THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON
Faculty of Business and Law
MODULE NAME:
| MODULE CODE | LEVEL | CREDIT VALUE | MODULE LEADER |
| STRM044 | 7 | 50 | Rani Kaur |
Assessment Brief
Assessment title: | Business Project |
Deadline: | Please see NILE |
| Weighting: | 100% |
Feedback and Grades due: | Please see NILE – 4 working weeks from Submission date |
Resit Date: | Please see NILE |
Please read this assessment brief in its entirety before starting work on it.
The Assessment Task
| Assessment Activity | Learning Outcomes | Weighting (%) | ||
| Code | Assessment Type | Assessment Deliverables | ||
| AS1 | Report | 12,000 words | a,b,c,d,e | 100 |
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria will need to vary according to the modes of research that students pursue. The general criteria below will need to be weighted accordingly for any particular project:
Aims and Objectives, Context
- Identification of clear aims and objectives for the research project and evidence of ability to manage that research project.
- Is the topic or problem clearly stated and shown to be worth investigating?
- Has appropriate background information been provided with special terms and concepts defined?
- Are the objectives clear, relevant, coherent and achievable?
- Do the objectives go beyond mere description (i.e. do they involve explanation, comparison, criticism or evaluation?)
The Understanding and Appropriate Use of Extant Literature
- Critical understanding of the theory and academic literature relevant to the research project.
- Has a comprehensive range of RELEVANT literature been used to discuss relevant concepts, models, and theories?
- Are the sources used up-to-date, and of sufficient academic weight?
- Does the project give evidence of critical attitude towards source material?
- Are the key themes and issues surrounding the research questions clearly drawn from the extant literature?
- Have sources been acknowledged and referenced fairly and properly?
- Is the references list at the end of the project complete and in the Harvard style?
Project Design and Methodology
- Explanation, justification and evaluation of the methodology used.
- Is there a clear rationale for the research design and methodology?
- Are the methods fully described and the advantages and disadvantages of chosen methods discussed?
- Have the methods been critically evaluated in retrospect?
- Are any constraints or limitations identified?
- Identification, generation and selection of appropriate data or information
- Are the relevant (data collection) instruments included in the appendices?
- Are the instruments well designed with all questions etc. relevant to the objectives?
- Are sampling methods described in detail (i.e. who the respondents are, how many there are and how they were selected?)
- Are the data analysis methods discussed?
- Is there evidence of care and accuracy in the data collection process? Are reliability and validity issues addressed?
Results, Analysis, and Evaluation of Findings
- Systematic analysis, synthesis and evaluation, relevant to the aims and objectives of the research project, to reach convincing and robust conclusions.
- Is all the data presented relevant to aims and objectives?
- Is the analysis thorough and appropriate to the data collected?
- For Questionnaires:
- Is statistical analysis correctly performed and interpreted?
- Are there evidence of data matrix and statistical analysis undertaken?
- For interviews:
- Are there evidence of the collected data and analysed interview transcripts?
- Has the qualitative data been systematically analysed?
- Are the findings presented clearly and interestingly for the reader, with useful tables and graphs embedded in the text and appendices being used for bulky or less interesting/essential data?
- Have the findings been discussed and evaluated?
- Have the findings of primary project been compared and contrasted with findings, theories, and models and concepts derived from the literature review?
Conclusions and Recommendations
- Awareness of the implications and limitations of the conclusions to the research project.
- Degree of creativity, evidence of learning and potential for continuing personal and professional development.
- Have the objectives been reviewed and addressed?
- Do the conclusions and recommendations follow on from the findings?
- Are the conclusions and recommendations well-grounded in the evidence and arguments presented?
- Has the relevance of the conclusions for management been discussed? #
- Are the conclusions and recommendations discussed in context and are they more widely applicable?
Presentation, Structure, and Writing
- Structure, Coherence, Clarity, and The Standard of Academic Writing.
- Is the overall style and presentation of the dissertation in accordance with that specified in the module handbook (i.e. Cover page, title page, spacing, chapter and section headings, pagination, appropriate font, bolding and italics)?
- Is the title concise and appropriate?
- Is the abstract a concise (1 page) summary of the main aims, methodology, findings, and conclusion?
- Are the acknowledgements made as appropriate?
- Is the content page clear, concise, and logically numbered?
- Are the appendices, tables, and figures numbered and listed in the content page?
- Is the writing clear and in an appropriate academic style?
- Is the standard of written English acceptable (i.e. spelling and grammar)?
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes that are being assessed in this assessment are:
| Module Learning Outcomes |
| In relation to the specialised area of study, students will, with minimal / no guidance be able to: |
| Subject-Specific Knowledge, Understanding & Application |
| Identify and elaborate a management issue at the workplace; explore and assimilate relevant literature and data from a range of credible sources. |
| Contextualise, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and create justifiable links between information, data and appropriate literature; integrate reference to literature effectively with own ideas to workplace showing insight and understanding of alternative points of view. |
| Devise and sustain arguments, supported by significant evaluated evidence, including some elements which are novel and those that offer new insights in management theory or in practice. |
| Employability & Changemaker Skills |
| Evaluate a complex range of solutions and outcomes in relation to ambiguous contexts, even in situations where there is access to limited information. |
| Justify the approaches taken to promote meaningful engagement with partnerships, people and resources effectively and be able to lead beyond area of authority. |
Your grade will depend on the extent to which you meet these learning outcomes in the way relevant for this assessment. Please see the grading rubric at the end of this assessment brief for further details of the criteria against which you will be assessed.
Word Limits (where appropriate)
The maximum word limit for this assessment is XXXXX words
In accordance with the Assessment and Feedback Policy, as stated in section 4.40 where a submission exceeds the stipulated word limit by more than 10%, the submission will only be marked up to and including the additional 10%. Anything over this will not be included in the final grade for the assessment item. Abstracts, bibliographies, reference lists, appendices and footnotes are excluded from any word limit requirements.
In line with section 4.41 of the same Policy, where a submission is notably under the word limit, the full submission will be marked on the extent to which the learning objectives have been met.
Generic Grading Criteria
You will find the generic grading criteria for achievement at University Grading Criteria. Also explained here are the meanings of the various G grades at the bottom of the grading scale.
Assessment Submission
To submit your work, please go to the ‘Submit your work’ area on the NILE site and use the relevant submission point to upload your report. The deadline for this is 11.59pm (UK local time) on the date of submission.
Written work submitted to TURNITIN will be subject to anti-plagiarism detection software. Turnitin checks student work for possible textual matches against internet available resources and its own proprietary database.
When you upload your work correctly to TURNITIN you will receive a receipt which is your record and proof of submission.
If your assessment is not submitted to TURNITIN rather than a receipt you will see a green banner at the top of the screen that denotes successful submission.
N.B Work emailed directly to your tutor will not be marked. The only exception to this is when you are instructed to do so because TURNITIN is down.
Late submission of work
For first sits, if an item of assessment is submitted late and an extension has not been granted, the following will apply:
- Within one week of the original deadline – work will be marked and returned with full feedback, and awarded a maximum bare pass grade.
- More than one week from original deadline – maximum grade achievable LG (L indicating late).
Extensions
The University of Northampton’s general policy with regard to extensions is to be supportive of students who have genuine difficulties, but not against pressures of work that could have reasonably been anticipated.
For full details please refer to the Extensions Policy. The module leader can, where appropriate, authorise a short extension of up to two weeks from the original submission date for first sits only.
Mitigating Circumstances
For guidance on Mitigating circumstances please go to Mitigating Circumstances where you will find detailed guidance on the policy as well as guidance and the form for making an application.
Please note, however, that an application to defer an assessment on the grounds of mitigating circumstances should normally be made in advance of the submission deadline or examination date.
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Unless this is a group assessment,the work you produce must be your own with work taken from any other source properly referenced and attributed. The University of Northampton policy will apply in all cases of copying, plagiarism or any other methods by which students have obtained (or attempted to obtain) an unfair advantage.
If you are in any doubt about what constitutes plagiarism or any other infringement of academic integrity, please read the University’s Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy. For help with understanding academic integrity go to UNPAC and follow the Top Tips for Good Academic Practice on the student hub.
Please note that the penalties for copying work from another source without proper referencing are severe and can include failing the assessment, failing the module and expulsion from the university.
Feedback and Grades
These can be accessed through clicking on the Feedback and Grades tab on NILE. Feedback will be provided by a rubric with summary comments. For work submitted to TURNITIN, please also click through for within text comments (or add information on accessing more detailed feedback if not a TURNITIN submission).
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