• Research Report
Value: 15%
Due date: 07-Sep-2015
Return date: 28-Sep-2015
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Task

This is a structured report which you will prepare and write. The template is available to download from Interact2 subject site and it is highly recommended that you do this within the structure given. You will need Microsoft Word to read the doc template. Submit in the same format. Do not PDF. It must be submitted electronically and in one document only. Each student is only allowed to submit once, otherwise the submission with the lowest mark is graded.

Topics to choose from will be available in the template. You will need to choose one of the suggested broad topic and then narrow it down to a specific title for your report.

Rationale

The tasks in this assignment relates to Learning Outcome 3:
• be able to practise, develop, refine and demonstrate written language skills so students are able to write clearly, correctly and concisely.
Marking criteria

This is a structured report writing assignment using the template provided under “Assignment 2” on the Interact2 site. The detailed marking criteria is in the template. Total mark is 15.
Criteria HD DI CR PS FL
Be able to practise, develop, refine and demonstrate written language skills so students are able to write clearly, correctly and concisely Able to demonstrate skills in writing clearly, correctly and concisely using the APA Referencing System. Topic is narrowed and all points are referenced with up-to-date and credible sources. All required parts of the report are included. Able to demonstrate skills in writing clearly, correctly and concisely with some minor mistakes. Topic is narrowed and all parts of report are included. References are included and are up-to-date and credible but may have some small formatting errors Able to demonstrate skills in writing clearly, correctly and concisely. Some mistakes in referencing or writing. A small part of the report may be too brief or missing. References are included but may not all be up-to-date and credible. Able to demonstrate some skills in writing. Parts of the report are missing or incorrect. Topic may not have been correctly narrowed. References are included but may have substantial errors in formatting and may be less than the required number. Writing is unclear or unrelated to the chosen topic. Topic has not been narrowed. Minimal or no appropriate references included. Multiple errors in writing. Word count is substantially less than required or multiple sections are missing.
Possible Marks 14 - 15 12 - 13 9 - 11 6 - 8 Less than 5
Presentation
Please read -Presentation- under -Assessment Information- in this subject outline.
Requirements
You need to submit this electronically via Turnitin (instructions will be given on the Interact2 site and in class).