Tasks for Research Portfolio: Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis, Project Management and Reflec

All written assessments, where practical and possible, must be submitted via Turnitin unless otherwise instructed by the Lecturer. (Please DO NOT put thisassessment specification into Turnitin or it will match many similarities with other students’ submissions.)
Alternative submission method (if applicable): Late submission of the assessment will result in a late penalty mark. Penalties for late submission: Up to one week late, maximum mark of 40%. Over one week late, 0%. Only the Extenuating Circumstances Panel may approve a change to submission dates.

Academic honesty is required. In the main body of your submission you must give credit to authors on whose research and ideas your work is based. Append to your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles, etc. that you have used, cited or quoted in order to complete this assessment.

Module Learning Outcomes (from module syllabus)

 • Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of innovation, creativity and enterprising mindset, recognising the values and the contribution creativity makes to the common good.
• Conceive, articulate and apply creative thinking within a work-based or academic context to develop novel solutions and/or value creation.

Create a new page/section for each task below in your Research portfolio and include your answers in your portfolio. Include a link to your OneNote portfolio and screenshots of your answers to the tasks below in a word document and submit the word document to Turnitin by the assessment submission date.

visuals/chart/images, several citations and a list of references. The topics covered in the following online sections can help you answer the questions below.

• Q1. Outline some different sorts of quantitative analysis and undertaking a basic analysis by using Excel to create a chart. Online section: Unit 4 Section 1: It's All In The Numbers.

• Q2. Document evidence to demonstrate some organisation of qualitative data. Online section: Unit 4 Section 2: There's a Theme Here. Include your answer to this task on a page in your e-portfolio.

Create an Academic poster (A3 Digital poster) that documents and illustrates the following project planning, management and design considerations for your project. Use several citations and include a reference list (Approx. 5 sources).

a. Project Planning: Document your project/research idea, project objectives, scope, andproposed solution including the required Technologies/resources to be used.

b. Project Management: Using a software tool of your choice, create a Gantt chart to plan your project timeline and stages.

c. Project Design: Document and describe some project ‘Design’ work. 2 pieces required e.g. requirements, sketches/drawings, storyboard, wireframes, flow chart, diagram, data structure). Include your answer to this task on a page in your e-portfolio.

Academic Honesty / Referencing

Produce a reflection in which you reflect on a project idea that you could take forward. Your reflection should document the following points below. The answer to this task should be 400-500 words, with several citations and a list of references. The topics covered in the following online sections can help you answer the questions below.

a. How you intend to use this opportunity to develop new skills.
b. How your project/new skills could have a positive impact on and contribute to society.
c. Main risks/challenges you could face over the course of the project and what you can do to reduce/remove them.
Online section: Unit 2 Section 4: Creating Value. Include your answer to this task on a page in your e-portfolio.

Project idea and Research area:

You will need to identify and select a topic area/project of your choice that is relevant to your specific area of study, and then use this as the vehicle with which to perform research on and create a project plan for etc. So Computing students may be looking at something software/networking/web related, Electronics students might investigate Hardware/Microcontroller/PLC based solutions, Games students would investigate ideas related to computer games design or aspects of games specific programming
etc., and Animation students will select a Creative design project related to their area of study. As well as completing the specific assignment tasks specified, it is suggested you think in terms of a topic that you might want to continue working on for your 3
rd year 40 credit major project, so in terms of scope, your project planning and volume of work for Assignment 2 would reflect this. E.g. This semester, you need to work through the changemakers on line content, do some initial research, concept design work and planning, then starting sometime next Summer/Start of yr3 you would continue working on your project in earnest, with the aim of having it completed ready for April the following year. This is just a suggestion and you are free to modify this if your preferred idea doesn’t fit well with those timescales.

 Note that come Yr3, you are free to choose a totally different project idea at that point if you wish – but bear in mind, if you’ve already started thinking about it now, then you have a great head-start

Guidance specific to this assessment: E-portfolio

• Written in UK English in an appropriate academic style using an appropriate medium for the task. Please refer to additional Moodle resources for guidance on the production of mind maps and posters.
• Focus only on the tasks set in the assignment.
• Length: +/- 10% (5 marks will be deducted from the overall mark where the word count is exceeded).
• You could use Grammarly to check spelling and grammar before submission.

Essential Resources:
• Resources listed on Moodle
• The module handbook & reading list
• UWTSD Referencing Guide
• The below assessment criteria.

This section details the extent to which the assessment criteria are demonstrated by you, which in turn determines your
mark. The marks available for each category of skill are shown. Lecturers will use the space provided to comment on
the achievement of the task(s), including those areas in which you have performed well and areas that would benefit
from development/improvement.

1. Engagement with Literature Skills. 20

2. Knowledge and Understanding Skills 20

3. Cognitive and Intellectual Skills 20 

4. Practical Application Skills 20

5. Transferable Skills for Life and Professional Practice 20

Level 5

In accordance with the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, at the end of Level 5 students will be expected to have developed sound knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established concepts and principles in their field of study, and of the way in which those principles have developed.

They will have learned to apply those concepts and principles more widely outside the context in which they were first studied, including, where appropriate, the application of those principles in an employment context. They will have knowledge of the main methods of enquiry in the subject area, and ability to evaluate critically different approaches to problem solving. They will possess an understanding of the limits of their knowledge, and how this influences their

analyses and interpretations. They will be able to use a range of established techniques to initiate and undertake critical analysis of information, and to propose solutions to problems arising from that analysis. They will be able to effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences, and deploy key techniques of the discipline effectively. They will be able to undertake further training, develop existing skills and acquire new competences that will enable them to assume significant responsibility within organisations. They will have the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making.