EAP2: English For Academic Purposes 2 Level 4/ SEM2 Assignment Project Brief 2026 | Ravensbourne University London

English For Academic Purposes 2 Assignment

Project Brief

Assignment 1: Individual Academic PowerPoint Presentation (slides + presentation delivery)

Presentation topic:

Rewarding Repeat Customers: Visual Examples of Loyalty Cards & Mobile Apps

You should prepare, submit and deliver a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (pptx.) that includes the following in one file:

• A cover slide with your name, student number, university and module, and a declaration that the work is your own.
• A title slide with the topic.
• A slide or several slides with References in Harvard Style: you need to reference all the visuals from your presentation.
• A minimum of 5 content slides; 7-10 content slides would be optimal.
• Citations on every slide for each source, including all the pictures that you used.
• Evidence of research done in preparation of your presentation with concrete, specific examples related to one particular business of your choice.

You will deliver your presentation to your tutor and the audience of your peers on the specified date in Week 12.

The presentation delivery will last 7-10 minutes in total, including Q&A from the audience. This assignment accounts for 40% of your final EAP2 grade.

Assignment 2: Academic Essay

Academic Essay topic:

Identify and discuss two challenges businesses face in creating inclusive workplaces in the UK under the Equality Act 2010. What solutions can managers use to address those challenges?

You should plan, research, write and submit a 1200 word (+/- 10%) academic essay discussing the topic provided above. All your ideas should be supported with concrete evidence from the research.

Your Academic Essay submission (docx.) should include the following in one file:

• A cover page with your name, student number, university and module, and a declaration that the work is your own.
• A 1200-word Academic Essay strictly addressing all the aspects of the prompt in the topic.
• A full and accurate reference list called References, containing all the sources used in alphabetical order, i.e. from A to Z.
• In-text citations, both narrative and parenthetical, in Harvard Style, supporting all your ideas, sources and use of terminology and providing evidence of research/reading you have done in preparation of your essay.

Your Academic Essay should follow the following rules and restrictions:

• The sources should be in the English language.
• The sources should be mostly recent, i.e. in the last five years.
• The sources should be varied, valid, reliable and contain:

a)academic journal articles;
b)academic books and book chapters;
c)reputable mass media (when you can identify the author(s) and year of publication);
d)official company websites and reports;
e)official government-related websites and reports.

• The sources should not include: random websites, Wikipedia, social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), small and niche mass media with anonymous posts.
• The essay should be a well-recearched evidence-based academic essay, not an IELTS-style opinion essay.
• The essay should contain subheadings only for the following parts: Introduction, Conclusion and no more than three sections for the ‘main body’.
• The essay should NOT use bullet points, numbered lists and diagrams, fonts in colour, bold or italics, underlined text and emoticons.
• The language of the essay should be formal, neutral and academic.
• The font should be either Times New Roman or Arial, 12 pt in size.
• References and Cover Page with declarations are NOT included in the word count.

You must avoid plagiarism, i.e. academic misconduct that can lead to expulsion. Copying from any other source (including other students, staff hand-outs, websites or digital material, or published articles/texts) without appropriate referencing is plagiarism. Failure to identify your sources properly may be deemed as plagiarism, whether there is intention to deceive or not. As such, do not be tempted to present other people’s work as your own.

You must not submit an AI-generated text, partially or wholly. Any other use of AI (such as grammar- and spell-checkers) must be carefully referenced and declared on the cover page.

This assignment accounts for 40% of your final EAP2 grade.

Assignment 3: Reflective Essay (for Employability Skills Development)

Reflective Essay topic:

Reflect on your personal progress throughout the EAP2 module, how your learning skills and strategies have developed and how you have been able to transfer and apply your skills.

Your Reflective Essay submission (docx.) should include the following in one file:

• A cover page with your name, student number, university and module, and a declaration that the work is your own.
• A 250-word short Reflective Essay addressing all the parts of the topic given above.

Your Reflective Essay should follow the following rules and restrictions:

• You should write about your personal, individual specific progress throughout the module.
• Your reflection should be about your experiences, ideas, feelings and thoughts and not about your peers (groupmates) or your teacher (tutor, lecturer).

Essential Reading List from the module specification

Bailey, S. (2017). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. Oxon: Routledge.
Cottrell, S., (2021). Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability. 4th Ed. London: Red Globe. (this sources do not need to be cited and referenced in your submissions)
Other useful information

You will need a PC with minimum specs: a laptop, a desktop or a tablet with a separate keyboard. Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint can be accessed for free through your Ravensbourne Account.

Assessment and tutor feedback date

Each assignment is a pass/fail assessment. You are going to get 42%, if you pass, and 30%, if you fail. If you fail, you have a chance to improve and re-submit the assignment you failed.

Your EAP2 assessment consists of three assignments: Presentation (40%), Academic Essay (40%) and Reflective Essay (20%). You need to have a passing grade in any of the two to get a passing grade in the EAP2 module.

If you are suspected of any form of academic misconduct, such as plagiarism or extensive use of AI, you would be requested to attend an interview as part of the investigation process.

Grades and feedback will be released either within or up to a maximum of 15 working days after the submission date.

The date for re-submissions will be determined at an Assessment Board and announced through Canvas.