Academic Integrity & Research Ethics | Dissertation/Journal Paper

Literature Study

That the material contained in my dissertation/journal paper is the result of my work and that due acknowledgement has been given in the bibliography and references to all sources be they printed, digital, or personal, using the Cite Them Right bibliographic referencing system.

I agree to an entire digital copy or sections of my dissertation/journal paper being placed on the Blackboard module if deemed appropriate, to allow future students and academic staff the opportunity to see examples of past students’ dissertations/journal papers.

I agree to my dissertation/journal paper being submitted to a plagiarism detection service where it will be stored in a database and compared against work submitted from this or any other module in Northumbria University and from other UK, EU, and international institutions using the service. In the event of the service detecting a high degree of similarity between the content of my dissertation/journal paper and the documents contained within the database, this will be reported back to my supervisor, examiners, and internal moderators, who may decide to undertake further investigation that may ultimately lead to disciplinary action (according to ARTA), should an instance of academic misconduct be detected.

I have read the Northumbria University policy statements on ethics and governance and confirm that ethical issues have been considered, evaluated, and appropriately addressed during my research and during the production of my dissertation/journal paper.

I agree to the module tutor nominating my dissertation/journal paper on my behalf for appropriate academic with the CIOB, RICS, IMechE, and APM, etc.

This section could start with what’s presented in your planning document.  However, it needs to be more focused, and with greater depth.

This part can share some similarities with your planning document, providing what’s been planned have mostly been conducted.  But this is also an opportunity to improve (which is expected), making it more focused.

Present the results of the study in a well-structured and coherent manner with in-depth analysis, advanced forms of presentation critically used to good effect.

In this section, expand from your obtained results to:

• Discuss your project outcomes
• Justification of how they were reached.
• Consideration of how the project outcomes were shown to be valid (at what condition/situation/environment etc.)
• Summarize your contributions (improvements/validation in theory, experimental, concept generation, design optimization, feasibility etc.) and acknowledge current limitations of them.

This needs to be done in a structured and coherent approach, showing hierarchy (e.g. major findings, minor findings, etc.)

Conclusion

Review your project by summarize the relationship between the outcomes in section 5 and the aim & objectives. 

Consideration of how the project outcomes indicate the potential for future work, justified by results discussion.

Valuable and insightful further work suggested with key technical details presented, supported and justifiable by the project conclusion.

Make recommendations for further work.

Add a reflective account describing your development and experiences gained during the project.  From a project management and stakeholder engagement perspective: what worked well, what was problematic and how would you improve your performance in your next project ?

What professional skills did you develop and gain during the project ?

How have you communicated your project results and findings to your sponsoring company/organisation ?