FY028 Inquiry Based Learning CW1 Assignment Brief 2024-25 PDF

Assignment Brief Academic Year 2024-25 Module code FY028 Inquiry Based Learning Module leader: Assaad Dib and title: Assignment CW1: Report (2,000 words) Assessment 100% No. and type:...

Assignment Brief Academic Year 2024-25 Module code FY028 Inquiry Based Learning Module leader: Assaad Dib and title: Assignment CW1: Report (2,000 words) Assessment 100% No. and type: weighting: Submission 6 June 2025 at 2:00 pm. Target feedback 27 June 2025 at 2 pm time and date: time and date: Assignment task This assignment requires you to write a 2000-word investigative report (+/- 10%) addressing one of the following which will be assigned to you by your Lecturer: 1. The Impact of Online Learning on Student Engagement and Academic Performance Problem/Question: How has the shift to online learning platforms affected student engagement and academic performance in higher education? 2. Addressing Mental Health Challenges Among University Students Problem/Question: What are the most effective strategies for universities to support the mental health of their students? 3. The Role of Interdisciplinary Studies in Preparing Students for the Future Workforce Problem/Question: How can interdisciplinary programs better prepare students for the demands of a rapidly evolving job market? 4. The Effectiveness of University Career Services in Enhancing Graduate Employability Problem/Question: How effective are university career services in improving the employability of graduates? 5. Combating Academic Dishonesty in the Digital Age Problem/Question: What strategies can universities implement to effectively reduce academic dishonesty in an increasingly digital learning environment? Internal approval: Favour Evwerhamre, 27/01/25 1 The report will assess your ability to collect and use information from various sources, investigate a specific issue, and plan and execute a project to provide a well-researched solution or answer. You will also be evaluated on your ability to communicate your findings effectively through a well-structured report. Your report should be structured as follows: Introduction (200-300 words) Objective: Provide an overview of the subject-related problem or question you have been allocated to investigate. o Introduce the context and significance of the issue. o State the purpose of the report and outline the research question or problem statement you will address. Literature Review and Information Collection (500-600 words) Demonstrate your ability to collect, select, and use information from a range of sources. o Literature Review: Conduct a literature review to provide background on the topic. Discuss key theories, models, or previous research that relate to your problem or question. o Information Sources: Describe the range of sources you have used, including academic journals, books, reports, and any other relevant materials. Explain why these sources were chosen and how they contribute to your investigation. o Methods: Detail the methods you used to collect and select information, ensuring they are appropriate to the academic discipline and context of your study. Investigation of the Situation (500-600 words) Investigate the specific needs, problems, or opportunities related to your chosen topic. o Problem Analysis: Analyse the problem or question in detail, identifying the key factors or issues that need to be addressed. o Needs and Opportunities: Investigate the needs, problems, and opportunities present in the given situation. Discuss how these factors influence the context of your study and what potential solutions or answers could be derived. o Data and Evidence: Include any relevant data or evidence that supports your analysis. This could be quantitative or qualitative, depending on the nature of your investigation. Project Planning and Implementation (400-500 words) Plan and describe the project you undertook to address the problem or question. o Project Plan: Outline the steps you planned to take to investigate and address the issue. This should include timelines, resources required, and any specific methods or approaches used. o Implementation: Discuss how you executed your project plan. Reflect on any challenges encountered and how you addressed them. o Results: Provide a brief overview of the outcomes of your project. Highlight any key findings or insights that resulted from your investigation. Conclusion and Recommendations (300-400 words) Summarise your findings and provide recommendations based on your investigation. o Summary: Recap the main points of your report, emphasising how your investigation has addressed the problem or answered the question. 2  o Recommendations: Offer practical recommendations for addressing the issue or for further research. These should be based on the evidence and analysis presented in your report. o Reflection: Reflect on the effectiveness of your communication and project planning throughout the report. References (not included in word count) Provide a complete list of references used in your report. o Ensure all sources are cited in accordance with Harvard Referencing. o Include a variety of academically credible sources to demonstrate thorough research and engagement with the topic. If you are registered with the Disability and Inclusion Services or have a disability, please contact your module leader to discuss how your reasonable adjustments will be applied to this assignment. This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO1: Collect, select and use information from a range of sources using different methods, appropriate to the academic discipline and context. LO2: Investigate the needs, problems and opportunities of a given situation. LO3: Plan and undertake a project to address a subject-related problem or answer a subject-related question. LO4: Communicate effectively, with well-structured verbal and written reports, as demanded in academic and professional domains. Practicalities: Referencing, presenting and submitting your work This module uses the Harvard Referencing System. Please see your programme handbook for more information on the required referencing style, any presentational requirements and the process for submitting your work. Confidentiality You should maintain and respect confidentiality in relation to the protection of personal, technical and/or commercial information of a sensitive nature in your assessed work. For further information and guidance, please see your programme handbook. Academic integrity 3 Academic integrity means taking responsibility for your own work. When you submit an assignment, you are making a declaration that it is your own work and that you have acknowledged the contribution of others and their ideas in its development (for example, by referencing them appropriately). For further information and guidance, please see the University website: https://www.bnu.ac.uk/current- students/registry-helpdesk-and-academic-advice/academic-integrity-and-misconduct 4 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+) Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding standard 5 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 Criterion 1 (LO1) The work The work The work The work The work The work The work demonstrates a demonstrates an demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates highly demonstrates an Knowledge and limited or no ability to insufficient ability to sufficient ability to sound ability to sophisticated ability accomplished ability exceptional ability to provide: provide: provide: provide: to provide: to provide: provide: understanding Literature Literature Literature Literature Literature Literature Literature Review: A Review: A Review: A Review: A Review: A Review: A Review: A 25% literature providing literature providing literature providing literature providing literature providing literature providing literature providing background on the background on the background on the background on the background on the background on the background on the Literature Review topic. topic. topic. topic. topic. topic. topic. and Information Discussion of key Discussion of key Discussion of key Discussion of key Discussion of key Discussion of key Discussion of key Collection theories, models, theories, models, theories, models, theories, models, theories, models, theories, models, theories, models, or previous or previous or previous or previous or previous or previous or previous This should include research related to research related to research related to research related to research related to research related to research related to evidence of: designated topic. designated topic. designated topic. designated topic. designated topic. designated topic. designated topic. Literature Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Review: A Sources: Sources: Sources: Sources: Sources: Sources: Sources: literature providing Description of the Description of the Description of the Description of the Description of the Description of the Description of the background on the range of sources range of sources range of sources range of sources range of sources range of sources range of sources topic. used, including used, including used, including used, including used, including used, including used, including Discussion of key academic journals, academic journals, academic journals, academic journals, academic journals, academic journals, academic journals, theories, models, books, reports, and books, reports, and books, reports, and books, reports, and books, reports, and books, reports, and books, reports, and or previous any other relevant any other relevant any other relevant any other relevant any other relevant any other relevant any other relevant research related to academically academically academically academically academically academically academically designated topic. credible materials. credible materials. credible materials. credible materials. credible materials. credible materials. credible materials. Information Explanation as to Explanation as to Explanation as to Explanation as to Explanation as to Explanation as to Explanation as to Sources: why these sources why these sources why these sources why these sources why these sources why these sources why these sources Description of the were chosen and were chosen and were chosen and were chosen and were chosen and were chosen and were chosen and range of sources how they how they how they how they how they how they how they used, including contribute to the contribute to the contribute to the contribute to the contribute to the contribute to the contribute to the academic journals, investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. books, reports, Methods: Details Methods: Details Methods: Details Methods: Details Methods: Details Methods: Details Methods: Details and any other of the methods of the methods of the methods of the methods of the methods of the methods of the methods relevant used to collect and used to collect and used to collect and used to collect and used to collect and used to collect and used to collect and academically select information, select information, select information, select information, select information, select information, select information, credible materials. ensuring ensuring ensuring ensuring ensuring ensuring ensuring Explanation as to appropriateness. appropriateness. appropriateness. appropriateness. appropriateness. appropriateness. appropriateness. why these sources were chosen and 6 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+) Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding standard how they contribute to the investigation. Methods: Details of the methods used to collect and select information, ensuring appropriateness. 7 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 Criterion 2 (LO2) The work The work The work The work The work The work The work demonstrates a demonstrates an demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates highly demonstrates an Analysis and limited or no ability to insufficient ability to sufficient ability to sound ability to sophisticated ability accomplished ability exceptional ability to criticality provide: provide: provide: provide: to provide: to provide: provide: Problem Problem Problem Problem Problem Problem Problem 25% Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis Analysis: Analysis of the problem or of the problem or of the problem or of the problem or of the problem or of the problem or of the problem or Investigation of the question in detail, question in detail, question in detail, question in detail, question in detail, question in detail, question in detail, Situation identifying the key identifying the key identifying the key identifying the key identifying the key identifying the key identifying the key factors or issues factors or issues factors or issues factors or issues factors or issues factors or issues factors or issues This should include that need to be that need to be that need to be that need to be that need to be that need to be that need to be evidence of: addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. Problem Needs and Needs and Needs and Needs and Needs and Needs and Needs and Analysis: Analysis Opportunities: Opportunities: Opportunities: Opportunities: Opportunities: Opportunities: Opportunities: of the problem or Investigation of the Investigation of the Investigation of the Investigation of the Investigation of the Investigation of the Investigation of the question in detail, needs, problems, needs, problems, needs, problems, needs, problems, needs, problems, needs, problems, needs, problems, identifying the key and opportunities and opportunities and opportunities and opportunities and opportunities and opportunities and opportunities factors or issues present in the present in the present in the present in the present in the present in the present in the that need to be given situation. given situation. given situation. given situation. given situation. given situation. given situation. addressed. Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Needs and these factors these factors these factors these factors these factors these factors these factors Opportunities: influence the influence the influence the influence the influence the influence the influence the Investigation of the context of their context of their context of their context of their context of their context of their context of their needs, problems, study and what study and what study and what study and what study and what study and what study and what and opportunities potential solutions potential solutions potential solutions potential solutions potential solutions potential solutions potential solutions present in the or answers could or answers could or answers could or answers could or answers could or answers could or answers could given situation. be derived. be derived. be derived. be derived. be derived. be derived. be derived. Discussion on how Data and Data and Data and Data and Data and Data and Data and these factors Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: influence the Inclusion of any Inclusion of any Inclusion of any Inclusion of any Inclusion of any Inclusion of any Inclusion of any context of their relevant data or relevant data or relevant data or relevant data or relevant data or relevant data or relevant data or study and what evidence that evidence that evidence that evidence that evidence that evidence that evidence that potential solutions supports the supports the supports the supports the supports the supports the supports the or answers could analysis. (This analysis. (This analysis. (This analysis. (This analysis. (This analysis. (This analysis. (This be derived. could be could be could be could be could be could be could be quantitative or quantitative or quantitative or quantitative or quantitative or quantitative or quantitative or Data and qualitative, qualitative, qualitative, qualitative, qualitative, qualitative, qualitative, Evidence: depending on the depending on the depending on the depending on the depending on the depending on the depending on the 8 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+) Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding standard Inclusion of any nature of the nature of the nature of the nature of the nature of the nature of the nature of the relevant data or investigation). investigation). investigation). investigation). investigation). investigation). investigation). evidence that supports the analysis. (This could be quantitative or qualitative, depending on the nature of the investigation). 9 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 Criterion 3 (LO3) The work The work The work The work The work The work The work Application and demonstrates a demonstrates an demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates highly demonstrates an practice limited or no ability to insufficient ability to sufficient ability to sound ability to sophisticated ability accomplished ability exceptional ability to provide: provide: provide: provide: to provide: to provide: provide: Project Planning and Project Plan: Project Plan: Project Plan: Project Plan: Project Plan: Project Plan: Project Plan: Implementation Outline of the Outline of the Outline of the Outline of the Outline of the Outline of the Outline of the steps planned to steps planned to steps planned to steps planned to steps planned to steps planned to steps planned to 25% investigate and investigate and investigate and investigate and investigate and investigate and investigate and address the issue address the issue address the issue address the issue address the issue address the issue address the issue This should include identified. This identified. This identified. This identified. This identified. This identified. This identified. This evidence of: should include should include should include should include should include should include should include timelines, timelines, timelines, timelines, timelines, timelines, timelines, Project Plan: resources resources resources resources resources resources resources Outline of the required, and any required, and any required, and any required, and any required, and any required, and any required, and any steps planned to specific methods specific methods specific methods specific methods specific methods specific methods specific methods investigate and or approaches or approaches or approaches or approaches or approaches or approaches or approaches address the issue used. used. used. used. used. used. used. identified. This should include Implementation: Implementation: Implementation: Implementation: Implementation: Implementation: Implementation: timelines, Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how Discussion on how resources the project plan the project plan the project plan the project plan the project plan the project plan the project plan required, and any was executed. was executed. was executed. was executed. was executed. was executed. was executed. specific methods Reflection on any Reflection on any Reflection on any Reflection on any Reflection on any Reflection on any Reflection on any or approaches challenges challenges challenges challenges challenges challenges challenges used. encountered and encountered and encountered and encountered and encountered and encountered and encountered and Implementation: how these were how these were how these were how these were how these were how these were how these were Discussion on how addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. addressed. the project plan Results: A brief Results: A brief Results: A brief Results: A brief Results: A brief Results: A brief Results: A brief was executed. overview of the overview of the overview of the overview of the overview of the overview of the overview of the Reflection on any outcomes of your outcomes of your outcomes of your outcomes of your outcomes of your outcomes of your outcomes of your challenges project. project. project. project. project. project. project. encountered and Highlight of any key Highlight of any key Highlight of any key Highlight of any key Highlight of any key Highlight of any key Highlight of any key how these were findings or insights findings or insights findings or insights findings or insights findings or insights findings or insights findings or insights addressed. that resulted from the that resulted from the that resulted from the that resulted from the that resulted from the that resulted from the that resulted from the investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. Results: A brief overview of the outcomes of your project. 10 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+) Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding standard Highlight of any key findings or insights that resulted from the investigation. 11 Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25 0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+) Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding standard Criterion 4 (LO4) Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates limited or no ability an insufficient ability sufficient ability to: consistent and highly proficient highly accomplished an exceptional ability Transferable Skills to: to: Professionally confident ability to: ability to: ability to: to: Professionally Professionally present submission Professionally Professionally Professionally Professionally Communicate present submission present submission through present submission present submission present submission present submission effectively, with well- through through engagement with through through through through structured verbal and engagement with engagement with designated engagement with engagement with engagement with engagement with written reports, as designated designated structure; designated designated designated designated demanded in structure; structure; Stay within word structure; structure; structure; structure; academic and Stay within word Stay within word count; Stay within word Stay within word Stay within word Stay within word professional count; count; Produce count; count; count; count; domains. Produce Produce submission free of Produce Produce Produce Produce submission free of submission free of grammatical and submission free of submission free of submission free of submission free of 25% grammatical and grammatical and spelling errors; grammatical and grammatical and grammatical and grammatical and spelling errors; spelling errors; Harvard spelling errors; spelling errors; spelling errors; spelling errors; This should include Harvard Harvard Referenced. Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard evidence of: Referenced. Referenced. Referenced. Referenced. Referenced. Referenced. Professionally presented submission through engagement with designated structure; Within word count; Free of grammatical and spelling errors; Harvard Referenced. 12