All students wishing to proceed to their final project should meet ALL the following conditions:<\/p>\n
modules outstanding.<\/p>\n
Final Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n All students are required to complete a Final Project appropriate to their specialisation.<\/p>\n Students will be asked to develop their subject area, research question, literature review and<\/p>\n methodology within the Final Project Development Workshop. A Methodology document will<\/p>\n be used to assess the workshop and will be then used to develop the final report.<\/p>\n Students will be appointed a tutor who will guide them through the final stages of the report.<\/p>\n It is envisaged a maximum of 2 hours of contact time with the student.<\/p>\n The length of the Final Project is 10 000 words \u00b1 10%, excluding appendices and supporting<\/p>\n material. Final Projects which are over length will be penalised by 10 marks for up to 20%<\/p>\n over the word limit. Final Projects over 20% will not be accepted.<\/p>\n Copies of the Final Project must be submitted as follows:<\/p>\n Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n 2016 Submissions should be submitted by \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Extensions to the deadline for submitting final project will only be granted in exceptional<\/strong><\/p>\n circumstances<\/strong>. Extensions must be requested in writing to the Head of Governance, along<\/p>\n with supporting evidence (for example: medical certificates). Extensions are limited in<\/p>\n duration and students will normally be expected to submit by the next available deadline.<\/p>\n Further extensions will not be granted except in very exceptional circumstances.<\/p>\n In the case of late submission, students who submit their final project up to 2 weeks after the<\/p>\n given deadline will have 10% of the given mark deducted. Students who do not submit within<\/p>\n this timescale will be deemed to have failed and be given a mark of zero (0). The Board of<\/p>\n Examiners may give such students one further opportunity to submit their dissertation for a<\/p>\n maximum of a capped mark of 40. The deadline for resubmission will be set by the<\/p>\n examination board.<\/p>\n Students who fail their Final Project will be given only one further opportunity to submit. The<\/p>\n deadline for resubmission will be set by the examination board.<\/p>\n Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n Final Projects are double marked by two members of academic staff and an agreed mark<\/p>\n which is not necessarily the arithmetic mean of the two marks, given. Where the two markers<\/p>\n cannot agree on a mark, a third independent marker will also mark the work to resolve any<\/p>\n difference of opinion.<\/p>\n A copy of the grading sheet is attached to this document.<\/p>\n Students may, at the discretion of the examiners, be required to attend a viva voce<\/p>\n examination or such other tests as may be considered appropriate. Wherever possible the<\/p>\n viva should be held before the end of term, but this cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n Sources and Referencing<\/strong><\/p>\n All ethical issues pertaining to this research project must be discussed with your tutor and<\/p>\n you should seek formal approval for such matters. Please see your academic coordinator for<\/p>\n pertinent forms and more detailed information.<\/p>\n Students must follow the Harvard referencing system for the Final Project. Plagiarism of any<\/p>\n kind will not be tolerated and you will be awarded zero if there is any evidence of plagiarism.<\/p>\n Please read the regulations on Academic Misconduct available on the Portal.<\/p>\n Students are reminded to use valid and peer-reviewed references to support their work.<\/p>\n Websites should only be used if they represent an established source and only for facts and<\/p>\n figures. Students should make the most of academic and practitioner books and articles.<\/p>\n Project Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n The project should consist of the following chapters:<\/p>\n 1) Introduction<\/p>\n How well does the student set the context for the research (why did you choose this topic,<\/em><\/p>\n how did you come about this research<\/em>), how clear are the objectives related to the context<\/p>\n set, how well does the student set out the scope of the research?<\/p>\n 2) Literature review<\/p>\n How extensive and exhaustive is the literature review? Does it have both breadth and depth?<\/p>\n Has the referencing been properly done? How well does the student demonstrate learning<\/p>\n from reading others\u2019 work? Does the student\u2019s work stand on the shoulders of giants whose<\/p>\n work he\/she has familiarised himself\/herself with?<\/p>\n Has the student been able to critically evaluate the literature rather than simply summarising<\/p>\n it? Has the student been able to show how the literature reads and fits with his\/her proposed<\/p>\n question and show how his\/her work will progress knowledge further?<\/p>\n 3) Methodology<\/p>\n How were the data collected? (present a timeline of collection, issues\/challenges : how<\/p>\n were challenges dealt with, outline development of data collection tools)<\/p>\n How rigorous was the methodology in collecting the data (sampling, rationale for methods<\/p>\n used; academic underpinning of methods used \u2013 why and similarly why were other<\/p>\n methods not considered suitable)? How well did the student adapt to changes and new<\/p>\n factors that arise during research?<\/p>\n How are ethical considerations pertaining to the research addressed? How does the<\/p>\n student understand the limitations of his\/her research?<\/p>\n 4) Findings & Analysis<\/p>\n Does the student explain the findings in an understandable manner? Does the student<\/p>\n make intelligent sense of the data gathered in relation to the research questions set? Does<\/p>\n the student critically evaluate the findings (quality of findings and analysis \u2013 not simply<\/p>\n summarising the text)<\/p>\n 5) Conclusion, recommendation and discussion<\/p>\n How well is the student able to connect draw conclusions from the findings and relate them to<\/p>\n the research objectives? How does the student link the findings & analysis and conclusion to<\/p>\n the recommendation for future research?<\/p>\n How well does the student interpret the findings in the light of the literature that s\/he has<\/p>\n read?<\/p>\n 6) Flow of the dissertation, referencing<\/p>\n How does the student structure and present his\/her report (ease of reading for the examiner,<\/p>\n formatting, fonts used, spaces provided, tables, graphs, figures, etc., properly labelled,<\/p>\n presented and placed)? 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