Assessment Task

The purpose of this assessment is to prepare a proposal for your major project that will be completed in the final year of your degree. The report will consist of a literature review on your chosen topic area, a research question or hypothesis, proposed methodologies and a rough schedule that you will follow to complete the project.

You should consider the following when choosing a final year project:

• Relates to a technical or professional interest
• Challenges you develop new knowledge and/or skills
• Relates to your course degree
• Has relevant academic literature

It must be noted that the project idea you explore for this assessment is not binding. Many students will end up basing their project of a different idea to this assessment. However, should you stick to the same project idea, you will have an advantage moving into the project module in your final year.

Report Structure:

Introduction (200 words)

• Provides a summary for the work to come

Problem statement (100 to 200 words)

• Establishes the need for the research

Research question or hypothesis (30 to 50 words)

• Provides a focus for the study

Literature review (800 to 1000 words)

• Provides a summary for the current knowledge

Proposed methods (150 to 200 words)

• Describe the teamwork that was undertaken

Conclusion (150 to 200 words)

• Summarise your findings

Reference List

• Lists sources used