FINAL REPORT

  
Value: 40%
Due Date: 30-JAN-2020
Length: Report and Seminar (1500-2000 words approx.)
Submission method options: Alternative submission method
TASK
You are required to prepare for this Assessment Item by:
1. READING the Subject outline,
2. COMPLETING Topic 4 Research Writing for Task 1 Final Report
3. COMPLETING Topic 5 Communicating a report (oral presentation) for Task 2 Presentation
Project Closure is an important final step in project management. As part of closing down
your project, you are required to communicate about the results, findings, conclusion and
lessons learnt from your Project.
Report and Seminar Script Length: While the word length for the Report and Seminar is
stated at 1500 to 2000 words approx., this may vary due to the nature of the project, advice
from your lecturer and presentation modes. You are the best judge at this stage on length,
together with advice from your lecturer. So your Report and Seminar Presentation can be done
with some variation as long as you complete the TWO steps as described below. Use the
marking criteria as a checklist for completed tasks.
WHAT TO DO:
You will be asked to communicate about your project in both written and oral formats:
1. Task 1: Final Report (as PDF and as a Final Post in Project Blog)
2. Task 2: Seminar Presentation
The seminar is an oral, live to class or pre-recorded presentation as advised by your
lecturer, as to the best format and presentation logistics for each class.
Submit to Turnitin both a cover page with Blog address (or Cloud site access link for
big files), the Report and the Seminar presentation file (or cloud site access or
Website etc.).
The intended audience could be your peers as well as invited guests and academics.
1. TASK 1 Final Report in the Blog
1. For the written report, this should be a final blog entry to close the project.
(NOTE: your local lecturer may suggest an alternative report format)
2. The written report entry can discuss the results, findings, conclusion and
lessons learnt from your Project Research Aims and Outcomes.
3. NOTE: the content of the Report should also be a the source for developing
the script or outline for the presentation seminar in Step 2.
4. Ensure that the Project Blog Report is your own work and has not been
submitted elsewhere and complies with the University's requirements for
academic integrity.
2. TASK 2 Presentation Seminar
1. The time has been deliberately limited to 10 minutes to force you into
selecting the most appropriate subset of information to present for this
situation and you will be heavily penalised if you take more than 15 minutes.
2. NOTE: If doing a video presentation (MP4 file, YouTube, Vimeo, Voice-overPowerPoint etc.) then try to halve the time for the online audience e.g. 6 - 10
minutes
3. This seminar will vary according to your study mode and so can be done
either/or:
1. live to class of peers - if studying on campus, then question time is
not part of the presentation time.
2. pre-recorded video presentation - if studying online mode then
technical production of the audio and video is considered in lieu of
question time.
3. If you are planning to do a research Masters, Professional Doctorate or
a PhD after this course, then one variation for the seminar may be to
do a Poster Presentation Seminar#. See details below the line.
4. The seminar should be accompanied by appropriate audio/visual tools such
as a set of presentation slides or examples of hardware/software/systems that
are necessary for the audience to understand and follow your presentation.
5. On campus students can ask your local supervisor for the date, time you will
be presenting.
6. Presenting a seminar also demonstrates that you have understood the project
work that has been carried out.
RATIONALE
This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
• be able to apply project management and information and communication
technologies (ICT) tools to plan, execute, record and present their research and project
work as a capstone experience.
• be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills in transmitting their capstone
experiences and ideas.
• be able to justify to an audience of peers any conclusions and professional decisions
made that contribute to creating new knowledge.