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

Assessment Brief Module title: Investigation and Innovation Project Module code: FDY3008 Assignment title: Project – EssayLink.net