Students are required to design a research project into student health and wellbeing which we will agree and carry out together as a class. The project will be approved by the tutor upon submission of a 2500 word research proposal.

Module Code: PE2S039P

Module Title: Applying Research to Practice

Module Lecturer 

Assessment Title and Tasks:

Research proposal – 2500 words

Assessment No. e.g. 1 of 2

No. of pages submitted in total including this page: 

Completed by student

Word Count of submission

(if applicable): Completed by student

Date Set:

23^rd August 2020

Submission Date:

1st December 2020

(21:00 hours Deadline)

Supervision Deadline   Return Date:

2020

Part A: Record of Submission (to be completed by Student)

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By submitting this assessment, you declare that it is your own work and that the sources of information and material you have used (including the internet) have been fully identified and properly acknowledged as required[1].  Additionally, the work presented has not been submitted for any other assessment.  You also understand that the Faculty reserves the right to investigate allegations of plagiarism or unfair practice which, if proven, could result in a fail in this assessment and may affect your progress.

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You understand that the University will retain a copy of any assessments submitted electronically for evidence and quality assurance purposes; requests for the removal of assessments will only be considered if the work contains information that is either politically and/or commercially sensitive (as determined by the University) and where requests are made by the relevant module leader or dissertation supervisor.

Details of Submission:

Note that all work handed in after the submission date and within 5 working days will be capped at 40%[2].  No marks will be awarded if the assessment is submitted after the late submission date unless extenuating circumstances are applied for and accepted (Advice Zone to be consulted).

You are required to acknowledge that you have read the above statements by writing your student number(s) in the box:

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Part B: Marking and Assessment

(to be completed by Module Lecturer)

This assignment will be marked out of 100%

This assignment contributes to 50% of the total module marks.

This assignment is bonded.

Assessment Task:

Students are required to design a research project into student health and wellbeing which we will agree and carry out together as a class.  The project will be approved by the tutor upon submission of a 2500 word research proposal. Students should structure their proposal using the format discussed in class.  The proposal should outline your plans for the project and should include a literature review, aims and objectives, a methodology and a section detailing ethical considerations.  It is vital that you include supporting documents to demonstrate ethical awareness and decision making.  Supporting documents should include proposed questionnaires/interview questions, a participant information sheet, example consent form, competed risk assessment form, GANTT chart, etc.  More details will be discussed in class. 

The proposal should be written in the 3^rd person, future tense.  The format and structure of the proposal will be covered in class and will be available in the lecture slides on Blackboard.

Grading Criteria:

Guidance on Presentation of Assignment

Your written elements should be:

• Word processed (handwritten assignments are not accepted), font Arial size 12, double line spaced and justified text (where appropriate).
• The writing style should be in the third person, unless otherwise stated.
• Your student number should be shown in the header and page numbers shown in footer.
• Please note that student names should not appear anywhere on the assignment.
• Your assignment should be submitted online via the Turnitin link by the date and time specified.
• Please refer to Student Handbook for additional advice. 

Supplementary Guidance                                                                           

The word count excludes the referencing list at the end of the assignment. Any appendices will not be assessed as part of the content of the assignment; therefore will not contribute to the grade awarded. 

Assignments that are lengthier than the specified word count will not be read beyond the plus 10% point and will be marked according to the material already read. 

• Additional explanation of assignment requirements will be provided during lectures
• Consult the marking criteria to help you construct your response
• All links to literature should be referenced appropriately using the University Harvard referencing system.
• A variety of academic sources should be used (i.e. books, edited books, journals, articles and on-line resources).
• Total word count should be shown at end of your assignment
• Page numbers to be shown in footer.

Learning Outcomes to be assessed (as specified in the validated module descriptor https://icis.southwales.ac.uk/ ):