Assignment: Final Project Idea Report

Section of the report

Content to include:

Introduction (50 words)

LO3

Outline what you will cover in the report

Section 1: My project findings (650 words)

LO2 LO3

In this section you will tell the reader about the project idea you have developed on this module:

· Outline the community your project idea will support and explain the problem the community faces that you are aiming to solve. What SDG does it relate to?

· Describe your project idea in detail – what does your project idea involve?

· Evaluate your project idea – how effective do you think your project idea would be (give evidence) and discuss any weaknesses it may have.

You should provide references in this section, for example, you will have researched the community you are aiming to help and will present some statistics or facts about them from your research - this would need to be referenced.

Section 2:

A reflection on my performance and participation in the project

(250 words)

LO1 LO3

In this section, you will examine the skills you have developed on the module:

Choose ONE of the below areas and briefly discuss your strengths and weaknesses in relation to them on this module:

· Taking part in the group work

· Research skills

· Project management skills

· Academic writing and presentation skills

Conclusion

(50 words)

LO3

Briefly summarise the key points of your report

Section 4: Reference list

LO3

Include a short reference list in Harvard Style (which should correspond with the in-text references in Section 1)

Appendix

No word count, but 5-10 pages would be sufficient.

LO2

Include supporting evidence that can add detail to your project idea. Your supporting evidence could include:

· A sample of minutes from your group meetings

· Mockups/examples of realia from your project idea

· Costings of your project

See Canvas for an explanation of how to present appendices.

Assessment

Criteria

70-100%

60-69%

50-59%

40-49%

(Pass mark:

35-39%

Compensatable

0-34%

40%)

Fail

Coverage of

assessment

tasks

(All sections)

There is a

comprehensive

response to all

parts of the task

(Wordcount is

met (-/+ 10%)

There is a full

response to

all parts of

the task

Wordcount is

met (-/+ 10%)

All parts of the

task are

included, with

a sufficient

response to all

parts

Wordcount is

met

(-/+ 10%)

All parts of the

task are

included but

some may be

under-

developed

Wordcount is

met

( -/+ 10%)

Some parts of the

task are missing

and/or

significantly

under-developed

Wordcount is

significantly short

or over-target

(exceeding -/+

10% of the

wordcount)

No learning

outcomes fully

met

Wordcount is

significantly

short or over-

target

(exceeding -/+

10% of the

wordcount)

Discussion and

evaluation of

project

outcomes

(Section 1 and

appendix)

A highly original,

highly feasible

and creative

project idea is

explained, and

the strengths

and weaknesses

of the idea are

discussed in a

high level of

detail

An original,

feasible

project idea

is

explained in

detail, with

some

discussion of

its strengths

and

weaknesses

A fairly original

and feasible

project idea is

described, but

more detail is

needed. There

is some

consideration

of strengths

and

weaknesses of

the idea

The project

idea lacks

feasibility and

originality,

and/or the

description of

the project

idea lacks

significant

detail. There is

limited

discussion of

the project

idea’s

strengths and

weaknesses

Project idea

needed to be

more

personalized, lacks

feasibility and

insufficient detail

is given. There is

little or no

attempt to discuss

its strengths and

weaknesses.

However, overall,

there is evidence

of sufficient grasp

of learning

outcomes to

suggest that the

student will be

able to retrieve

the module on

resubmission

No original

project idea

has been

suggested

Evaluation of

own

performance

(Section 2)

Sophisticated

and highly

personalized

level of insight

into own

performance

Good level of

personalised

insight into

own

performance

Reasonable

level of insight

into own

performance

but reflection

may be

somewhat

generic in

places.

Some insight

into own

performance

but reflection

is overly

generic

Little insight into

own performance

and reflection is

generic, with no

personal

comment on their

performance

No insight into

own

performance.