LO3 Critically evaluate literature from a range of sources and synthesise into a conceptual framework to guide critical research or professional enquiry.

Assessment Title

Written Project Output

Assessment Number

3 of 4

Assessment Type (Weighting)

Main portfolio (9,000-10,000 words) (60%)

Submission Deadline

5th April 2024 via Turnitin @23:59hrs

Supervisors

TBC

 LO3

Critically evaluate literature from a range of sources and synthesise into a conceptual framework to guide critical research or professional enquiry.

 LO4

Critically analyse, interpret,summarise,and synthesise information and data from a range o primary and secondary sources and use these to construct and justify robust conclusions.

 LO5

Critically reflect on personal development during the project and experience of the research enquiry process.

70%+

60-69%

50-59%

40-49%

0-39%

Introduction 10%

Feasible and clear research objectives.

The nature of context is outlined with exceptional clarity

Feasible and clear research objectives.

The nature of context is clearly defined.

Feasible and clear objectives and research questions. The nature of context needs improvement

Poorly phrased objectives or research questions.

Underdeveloped research context.

Unfeasible objectives; poorly phrased or omitted research question. Little explanation of the nature of the research or its context.

Literature Review &

All work

Almost all work

Includes relevant

Includes some

Insufficient

Conceptual

incorporated is

incorporated is

and recent

relevant and

theoretical content.

Framework 20%

recent and/or

recent and/or

critically evaluated

recent theory,but

C/F omitted.

relevant and is

relevant, relevant

material clearly

without critical

Poor referencing.

correctly

and the majority is

synthesised into

interpretation.

interpreted.

correctly

the C/F. Good

C/F is unfeasible

Critique is

interpreted. Very

supporting

or under

exceptional and

clear synthesis to

references.

developed.

clearly informs the

produce valid C/F.

Weak

synthesis of

Strong supporting

referencing.

materials to form

references.

the C/F.Very

strong supporting

references.

Research Methods/

Exceptionally clear

Very clear

Philosophy is

Research

Weak understanding

Approach

justification of

justification of

understood and

philosophy,

of research

20%

philosophy and

research

the choice is

strategy,

philosophy, strategy,

strategy.

philosophy and

clearly justified.

methods, validity

methods, validity and

Robust application

strategy.

Strategy is

and triangulation

triangulation. Sample

of methods to

Triangulation is

appropriate.

is understood but

details (where

generate abundantly

clearly

Triangulation is

weakly

appropriate) are

relevant data that

incorporated.

clearly

developed.

missing. Weak

are rigorously

Robust/ critical

incorporated into

Sample details

evaluation of

evaluated.

evaluation of

the research

(where

methods.

methods.

design with

appropriate) are

sample details.

missing.Weak

Methods are

evaluation of

critiqued.

methods

Findings & Analysis

Exceptionally

Data address the

Data address the

Data only partially

Data presented do

25%

complete data are

objectives and

objectives but lack

address the

not address the

clearly

have a strong

a strong

objectives. Weak

objectives with

rigorously/critically

connection to the

connection to the

incorporation of

rigour.

interrogated by

conceptual frame.

conceptual frame.

concepts and

Weak incorporation

the conceptual

Data are critically

Some critical

theory. Partial or

of concepts and

frame. Very well

evaluated,

interpretation of

lack of

theory. Partial or lack

presented. Results

triangulated and

data. Presentation

triangulation. No

of triangulation. No

are clearly

very well

of data weak in

critical evaluation

critical evaluation of

triangulated and

presented.

places.

of data. Unclear

data. Presentation is

exceptionally well

presentation.

poor.

presented.

Conclusions and/or

Exceptional in

Very clearly stated

Clearly stated and

Weak and

Poor/underdeveloped

Recommendations/

their clarity and

and emergent

emergent from

superficial

conclusion and/or

Implementation Plan

support from the

from the evidence

the evidence

conclusion and/or

recommendations or

15%

evidence.

presented. Areas

presented. Some

recommendations

implementation plan

Rigorous

for further

consideration of

or

consideration of

research are also

areas for further

implementation

areas for further

clearly indicated.

research.

plan

research.

Recommendations