PART 2: Learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this unit The following table shows the assessment criteria that your tutor will use to mark your work. To Pass a unit you must achieve all of the assessment criteria below. When all assessment criteria have been met, your tutor will use the grading descriptors shown on your TAQ assessment’s sheet to assess whether it should receive a Pass, Merit or a Distinction. When you have completed your work insert the page number/s on which, in your opinion, you have met each of the assessment criteria. LEARNING ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (ACs) OUTCOMES (LOs) Page number/s The student should be able The student has achieved the learning where you have to: outcomes because s/he can: achieved this AC: 1.1 Identify and negotiate an appropriate title Negotiate an and theme for a research project appropriate title and theme for an 1.2 Select appropriate aims and develop them independent research into a research question for the research project proposal project involving relevant aspects of the subject 1.3 Show an understanding of the background area to the subject area 2.1 Identify key stages in the research 2.2 Produce a completed outline proposal/plan To plan how to carry out for a project a research project 2.3 Describe and justify the research methodology to be used in the project Identify and select a range of appropriate 3.1 Justify the choice of a range of sources to sources from the be used in the project subject area to be used in the research project 4.1 Show understanding of the concepts of Understand the validity, reliability and ethical considerations concepts of integrity and quality and take 4.2 Outline how validity, reliability and ethical them into account in the considerations as appropriate are taken into research project account in the research project 5.1 Use appropriate sources to select and Collect and analyse gather relevant data/information data/information appropriate to the aims 5.2 Independently interpret data/information of the research gathered accurately Produce an individual 6.1 Write and submit a suitably structured research project on a report named topic involving
PART 2: Learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this unit The following table shows the assessment criteria that your tutor will use to mark your work. To Pass a unit you must achieve all of the assessment criteria below. When all assessment criteria have been met, your tutor will use the grading descriptors shown on your assessment’s TAQ sheet to assess whether it should receive a Pass, Merit or a Distinction. When you have completed your work insert the page number/s on which, in your opinion, you have met each of the assessment criteria. LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (ACs) The student should be able to: The student has achieved the learning outcomes because s/he can: Page number/s where you have achieved this AC: Negotiate an appropriate title and theme for an independent research project proposal involving relevant aspects of the subject area 1.1 Identify and negotiate an appropriate title and theme for a research project 1.2 Select appropriate aims and develop them into a research question for the research project 1.3 Show an understanding of the background to the subject area To plan how to carry out a research project 2.1 Identify key stages in the research 2.2 Produce a completed outline proposal/plan for a project 2.3 Describe and justify the research methodology to be used in the project Identify and select a range of appropriate sources from the subject area to be used in the research project 3.1 Justify the choice of a range of sources to be used in the project Understand the concepts of integrity and quality and take them into account in the research project 4.1 Show understanding of the concepts of validity, reliability and ethical considerations 4.2 Outline how validity, reliability and ethical considerations as appropriate are taken into account in the research project Collect and analyse data/information appropriate to the aims of the research 5.1 Use appropriate sources to select and gather relevant data/information 5.2 Independently interpret data/information gathered accurately Produce an individual research project on a named topic involving 6.1 Write and submit a suitably structured report
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