Assessment Task
The purpose of this assessment is to prepare a proposal for your major project that will be completed in the final year of your degree. The report will consist of a literature review on your chosen topic area, a research question or hypothesis, proposed methodologies and a rough schedule that you will follow to complete the project.
You should consider the following when choosing a final year project:
Relates to a technical or professional interest
Challenges you develop new knowledge and/or skills
Relates to your course degree
Has relevant academic literature
It must be noted that the project idea you explore for this assessment is not binding. Many students will end up basing their project of a different idea to this assessment. However, should you stick to the same project idea, you will have an advantage moving into the project module in your final year.
Report Structure:
Introduction (200 words)
Provides a summary for the work to come
Problem statement (100 to 200 words)
Establishes the need for the research
Research question or hypothesis (30 to 50 words)
Provides a focus for the study
Literature review (800 to 1000 words)
Provides a summary for the current knowledge
Proposed methods (150 to 200 words)
Describe the teamwork that was undertaken
Conclusion (150 to 200 words)
Summarise your findings
Reference List
Lists sources used