ENVM7003/PLAN3001/7113 Semester 2, 2023 Communicating Research Assessment
ENVM7003/PLAN3001/7113 Semester 2, 2023 Communicating Research Assessment
Essential Details
Weighting: 25% of the total course markDue: 2pm, Thursday 21st September 2023 (Week 9) Length: 1,000-1,500 words in total
Aim: The aim of this assessment is to allow students to design a research communication strategy for an existing research study.
Task Description: Students are asked to choose one research project from the list below:
1. Petrova, S., & Marinova, D. (2015). Using soft and hard social impact indicators to understand societal change caused by mining: A Western Australia case study. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 33(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2014.967987
Stevens, H. C., & Watson, D. M. (2022). Interacting impacts of drought and fire on bird populationsinsights from a long-term study in the Warrumbungles. Australian Zoologist, 42(2), 608-630. https://search.library.uq.edu.au/permalink/f/tbms52/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_7 882_AZ_2022_036
Pearson, J., McNamara, K. E., & Nunn, P. D. (2019). Gender-specific perspectives of mangrove ecosystem services: Case study from Bua Province, Fiji Islands. Ecosystem Services, 38, 100970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100970
Pocol, C. B., Marinescu, V., Amuza, A., Cadar, R. L., & Rodideal, A. A. (2020). Sustainable vs. unsustainable food consumption behaviour: A study among students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. Sustainability, 12(11), 4699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114699
Weaver, D., McLennan, C., Moyle, B., & Casali, G. L. (2022). Early community recommendations for sustainable mega-events: evidence from the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2022.2149760
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Using the research project selected above, students are asked to design a research communication strategy using one of the approaches listed below:
A policy brief suitable for policy makers.
A media piece for The Conversation suitable for the general public.
A poster to report research findings at an academic conference.
Students will need to carefully consider who the intended audience is for their chosen communication approach and to appropriately shape the communication of the selected
research study based on this audience. Students will need to consider aspects such as the level of detail included, the type of language used, and visual elements such as headings, subheadings, and images as these aspects will vary according to the intended audience of the approach selected. Please use APA (or similar) referencing style (https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7).
Submission, Extensions and Late Penalties
Please submit electronically through TurnItIn on the course Blackboard site. DO NOT SUBMIT A HARD COPY. Please include the following on the front page of your submission and sign your name underneath:
I, (insert name) hereby state that the work contained in this assignment has not previously been submitted for assessment, either in whole or in part, by either myself or any other student at either The University of Queensland or at any other tertiary institution, except where explicitly acknowledged. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the assignment contains no material that has been published previously or written by another person, except where due reference is made. I make this Statement in full knowledge of an understanding that, should it be found to be false, I will be subject to disciplinary action under Statute No 4 of the Examination Rules of The University of Queensland.
Extensions will be granted in cases of documented illness or extenuating circumstances, and when applied for BEFORE the assessment deadline. Applications for assessment extensions are now to be applied for online via your MYUQ portal.Please follow the instructions outlined at: https://my.uq.edu.au/informationand services/managemyprogram/examsandassessment/applying-extension
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Late submissions will attract a penalty of 10% of the available marks per day (weekend counts for 3 days) after the original assessment deadline until the mark becomes 0%. Assessment more than 10 days late will receive a mark of zero for non-submission.
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Marking Criteria
Criteria High Distinction (7) Distinction (6) Credit (5) Pass (4) Fail (3,2,1) 85% 75 to 84% 65 to 74% 50 to 64% 49%
Academic fundamentals of communication research (40%) Excellent structure to clearly communicate research. The purpose, aims, and outcomes of the research are clearly described. The outline is highly succinct and ordered clearly. Very good structure to clearly communicate research. The purpose, aims, and outcomes of the research are well described. The outline is succinct and ordered. Moderate but limited structure to clearly communicate research. The purpose, aims, and outcomes of the research are somewhat described. The outline is moderately succinct and ordered. Partial but limited structure to communicate research. Limited clarity on the purpose, aims, and outcomes of the research. The outline is partially succinct and ordered. Limited structure to communicate research. Very limited clarity on the purpose, aims, and outcomes of the research. Outline is limited to order and convey research.
Effectiveness of communication (30%) Text and language are professionally, clearly, and logically used to create a highly cohesive and coherent communication approach. Strategy consistently adheres to grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions. Text and language are largely professionally and logically used to create a cohesive and coherent communication approach. Strategy mainly adheres to grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions. Text and language are used to create a mostly comprehensible communication approach. Strategy mostly follows grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions. Text and language are used to create a mainly descriptive communication approach. Strategy somewhat follows grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions. Text and language are partially used to form loosely linked statements. Strategy occasionally uses grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions. No use of referencing.
Innovation and design (30%) Excellent communication approach that effectively engages the intended audience in a highly dynamic way. Excellent use of design and layout features including the Very good communication approach that effectively engages the intended audience in a dynamic way. Very good use of design and layout features Moderate but limited communication approach that somewhat engages the intended audience. Moderate but limited use of design and layout features. Partial but limited communication approach. Partial but limited use of design and layout features. Limited communication approach. Limited use of design and layout features.
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