| Category |
Assignment |
Subject |
Education |
| University |
Northumbria University |
Module Title |
LD7091 Research Methods for Professional Practice |
| Submission Time and Date |
To be submitted by 16:00 GMT on 15 May 2025 |
| Word Count |
4000 words |
| Academic year |
2025 |
Instructions on Assessment:
This assignment consists of three parts.
Part A: Reflective CPD (continuous professional development) (20%) - 1,000 words submitted individually.
Part B: Research Log (20%) - Up to 10 separate entries submitted individually. Part C: Research Proposal (60%) - 3,000 words submitted individually.
- Name your submission in according to the name convention, <module code>_<your seminar tutor initial>_<your programme><intake>_<your id><name>.docx, eg LD7091_NT_CT9_w22012345John .docx is the filename for the student enrolled in MSc Computing and Technology Sep intakes attending Ning Tse's class.
- The assignment should start with a Cover page (available on Bb)
- Your proposal is written to a professional standard using MS Word and shows appropriate and consistent use of type, fonts and line spacing (for this assignment, use Arial 12 and single spacing) and page layouts. Give each page a footer that includes your name, the module code, and a page number. It will be assessed in terms of style, meaning, and the accuracy of spelling, grammar, punctuation and syntax.
- Correct and thorough referencing of your sources of information is required. You should follow a consistent referencing system, such as Harvard Referencing Style and provide a full reference list and brief references in the text of your answer. 'Cite them Right' advises that direct quotations should be indicated by quotation marks or indentation and referenced. Failure to acknowledge your sources or to indicate when you are quoting constitutes plagiarism. You are encouraged to work with each other to discuss the challenges encountered, but you must not work with each other to construct your answers. Action will be taken by the University regulations if plagiarism or collusion is suspected. This may result in a loss of marks for the assignment or module. Further advice on these issues can be found on:
- Northumbria University (2016) Skills Plus help guides, Online. Available at: University Library. (Accessed 25.02.2024)
- Pears, R. & Shields, G. (2013) Cite Them Right: the essential referencing guide, 9th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Online. Available at: cite them right (Accessed 25.02.2024)
Learning Outcomes tested in this assessment
This assignment will assess the following learning outcomes:
- Deploy comprehensive knowledge and understanding of appropriate techniques and tools to plan, research and manage a project
- Systematically identify and analyse a complex research problem and produce a project proposal to solve it, considering professional, ethical, social and legal issues.
- Appreciate and apply appropriate techniques, tools and knowledge to support effective project management, research and advanced scholarship
- Demonstrate independent research and enquiry skills at an appropriately advanced level in the construction of a research project proposal
- Critically appraise the processes used in the development of a research project proposal.
Module Specific Assessment Criteria and Rubric
The work will be marked out of 100 in line with the University's marking grades and according to the following assessment criteria:
