Foundaton Year in Business and Law

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Assessment Brief 1

Programme ttle: Foundaton Year in Business and Law
Module name: Individual Project
Assessment ttle: Write up a small individual project within the
student’s chosen subject area (Business or Law)
Module code: MBUMD0VPR
Module lecturer: Dr. Zamanur Rahman
Internal verifer:
Submission deadline: 03 April 2023 2:00 PM
Assessment type: Proposal (800 words)
Weight: 20%

Module aims
This module gives students the opportunity to investgate, under supervisory guidance, a
partcular topic or issue related to the material covered in the subject specifc modules. A
major aim of this module is to help students prepare for their chosen subject-specifc study at
subsequent levels.
Indicatve Module Content
The module invites you to choose, carry out and write up a small individual project within the
student’s chosen subject area (Business or Law) under the supervision and guidance of an
appropriate, assigned member of teaching staff.
Learning and Teaching Strategies
The Business programmes include a wide range of approaches to learning, teaching, and
assessment. The teaching on this module will comprise of some face-to-face delivery and
individual supervision.
During inital meetngs with their supervisor, students select and agree on an appropriate
topic/method/tmetable for their study, including key deadlines that are monitored by the
supervisor throughout the semester. Students are required to submit an individual writen
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proposal, which will briefly outline their chosen topic and what they intend to do in order to
achieve the fnal writen report.
At the end of the semester, a report will be submited which presents the student’s individual
fndings.
Due to the nature of the independent study, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange regular
tmely online meetngs with their supervisor. All agreed preparaton must be completed to
ensure that maximum value is derived from these meetngs. If you are unable to atend a
meetng with your supervisor you must let them know, however please ensure regular
engagement as lack of atendance and engagement will likely detrimentally impact your ability
to pass this module.
Overview of learning and teaching actvites on the module
Teaching will be primarily through small group seminars, workshops, VLE/e-learning
resources, and regular one-to-one tutorials with personal tutors/supervisors.

No Learning Outcomes
Proposal Template. Please check the appendix 2

Descripton/Guidance

Topic: The module invites you to choose, carry out and write up a small
individual project within the student’s chosen subject area (Business or
Law)
Delivery method: Assignment
Type/format:
Word count: 800 words
Weight: 20% Marks
Submission method: CCCU Turnitn
Basic guidelines: Individual Report
A series of opton topics from which you will need to
choose one will be discussed with you during the taught
element of this module.
The module invites you to choose, carry out and write up a
small individual project within the student’s chosen subject area
(Business or Law). You MUST use college cover page template.
Assessment grading
15 Planning, coherence, and organisaton

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criteria:
%
35
%		 Context and applicaton of knowledge
15
%		 Writen communicaton (including accuracy, spelling,
grammar, and punctuaton)
10
%		 Referencing and academic protocols
25
%		 Use of literature and data

The format for your Proposal/Report should contain the following:
Cover/ttle page
Table of content
Introducton/Background to the research
Research Queston (s)/Hypothesis (Not mandatory only for
primary data)
Research Aim and Objectves
Limitaton of the study
Literature Review
Research Methodology
Conclusion
References
Appendixes
• Research Proposal
• Ethics Form (Only if you are collectng primary data)
Referencing system:
The Business students are required to use Harvard as the standard referencing conventon. The
Law students can use Oscula for referencing purposes on this module.
Learning Materials/Resources:
Recommended Reading list:
• Anderson, V. (2013), Research Methods in Human Resource Management. 3rd Ed.,
CIPD
• Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler, P.S. (2011), Business Research Methods. 3rd
Ed., McGraw Hill
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• Collis, J. & Hussey, R. (2014), Business Research. 4th Ed., Palgrave Macmillan
(available online from CCCU Library)
• Reardon, D. (2013), Doing Your Undergraduate Project. Sage
• Redman, P. (2006), Good Essay Writng: A Social Sciences Guide. 3rd Ed., Sage
• Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012), Research Methods for Business
Students. 6th Ed., FT Prentce Hall (available online from CCCU Library)
• Sekaran, U. & Bougie, R. (2013), Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building. 6th
Ed., Wiley
Journals, magazines & academic artcles related and relevant to the subject:
You are expected to keep abreast of current academic theory and the events and issues that
involve or affect internatonal logistcs. This may be via published and academic journals,
newspapers, trade magazines etc.
Websites:
You are expected to keep abreast of news, both specifc to internatonal logistcs and general
news as well as other informaton published in websites.
Please note that the format and order of this reading list is for illustratve purposes only.
Additonal sources can also be found in Library services. Students are requested to submit a
single alphabetcal order bibliography list containing all sources used for each piece of work
submited. For guidelines on the required Harvard referencing style please refer to:
htp://www.canterbury.ac.uk/library/docs/harvard.pdf
Transferable skills
Cognitve skills of critcal thinking, analysis, and synthesis:
Effectve problem solving and decision making using appropriate quanttatve and
qualitatve skills
Effectve communicaton, oral and in writng, using a range of media
Numeracy and quanttatve skills including data analysis, interpretaton, and
extrapolaton
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Effectve use of Communicaton and Informaton Technology (CIT)
Effectve self-management in terms of tme, planning and behaviour, motvaton
Learning to learn and developing an appette for learning; reflectve, adaptve, and
collaboratve learning
Effectve performance within a team environment
Interpersonal skills of effectve listening, negotatng, persuasion and presentaton
Abilites to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually
or as part of a team for projects/dissertatons/presentatons.
Additonal informaton and support
Remember that you MUST read this module handbook in conjuncton with:
The Programme Handbook(s) available on the student administraton
Blackboard(s) for your Programme(s). This not only provides general informaton
about maters relatng to your whole Programme of study but also provides help
and guidance on support relatng to personal problems that might be affectng
your study as well as rules and procedures and links to academic support and
careers and employment guidance and opportunites.
If you are a Combined Honours student i.e., taking modules from different
programmes/departments, you must look at handbooks for both halves of your
degree; similarly, students taking a module that is delivered by a Programme
other than their own.
Graduate skills informaton on
htps://www.canterbury.ac.uk/life-afer-uni/career-planning/preparing-to-get-a-graduatejob.aspx
Most of what you need to know about your degree, rules, and procedures, where to fnd help
and so on can also be found via your student portal as below: htps://portal.canterbury.ac.uk.
We look forward to working with you – please don’t hesitate to communicate any concerns or
needs to your supervisor and module leader who are always happy to help!
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Appendix 1: Cover Page
Student Assessment Submission and Declaraton
When submitng evidence for assessment, you must sign a declaraton confrming that the
work is your own.

Student name: ID No
CCCU ID No
Submission date:
Programme:
Module name and code:
Title:
Assessor name:

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheatng. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who break
the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
understand correct referencing practces. As a university level student, you are expected to use
appropriate references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of
materials for material you have used in your work, including any material downloaded from the
Internet. Please consult the relevant unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further
advice.

Student declaraton
I certfy that the assignment submission is entrely my own work. I fully understand the

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consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaraton is a form of
malpractce.
Student signature: Date:

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Contents

SL NO Descripton Page no

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Appendix 2: Proposal Template
Proposal should contain the following:
Cover/ttle page
Table of content
Introducton/Background to the research
Research Queston (s)/Hypothesis (Not mandatory only for
primary data)
Research Aim and Objectves
Limitaton of the study
Literature Review
Conclusion
References
Appendixes
• Research Proposal
• Ethics Form (Only if you are collectng primary data)
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Appendix 3: Research Ethics Approval Form
Before completng this form, we recommend that you thoroughly discuss your proposed
research with your module tutor.
Before beginning their research, all students conductng research actvites that involve human
partcipants or the use of data collected from human partcipants must obtain ethical approval.
Please answer all of the important questons, and keep in mind that if your form is incomplete,
it may be returned.

Secton 1: Basic Details

Project ttle:
Student name: Student ID number:
Intended research start date: Intended research end date:

Secton 2: Project Summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your project (Circle relevant
methods)
• Interviews:
• Questonnaires:
• Observatons:
• Use of Personal Records:
• Data Analysis:
• Acton Research:
• Focus Groups:
• Other (please specify):
Secton 3: Partcipants

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Please answer the following questons, giving full details where necessary.
3.1 Will your research involve human partcipants? Yes No
3.2. Who are the partcipants? Circle all that apply:
Ages 12-16 Young people aged 17–18 Adults
3.3 How will partcipants be recruited (identfed and approached)?
3.4 Describe the processes you will use to inform partcipants about what you are doing:
3.5 How will you obtain consent from partcipants? Will this be writen? How will it be made clear
to partcipants that they may withdraw consent to partcipate at any tme?
3.6 Will partcipants be given the opton of omitng questons they do not wish to answer?
Yes No N/A
If No, please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this

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3.7. Studies involving observaton: Confrm whether partcipants will be asked for their informed
consent to be observed.
Yes No N/A
3.8. Will you debrief partcipants at the end of their partcipaton (i.e., give them a brief explanaton
of the study)?
Yes No N/A
3.9. Will partcipants be given informaton about the fndings of your study? (This could be a
summary of your fndings in general)
Yes No N/A
Secton 4: Data Storage and Security
4.1. Confrm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data
Protecton Act (1998)
Yes No N/A
Who will have access to the data and personal informaton?
4.2. During the research:
4.3. Where will the data be stored?
4.4. Will mobile devices, such as USB storage and laptops be used? Yes No
If yes, please provide further details: Afer the research:
4.5. Where will the data be stored?

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How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
If yes, please provide further details
Secton 5: Ethical Issues
Are there any features of your proposed work, which may raise ethical concerns? If so, please
outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potental risks that may arise as a result of
your research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include, but
are not limited to the following:
Informed consent.
Potentally vulnerable partcipants.
Sensitve topics.
Risks to partcipants and/or researchers.
Confdentality/anonymity.
Disclosures/limits to confdentality.
Data storage and security, both during and afer the research (including transfer,
sharing, encrypton, protecton).
Reportng.
Disseminaton and use of your fndings.
Secton 6: Declaraton
6.1. I have read, understood, and will abide by the college’s research and
ethics policy:

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Yes No
6.2. I have discussed the ethical issues relatng to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes No
I confrm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above informaton is correct and that this is a full descripton of the ethics issues that may arise
during my research.
Name:
Date:

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CCCU Assessment grading criteria: Foundaton Year/Level 0

Criteria 100-70% 69-60% 59-50% 49-40% 39-20% 20-0%
Planning,
coherence, and
organisaton of
work,		 Detailed self
directed planning
evident in
coherent and well
organised work
which meets
tmescales		 Logical, well
planned, and
coherent work
which meets
tmescales		 Evidence of
effectve planning.
Work
demonstrates
some coherence
and is organised
and meets
tmescales.		 Evidence of some
planning and work
has basic
coherence and
organisaton and
meets tmescales.		 Poor organisaton and
litle coherence.
Inefcient planning
and tasks incomplete		 Disorganised and
incoherent
Litle evidence of
planning
Context and
applicaton of
knowledge		 Comprehensive
knowledge and
understanding of
subject context
demonstrated and
used effectvely		 Good knowledge
and
understanding of
defned subject
context shown
and used
appropriately.		 Sound knowledge
and
understanding of
defned subject
context shown
and used.		 Basic knowledge
and understanding
of defned subject
context
demonstrated.		 Limited knowledge
and understanding of
subject
shown		 Very limited or no
understanding of
subject shown.
Presentaton Confdent
selecton,
organisaton and
communicaton of
ideas using
appropriate and
resources and
with clear focus on
intended audience		 Confdent
selecton,
organisaton, and
communicaton of
ideas appropriate
to the intended
audience		 Competent
communicaton of
ideas with clarity
and an
appropriate
structure		 Competent and
appropriate
communicaton of
ideas although
some lack of clarity
evident		 Ineffectve
communicaton and
presentaton of ideas
and lack of clarity in
structure		 No coherent
communicaton of
ideas
Writen
Communicaton,
(including accuracy,
spelling, grammar.
punctuaton)		 Fluent and
accurate writng
style which utlises
appropriate
conventons and is
appropriate to the
assignment.		 Fluent writng
style appropriate
to the assignment.
Academic
conventons are
used and
grammar and		 Writng style
serviceable and
appropriate with
awareness of
academic
discipline		 Basic writng style
using appropriate
format but
containing some
errors in
expression		 Ineffectve writng
style with litle
atenton to academic
or grammatcal
conventons		 Inappropriate and
incoherent
communicaton

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Mostly correct
grammar and
spelling		 spelling are
generally accurate
Communicaton
(oral)		 Engaging and
confdent
presentaton of
well- structured
ideas. Pace is
appropriate for
subject mater and
audience		 Clearly
communicated
ideas which are
well structured,
and pace is
appropriate.
Atempts are
made to engage
the audience		 Sound structure
and pace is
evident in
appropriate
communicaton of
ideas. Some
effectve audience
engagement		 Basic structure and
competent
communicaton
evident although
limited
appropriateness or
engagement with
audience		 Presentaton of ideas
lacks coherence and
fluency.
Very litle atempt to
engage with audience
at an appropriate
level		 Ineffectve
communicaton and
presentaton of ideas,
lacking clarity in
structure. Minimal
engagement with
audience
Evaluaton and
Reflecton		 Excellent use of
evaluaton and
reflecton
throughout.
Confdently
reflects on own
strengths and
weaknesses and
translates this to
effectve acton
planning		 Consistent and
appropriate use of
reflecton,
evaluaton, and
acton planning		 Adequate use of
reflecton,
evaluaton, and
acton planning
with evidence of
reasoned decision
making		 Limited use of
reflecton,
evaluaton, and
acton planning		 Insufcient evidence
of reflecton or
evaluaton informing
very limited acton
planning		 No evidence of
reflecton or
evaluaton
Analysis and
critcality		 Makes very good
use of analysis by
comparing and
contrastng
alternate positons
using critcal
insight		 Makes effectve
use of established
techniques of
analysis and
shows awareness
of alternate
theories and
analytc
approaches		 Makes
conventonal use
of analysis,
including some
critcality. Is aware
of current debates		 Makes basic use of
analysis and there
is evidence of
some critcal
insight and
reference to
debates		 Litle analysis of or
justfcaton for ideas		 No evidence of
analysis or critcality
in presentaton of
ideas
Referencing and
Academic protocols		 Sources used are
acknowledged and		 Sources used are
acknowledged in a		 Atempts to follow
a systematc		 Some atempts to
cite sources but		 Limited
acknowledgement of		 Litle or no
acknowledgement of

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referenced
accurately using a
systematc and
appropriate
approach		 systematc and
appropriate
approach.
References are
generally accurate		 approach using
accepted
protocols.
References are
generally accurate		 contains
inaccuracies,
errors, or
omissions		 sources, which are
inaccurate or
incomplete		 sources of
informaton
Use of literature
and data		 Evidence of broad
and in-depth
consultaton of
source material,
which is well
chosen, appraised,
synthesised, and
used effectvely		 Evidence of
independent
research and
consultaton of
appropriate
sources which are
used with critcal
insight,
synthesised, and
have relevance		 Sufcient relevant
informaton is
consulted,
documented, and
used in a critcal
way		 Evidence of
reading and
research from
appropriate
sources but this
may be presented
uncritcally or
descriptvely		 Very limited or
inappropriate sources
consulted with litle
critcal insight		 Ineffectve or
irrelevant
consultaton of
sources presented
descriptvely

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