Research Project Implementation
HE School of Construction and the Built Environment
Assessment Summary Sheet
| Programme: HND in Construction and the Built Environment (Construction,
Building Services Engineering & Civil Engineering)
| No: QCF Level 5 |
| Unit: Research Project | No: Unit 62 |
| Assignment Title:Research Project Implementation | Ref: |
| Brief Author Name: M Tappin | Date Written: 13/11/17 |
| Brief Verifier Name: George Taylor | Date Verified: 20/11/17 |
Research Project Implementation
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| Assessor’s Comments
See the Assignment Feedback Sheet to indicate improvements in this and any future work including employability skills. You are advised to carefully study these comments as they are provided to help improve your overall performance.
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| Student declaration: | I declare that I have read and understood the College regulations concerning plagiarism and the attribution of sources. I guarantee that the work contained in this assessment is substantially my own and all material I have not generated myself has been acknowledged. I understand that the consequences of plagiarism may include failure without the right to resubmit and that I may be subject to disciplinary procedures if I am found guilty of such offence. | |
| S tudentsignature: | Date: | |
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Outcomes Achieved
| LO2o
LO3o
LO4o
| Assessed By | Date | ||||||
| Name | Geoff Dobson | ||||||||
Verified By | Date | ||||||||
| Name | George Taylor | ||||||||
Student Name: | | Issue Date: | Week15 | Hand in Date: | 21st May 2018 | ||||
This sheet must be handed in with the student’s work
Pass Assessment Criteria
| 2.1
2.2
2.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
| match resources efficiently to the research question or hypothesis
undertake the proposed research investigation in accordance with the agreed specification
record and collate relevant data where appropriate
use appropriate research evaluation techniques
interpret and analyse the results in terms of the research specification
make recommendations and justify areas for further consideration
use an agreed format and appropriate media to present the outcomes of the project to an audience
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Merit Assessment Criteria
| M2
M3
| complex research information/data has been synthesised and processed
the communication is appropriate for familiar and unfamiliar audiences and appropriate media have been used.
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Distinction Assessment Criteria
| D1
D2
| conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified
innovation and creative thought have been applied
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Higher Level Skills and Abilities
| No | Description | Achieved |
| 1 | Locate, extract, read and use appropriate literature drawn from multiple sources with a full and critical understanding. | |
| 2 | Design, plan, conduct and report investigations and research to solve problems and communicate results of their study accurately and reliably. | |
| 3 | Seek solutions to routine and unfamiliar problems through the analysis and synthesis of a range of concepts, knowledge and skills to formulate evidence-based arguments and evaluate and summarise information critically. | |
| 4 | Analyse and interpret data and present quantitative and qualitative information, together with analysis, argument and commentary, in a form appropriate to the intended audience; using appropriate quantitative techniques, relevant IT and software and media. | |
| 5 | Relate academic knowledge, skills and understanding to skills in the workplace and where appropriate, demonstrate their integration through workplace experience and activities. | |
| 6 | Think independently and apply complex theories to practical realistic work situations, some requiring innovation and creativity. | |
| 7 | Apply their subject-related and transferable skills in contexts where the scope of the task and the criteria for decisions are generally well defined but where some personal responsibility and initiative are required. | |
| 8 | Recognise the moral and ethical issues of construction, sustainability, the environment, and scientific enquiry and experimentation. | |
| 9 | Appreciate the need for ethical standards and professional codes of conduct and apply insight and judgement in relation to the margins and consequences of error | |
| 10 | Develop an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of construction, and of the skills required to work in non-adversarial integrated teams with other professions in construction | |
| 11 | Take responsibility to manage and direct their own and where appropriate, the activities of others. | |
| 12 | Identify and address their own learning needs within defined contexts, recognise their own learning style and undertake further guided learning in new areas. |
Purpose of this assignment
Research Project Implementation
By carrying out this assignment learners will able to implementa researchproject.
Learners will develop the ability to work individuallyand/or with others, and further develop skills of independent enquiryand critical analysis by undertaking a sustainedresearch investigation. This is to be of direct relevance to their Higher Education programme and professionaldevelopment, deliveredwithin defined timescales and given constraints and to produce acceptable andviable solutions to an agreed brief.Work carried out for this unit will allow learners to expandtheirunderstanding of scholarly activity in their area of interest.
Research Project Implementation
Scenario
You have been invited by the local branch of your professional body to contribute a paper to a conference on the built environment that will be attended by other professionals, and students of construction, civil engineering and building services.In the first instance the chair of the conference asked you to submit proposals for the topic you are interested in presenting. Having examined your proposal the chair has asked you to proceed with your paper.
The following series of tasks are set to test your knowledge and understanding of Research Project Implementation with regard to scholarly activity in the construction, infrastructure and the built environment sector.
Task 2a: (LO 2: PACs 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 and LO 3: PACs 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3)
- As a prospective author you are required to implementyour research project.
- You must match your available resources to efficiently carry out the research in accordance with the agreed specification identified in assignment 5_62_1 and to organise, analyse and interpret all relevant outcomes. You must use appropriate research evaluation techniques and make relevant recommendations for further consideration. You must be able to justify all decisions you make in respect choices you make.
Task 2b:(LO 4: PACs 4.1)
- In addition to implementing the research, the Chair has asked for the following documentation for the conference.
- Produce a 5000(+ or – 10%) word research paper for inclusion in a journal
- Produce a 500wordabstract of your paper.
The deadline for Task 2b is 1300 hrs. Fri 01/05/15.
- For M2, you must produce a coherent account of your research
- For M3, you must produce effective, academic presentation of your research; Well structured, illustrated and complying to the Harvard Method of referencing.
- For D1, You must be able to justify all decisions you take in respect choices you make.
- For D3, Your research must demonstrate a high degree of innovation and creative thought
Submission Details
- The assignment to be submitted as an MS Word (2010) report, by email,
- E-mail Subject Line should read:5_62_02F_201415 Research Submission
- submission, to dobson@stockport.ac.ukby 1300 Hrs. Fri 01/05/15
- Attachment Filename: doc
- g. dobson_5_62_02F_201415.doc
- It is recommended that youdownload this document, insertyour workon the nextpage and save as this document as indicated above.
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