either slide presentation and /or video material

The presentation should include (% mark for content given for each section):

1. A summary of your findings from CW1
2. A set of conclusions based on your CW1 summary
3. Application of these conclusions to a specific sector or profession (preferably in relation to a particular organisation you have experience of or have researched - but must include clear connections to the wider sector or profession)

Some marks will be given based on the way presentation is structured and use of technology.

See marking grid criteria for details.

The work should relate to theories and models set out in the course content and other referenced source material and include critical discussion of these from those sources.

The presentation and any other material (stills from video and script, or video link, script, plus any supporting data you may wish to include) should be submitted as one Word file.

The work should relate to theories and models set out in the course content and other referenced source material and include critical discussion of these from those sources.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

Apply concepts and theories of technology to specific industries, markets, businesses or operational roles to gain commercial insight and/or inform business operational practice

Task requirements

The presentation should be timed to be 15 minutes.  Where slides and/or video content is used, they should be clear, relevant, and well presented.  

The cover slide should contain:

• The module name (DBNT), course work reference (CW2), your name, and student ID’
• The date the work was completed (note this does not have to be the submission date)

How your work will be assessed

Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions.

This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 5/6. The specific criteria for this assignment are set out below.

TICK

Have you read and understood the assessment criteria?

Have you met the learning outcomes? You will lose marks and your work may even be failed if you have not.

Have you demonstrated you can think and write critically in the completed work?

Have you maintained an academic tone throughout your work? Is your work formal, focused, developed and clear?

Have you checked that the referencing in your assignment is in line with your programme requirements?

Have you proof-read your work and used spellcheck software to check your spelling and grammar?

Have you checked the presentation of your work is as specified by your tutor, for example, are font size, colour, style, line spacing and margins as the tutor specified?

Have you kept to the word count (or equivalent)? If you are not sure, check with your tutor.

Can you confirm that the work submitted is your own and not plagiarised?