Individual Honours Project BNV6200
- Subject Code :
BNV6200
- University :
Birmingham city university Exam Question Bank is not sponsored or endorsed by this college or university.
- Country :
United Kingdom
Coursework Assignment Brief
Assessment - Undergraduate
Academic Year 2024-25
Module Title:Individual Honours Project |
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Module Code:BNV6200 |
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Assessment Type Coursework |
Level 6 |
Weighting 60% |
Word Count/Workload 4500 hours |
Submission Date May 6th, 2025 |
Submission Time 3 pm |
Module Leader P Patlakas |
Time Limit N/A |
Assessment Information |
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Assessment Summary (with type) |
This module is assessed via 100% coursework. The current assessment accounts for 60% of the marks. |
Assessment Title |
Research Report and Poster |
Things to include: |
The Report The Poster Ethics Form Risk Assessment, including Information Security risks |
Completion of this assessment will address the following learning outcomes: |
1 Plan a research-informed project using appropriate literature and / or professional outputs. 2 Design an artefact using appropriate techniques and tools. 3 Implement a design to produce an artefact using appropriate techniques. 4 Critically evaluate the implementation of the artefact and the overall project. 5 Assemble and organise information to successfully communicate the results and findings of the project. |
Submission Information
Present any written aspects of the assessment using font size 11 and using 1.5 spacing to allow for comments and annotations to be added by the markers.
Complete the appropriate cover sheet for this assessment and append your work.
This assessment will be marked anonymously and should show your student number only.
Submit this coursework assessment task via Moodle.
Late Submission
Assessments must be submitted in the format specified in the assessment task, by the deadline and to the submission point published on Moodle. Failure to submit by the published deadline will result in penalties which are set out in Section 6 of the Academic Regulations, available at: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Quality-Enhancement-and-Inclusion/Quality-Assurance-and-Enhancement/Academic-Regulations
Word Count
Where word count is indicated, a +10% margin of tolerance is applied, beyond which nothing further will be marked. Marks cannot be awarded for any learning outcomes addressed outside the word count.
Referencing Style
- BCU Harvard
More information on referencing is available here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/library/services-and-support/referencing
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Whilst AI tools can be helpful in assisting learning, when it comes to assessment, the Academic Misconduct Procedure is clear that this should be a students own original work and not the work of other people or AI tools.?
The Use of AI Tools Student Guidelines document follows the same guidelines your lecturers use. If you are unsure of whether AI is appropriate within your work, please read the guidelines or ask your lecturer. For advice and guidance around academic writing, please visit the Centre for Academic Success.
Academic Integrity Guidance
Academic integrity?is the attitude of approaching your academic work honestly, by completing and submitting your own original work, attributing and acknowledging your sources when necessary. Understanding good academic practice in written and oral work is a key element of academic integrity. It is a positive aspect of joining an academic community, showing familiarity with and acknowledging sources of evidence. The skills you require at higher education may differ from those learned elsewhere such as school or college. ?
You will be required to follow specific academic conventions which include acknowledging the work of others through appropriate referencing and citation as explicitly as possible. If you include ideas or quotations that have not been appropriately acknowledged, this may be seen as plagiarism which is a form of academic misconduct. If you require support around referencing, please contact the Centre for Academic Success
It is important to recognise that seeking out learning around academic integrity will help reduce the risk of misconduct in your work. Skills such as paraphrasing, referencing and citation are integral to acting with integrity and you can develop and advance these key academic skills through the Centre for Academic Success (CAS).
To learn more about academic integrity and its importance at university, you can access CAS resources on Moodle. Furthermore, you can book on to workshops and request 1-2-1 support around key academic skills.
Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct is conduct that has or may have the effect of providing you with an unfair advantage by relying on dishonest means to gain advantage and which therefore compromises your academic integrity.
The Academic Misconduct procedure sets out the process we will follow, and the penalties we may apply, in cases where we believe you may have compromised your academic integrity by committing academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Procedure and information about academic support is available at: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Student-Affairs/Appeals-and-Resolutions/Academic-Misconduct-Procedure
Title: Research Project Final Report & Poster Style: Report, Poster
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Rationale: The Individual Honours Project is the academic apex of your undergraduate degree. It is the first project you are asked to complete fully autonomously. It hones your research skills and allows you to demonstrate that you can think originally, work independently, and respond to unknowns creatively.
Description: You are required to write a Technical Report on your year-long research project. This should contain:
1. The Research Title page 2. Table of Contents 3. Lists of Tables and Figures 4. An Abstract summarising the work. 5. An Introduction that summarises the theoretical framework (i.e. Part A). Make sure to include any updates or changes from that work. 6. The research Results 7. An analysis and Discussion of the research results 8. A Conclusion, including: o limitations of the research o applicability in the industry o directions for future research 9. A list of References 10. An Appendix which includes: o Ethics form o Risk Assessment, including Information Security o Any other data you consider relevant but do not fit the main body of the work. Please note: your work in Part A should be included as formal reference in the Introduction. The report should be between 4,000 and 4,500 words. This word count excludes abstract, acknowledgements, lists of tables and captions, references, and appendices. Separately, you should also prepare an A1 poster, summarising the project.
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Additional information: For advice on writing style, referencing and academic skills, please make use of the Centre for Academic Success: Centre for Academic Success - student support | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)
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Transferable skills:
1. Work individually and accept responsibility for the modules study program through planning, setting objectives and responding to briefs. 2. Develop, enhance and evaluate research and analytical skills through the delivery of an individual research project. 3. Access, retrieve and evaluate secondary information and/ or primary information from an extensive range of appropriate academic sources. 4. Devise and sustain arguments using relevant ideas and information, demonstrating the critical evaluation of arguments, assumptions and data to lead to appropriate conclusions. |
Marking Criteria:
Marking Criteria: Table of Assessment Criteria and Associated Grading Criteria
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Submission Details:
Format: Coursework will be uploaded electronically via Moodle and through the Turnitin system.
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Regulations:
The minimum pass mark for a module is 40% Re-sit marks are capped at 40% Full academic regulations are available for download using the link provided above in the IMPORTANT STATEMENTS section Late Penalties If you submit an assessment late at the first attempt, then you will be subject to one of the following penalties: if the submission is made between 1 and 24 hours after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 5%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 3% so that the mark that the student will receive is 57%. if the submission is made between 24 hours and one week (5 working days) after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 10%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 6% so that the mark the student will receive is 54%. if the submission is made after 5 days following the deadline, your work will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked. The reduction in the mark will not be applied in the following two cases:
Please note: If you submit a re-assessment late then it will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked. |
Feedback:
Marks and Feedback on your work will normally be provided within 20 working days of its submission deadline
Where to get help
Students can get additional support from the library support for searching for information and finding academic sources. See their iCity page for more information: http://libanswers.bcu.ac.uk/
The Centre for Academic Success offers 1:1 advice and feedback on academic writing, referencing, study skills and maths/statistics/computing. See their iCity page for more information: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/celt/centre-for-academic-success
Additional assignment advice can be found here: https://libguides.bcu.ac.uk/MA
Fit to Submit:
Are you ready to submit your assignment? Review this assignment brief and consider whether you have met the criteria. Use any checklists provided to ensure that you have done everything needed.
Assignment Checklist
Run through this simple tick list before submitting your work!
Report
Well prepared materials make your work look more professional and easier to understand.
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I have used the spellchecker and proofread the work correcting errors several times. |
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I have checked that all material is directly related to the assignment tasks. |
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I have checked that all the required information has been included in the work. |
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The work is professionally presented using consistent headings, fonts and layout. |
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All tables and images are numbered and captioned. |
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I have used the structure specified in the assignment. |
Referencing and Originality
Your work will be subjected to checks to ensure it is not copied. Derivative work may leave you subject to penalties, including in extreme cases, expulsion from the University.
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All images and tables are fully referenced. |
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I have not copied any material from anywhere else. All sentences have been paraphrased into my own words. |
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All references appear in the references section at the end of the presentation. |
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All references are cited in the text in the form of (author, year). See https://www.bcu.ac.uk/library/services-and-support/referencing for more details. |
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If I have used quotes, these are fully referenced, appear in quotation marks and form only a small part of my work. |
Content
Is your work complete? Have you included all the required elements?
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I have given an analysis of problem. |
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I have explained why I chose the strategic tools that I have used and used references to support my decisions. |