ADM1000 Analytics for Decision Making Assessment 2 - Part 2 (Helen: 28/7/2021)
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ADM1000 Project
Part 2 (35%) – Final Report
The country representatives have accepted your proposal. Please go ahead with carrying out the activities/tasks mentioned in the proposal (part 1). In addition to the activities stated in part 1, the representatives would also like you to include the following items in your report:
1. Explore the relationship across a pair of different aspects of the country over time. For example, is there a relationship between the population and the environmental indicators over time? Can this relationship be quantified? Note, that your choice of aspects could be influenced by the available data.
2. Construct a confidence interval for one of the aspects. Please state all assumptions clearly and provide an interpretation of the interval.
3. Are there any legal or privacy issues with the data that is being used in the report? Please provide some details/justification.
The three requests above must be incorporated into the methodology section i.e. update the methodology section from part 1. As before, we are expected to apply the knowledge from the unit modules to address these requests.
One of the main features of the final report is the results of the analysis. For this section you are expected to produce a dashboard using the data for your country. The dashboard is simply a collection of different type of graphs (similar to the ones in our tutorial/lab work). The emphasis is presenting the data using different types of plots such as time series plots, scatter plots, histograms, box plots and/or cumulative percentage charts. Ensure that the plot type is matched well with the data that is being used. In addition to this, results should also include numerical data summaries as well as the analysis pertaining to the first two requests.
Lastly, it is very important that we provide brief commentary on all plots/results of the analysis. The commentary is expected to be based on the content covered in the unit.
The final report should contain the following components:
Title page – Update from part 1 Cover letter – Update from part 1: This should now also include an updated statement
about what the report is about. It should explicitly state any changes (if applicable) that you have made since the original proposal.
Table of contents – Update from part 1 Executive Summary ‐ A brief outline/summary of what the report contains. This
summary must be between 0.75 to 1 page maximum. This summary must not contain any plots and/or tables. It is strongly advised that this section be written at the end once all the other sections have been finalised.
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Introduction – Update from part 1 (Proposal section): Incorporate the coverage of the new requests. Methodology – Update from part 1: Please include the methodology for addressing the three new requests.
Results – Refer to the description of this section on the first page. Conclusion & Recommendations – Adequately summarise the main results of the
analysis and propose recommendations/suggestions for future work. For example, what (in your expert opinion) would be possible if you had more time and resources
References – Update from part 1: A list of resources (incl. data sources) used or referenced in the final report. Please use the Chicago referencing style. Refer to unit outline for further details.
Project Timeline – Update from part 1: List of activities/tasks that were completed in order to finalise the report and time taken for each of these activities.
Appendix – This section should contain the original proposal (part 1) submission.
Word limit
Please note that there is a maximum word limit of 2100 words for the report. This excludes the title page, cover letter, table of contents, references, project timeline and appendix.
Submission details
Please submit your final proposal via Turnitin by Monday 6 September 2021 by 12 Noon. Standard penalties (refer to unit outline) will apply to late submissions which have not prior approval. Please also be mindful of the academic integrity requirements for this unit. Refer to the unit outline for further details regarding this.
Marking Key (This assessment contributes 35% (out of 35 marks) towards the final grade)
Formatting (3 marks)
Fail – Failed to include majority of the sections required for the final report.
Pass – Included all the sections required for the required report.
Credit – Same as pass, but also includes good presentation (consistent font size, section headings and page numbering).
Distinction – Same as credit, but also satisfies the word limit. The report contains labels and captions for all figures and/or tables.
High Distinction – Same as distinction, the report reads well and contains no spelling and grammatical errors.
Executive Summary (4 marks)
Fail – The report does not contain an executive summary.
Pass – The executive summary only covers some of the content mentioned in the report.
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Credit – The executive summary covers all the content mentioned in the report.Distinction – Same as pass, the executive summary between three quarter of a page to a single page.
High Distinction – Same as distinction, the executive summary contains appropriate recommendations for the future.
Introduction and Scope (7 marks)
Fail – The report does not contain an adequate introduction and has an un‐updated version of the cover letter.
Pass – The report contains an adequate introduction and some of the aspects have been included with sufficient details. The cover letter has been updated.
Credit – Same as pass and the report contains all the required aspects with sufficient details. The report addresses the three new requests.
Distinction – Same as credit and the report includes the some of the limitations regarding the aspects and the new requests.
High Distinction – Same as distinction and the introduction contains the motivation/purpose for the report i.e. why this work is important (a brief statement only).
Methodology (7 marks)
Fail – The report does not mention any methods of presenting or analysing data. The report does not contain information on the data sources.
Pass – The report mentions some methods of presenting and analysing data. The report contains information on the data sources.
Credit – The report mentions relevant and appropriate methods for presenting and analysing data. The report contains information on data sources which includes the usage policy of the data.
Distinction – Same as credit and the report contains some details about the data limitations.
High Distinction – Same as distinction and the report contains some details about the assumptions and/or limitations of any of the methods used.
Results (7 marks)
Fail – The report contains very limited or no results on selected aspects. The report contains limited or no commentary on the results.
Pass – The report contains some results and commentary on selected aspects.
Credit – The report contains adequate results and commentary on all aspects as well as the new requests.
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Distinction – Same as distinction and the results in the report are organised well i.e. plots are presented well and numerical summaries are in tables.
High Distinction – Same as high distinction and the commentary contains the limitations of the results.
Conclusions and Recommendations (4 marks)
Fail – The report does not contain any conclusions or recommendations.
Pass – The report contains some brief conclusions and recommendations.
Credit – Same as pass, but also contains well stated conclusions that adequately summarise the results of the report.
Distinction – Same as credit, but also contains practical recommendation for future work.
High Distinction – Same as high distinction, but the recommendations aim to address the limitations of the methodology and/or results.
References and Project Timeline (3 marks)
Fail – The report contains fewer than three reference and a poorly presented timeline.
Pass – The report contains at least three references formatted correctly and well‐presented timeline.
Credit – The report contains at least three references which are used well to support the report and the timeline is well‐presented with an adequate number of activities.
Distinction – Same as credit, but the timeline is well‐presented with an appropriate list of activities and duration times.
High Distinction – Same as distinction, but the references are of a high quality.
Additional Notes:
Similar to Part 1, the frequently asked questions (FAQ) document has been uploaded on Moodle which will include popular queries from students and staff. Please review this document on a regular basis. You may also find the FAQ document for Part 1 helpful as well.