Assessment task 1 Research

Assessment task 1 Research

Credible criminological sources

Scholarly criminological sources

Relevant to the problem

Relevant from a criminological perspective /4

Analysis

Clear concise annotation or summaries drawing attention to: definition of the problem, methodologies, results, conclusion and relevance in relation to your project from a criminological perspective

Development of mind map framing the problem in relation to the research you have done /6

Presentation

Clear structure to annotations

Clear written expression

Logical arrangement and development of mind map based on/incorporating information identified as part of assessment task one /4

Coordination

Awareness of and demonstrated difference in relation to team members research /1

Total Mark /15

List of common issues in assessment one

Choosing inappropriate research materials not peer reviewed research/policy or governmental documents

Lack of appropriate referencing of research materials (remember APA format)

Poor description of article did not describe key findings or implications or clear student had not read the article completely

Major issues with plagiarism copying and pasting large portions of text as an explanation

Little or no analysis of how the research materials related to the chosen project.

Lack of collaboration with other team members clear in choice of research and mindmapVery little detail on mindmap regarding concepts and potential additional issues

Lack of connection between themes on the mindmapPoor presentation of mindmap

Issues with writing coherently