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FIRST VLE Description and Rubrics for Written Submission
Description of the Assessment:
| Assessment Title | First VLE |
| Assessment Type | Choosing a research topic |
| Submission Deadline | June 25 |
| Link to Course Learning
Outcomes |
K2 Critically evaluate and select an appropriate design for the proposed research
AR1 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in planning, designing and implementing research projects
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| General Objective and Description | The objective of this assignment is to choose a research topic for your research. You will continue with this research |
| Details and Guidelines for Completion | You are expected to cover the following points:
· Read the resources provided in the course page on VLE. · Choosing the research topic? · How to write Introduction · Read Introduction section of sample articles. You will also read and review full text articles downloaded from e-library or Google Scholar. These articles will be from your specific area. Submission to include 1. Cover page given in VLE 2. The title of your research. 3. Introduction Section (Total 750-1000) words Add 3-5 references written in APA style. Please, use the APA referencing style for in-text citations and the reference list. Please, note that the allowed similarity % as generated by Turnitin cannot exceed 25%. Anything in excess will be penalized by the reduction of points. |
Rubrics for the Assessment:
| Criteria | Excellent | Good | Poor |
| Cover page and Declaration (5%) | Cover page fully included (5%) | Partially included (3%) | Not included (0%) |
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Topic Selection (10%)
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Main criteria in selection of topic: (example your personal interest, ready availability of interest….) Fully explained (10%) | Main criteria in selection of topic: (example your personal interest, ready availability of interest….) Partially explained (5%) | Main criteria in selection of topic: (example your personal interest, ready availability of interest….) Poorly explained (0%) |
| Introduction
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Tells the reader what your topic is and why it’s interesting or important. Describe the background. Fully focussed (upto 15%) | Tells the reader what your topic is and why it’s interesting or important. Describe the background. Partially focussed (Upto10%) | Tells the reader what your topic is and why it’s interesting or important. Describe the background. lacks focus (0=5%) |
| Research problem
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The research problem of your research. This is a brief explanation of why your research topic is worthy of study and may make a significant contribution to the body of already existing research. What is the research gap you will fill? Fully explained (15%)
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The research problem of your research. This is a brief explanation of why your research topic is worthy of study and may make a significant contribution to the body of already existing research. What is the research gap you will fill? Partially explained (10%) | The research problem of your research. This is a brief explanation of why your research topic is worthy of study and may make a significant contribution to the body of already existing research. What is the research gap you will fill? Poorly explained (0=5%) |
| Purpose/objective
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Purpose refers to the goal or objective of your research. The purpose statement should answer questions. “What are the objectives of my research?” and “What do I expect to discover or learn from this research?” fully explained 25-30%
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Purpose refers to the goal or objective of your research. The purpose statement should answer questions. “What are the objectives of my research?” and “What do I expect to discover or learn from this research?” Partially explained 15-25%
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Purpose refers to the goal or objective of your research. The purpose statement should answer questions. “What are the objectives of my research?” and “What do I expect to discover or learn from this research?” Inadequately explained 0-15%
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Writing style
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Very well organized in a coherent manner and clearly conveys ideas. Paper is free of grammatical errors. (10%) | Adequately organized in a coherent manner, but does not clearly conveys ideas. Paper has some grammatical errors. (5%) | Poorly organized. Does not covey ideas. Full of grammatical errors. (0-5%) |
Referencing
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Referenced material is relevant to the paper. Adequate number, consistency in style and need for in-text referencing. Similarity percent is < 25%
(10%) |
Referenced material is not fully relevant to the paper. Inadequate number, Similarity percent is 25 to 50%
(5%) |
Referenced material is missing . Similarity percent exceds 20%
(0%) |
| Overall Organizing and formatting | Excellent (5%) | Average (2.5%) | Poor (5%) |
The requirement
| Marks | |||
| Cover page and Declaration | 5% | ||
| Topic Selection
Your main criteria in selection of topic: (example your personal interest, ready availability of interest….)
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10% | ||
| Introduction
Tell the reader what your topic is and why it’s interesting or important. Describe the background.
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15% | ||
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15% | ||
| Purpose/objective
Purpose refers to the goal or objective of your research. The purpose statement should answer questions. “What are the objectives of my research?” and “What do I expect to discover or learn from this research?”
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30% | ||
Writing styleStudents should ensure that their paper is organized in a coherent manner and clearly conveys their ideas. They should also ensure that the paper is free of grammatical errors.
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10% | ||
ReferencingThis assignment to include other referenced material is relevant to the paper. Adequate number, consistency in style and need for in-text referencing.
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10% | ||
| Overall Organizing and formatting | 5% | ||
| Total Grade | 100 | ||
