Task summary:

Describe and reflect upon, the process of researching your problem, identifying a solution and designing your poster. Use the project to reflect upon the skills you have developed and consolidated during the module.

Assignment instructions:

For this task, you must produce a project reflecting on the process of researching and designing your academic poster.

Your preparation for this task will require you to take part in two in-class activities: In week 4, in class, you will discuss your chosen problem and in week 6 you will discuss your planned solution. Your peers will give feedback on your chosen problem and proposed solution and the planning you have done. Use this feedback to improve your ideas.

Include the following sections in your project:

Section of

the Project

Content
to include

Introduction

(200 words)

•
Summarise your chosen problem so that the
reader of your assignment understands what the issue you have chosen is
about: describe the problem and the SDG(s) you have linked it to.

•
Summarise your proposed solution so the reader
of your assignment understands on how you plan on tackling your problem.

Include key statistics or quotes from academic sources.

Reference accordingly.

Reflection: Discuss your experience of
researching your problem and

In
this section, you will identify and reflect on the project management and
academic skills you have developed through completing this module. You should
explain exactly what you did – provide specific details from your time on the
module and avoid writing about academic skills and project management in a
general way. This project is about you and

solution and of designing your academic
poster (800 words)

how you have developed your skills through completing this
module:

•
Explain why you chose your specific problem.
What drew you to this problem? Did you find the linked SDG particularly
important? Have you been affected by the problem personally or seen its
effects on other?

•
What project management or academic skills can
you now evidence after completing this module? Give specific examples from
your work on this module. How do you think this will help you in your future
studies.

Mention any texts you
have used to improve these skills and have told you how important these
skills are.

•
What were some of the challenges that you
faced when completing this module, from an academic and personal project
management perspective? Give specific examples from researching and designing
your academic poster. How did you overcome these challenges? Do not invent
challenges or pretend you implemented your planned solution.

•
In week 4, in class, you discussed your chosen
problem and in week 6 you discussed your planned solution. What feedback did
you receive from your peers, and how did you use this feedback to improve
your project and solution? You can also discuss the feedback you received
during the formative submission from your lecturer.

Conclusion

(200 words)

Briefly summarise the key
parts of your assignment.

Reference

list

Please follow the referencing guidelines that are
appropriate for your degree programme.
(see page 5)

Learning outcomes (LO)

By completing this assessment, you will have shown and be assessed on all four of the learning outcomes:

LO 1 – Demonstrate good communication skills with appropriate use of digital media.

LO 2 – Conduct a defined investigation on a topic relating to the subject area by selecting organising and presenting information from a range of good quality sources.

LO 3 – Develop and evidence project management skills, reflecting on the process of conducting the investigation

LO 4 – (Graduate Attribute 2: Contextually Innovative) Solve given and clearly defined, carry out predefined and possibly innovative approaches and check and understand how the solution has solved the problem, reflecting on the solution achieved.

You will be graded based on how well you meet these learning outcomes. Your marker will use a rubric to grade your work, and you can find this on the “My Assessment” tab on the module iLearn page.

Guidelines and policies

You can find links to more useful information about the assignment and university policies below.

Word/time limit policy

Click here to view the Arden University word count/time limit policy

Referencing
guidelines

Please follow the referencing guidelines
that are appropriate for your degree programme. If you are unsure which you
should be using, please contact your module team.

Click here for Harvard referencing guidelines

Academic integrity and misconduct
policy

Click here to view Arden University’s policy on academic integrity and misconduct

Statement on use of artificial intelligence on assessment

Click here to view Arden University’s statement on the use of artificial intelligence on assessment

Support information

Click here to view guidance on how to apply

for short-term extensions

Click here to view guidance on how to apply for extenuating circumstances

Please click here for link to academic skills team support