preparation and development of a plan for your Case Study

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Guidelines for the Case Study Plan

Module title: Inclusive Pedagogy and Evidencing Impact on Learners

Assessment Point: Formative task

Assessment task: Plan for the Case Study

Word count limit: 500-700 words

Submission deadline: Please consult the VLE.

Submission procedure: Please submit via the submission link on the VLE.

This assessment DOES NOT carry any points

General Guidance

Your Plan for the Professional Portfolio should be word processed (handwritten

assignments are not accepted), using time new roman size 12 font, double spaced,

with numbered pages and your student number printed as a footer on every page.

The word limits stated for this assignment excludes the reference list at the end

of the assignment but includes all text in the main body of the assignment

(including direct quotations, in-text citations, footnotes, tables, diagrams and

graphs).

The majority of references should come from primary sources (e.g., journal

articles, conference papers, reports, etc.) although you can also utilise area

specific textbooks. You must ensure that you use the Harvard style of referencing.

Please indicate the word count length at the end of your assignment.

Please note that you are required to submit an extended literature review project

where you will critically evaluate scholarly articles and books in order to answer

specific research questions.

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT ANY PRIMARY DATA

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Written assignment instructions: An outline (please the template below) briefly mentioning the points that you

will develop for your final assessment in week 8. You will need to mention each basic point in a few words (100-200 words) and provide the sources you will use to develop your points after you conduct your research. Make sure to conduct your literature search for academic sources and then narrow them down to the ones that are useful for your essay to back-up your arguments with valid information.

The main objective of your final assessment in week 8 that you will need to think and develop further and base your outline on for this formative task is: Develop a personal Case Study of an inclusive intervention, contextualised in a critique of theories and concepts related to transformative learning and social justice.

IMPORTANT NOTES  You DO NOT need to go through the material after week 4 of the course

to develop your outline, as you can add more points and observations to your outline as the course progresses.

 This is a task for you to prepare and conduct the pre-writing process that will help you further with the writing process of your final assessment.

 After you submit your outline your tutor will provide their feedback and you can resubmit if necessary.

 This task is NOT graded.  If you never experienced an inclusive intervention in your

professional life you can come up with one and state what would you have done and why, using the theories and concepts mentioned above.

1. Introduction (rationale) 2. Main body (aims, objectives and arguments)

3. Conclusion (final thoughts and ideas)

4. References (Harvard style)

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OUTLINE TEMPLATE

1. Title and Cover Page

2. Introduction

 Introductory statement

 Thesis statement

3. Main Body

(First Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

(Second Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

(Third Supporting Idea)

 Topic sentence

 Supporting evidence

4. Conclusion

 General statement that brings a sense of closure

5. Reference List

MARKING CRITERIA

Title of section Further Explanation

Introduction and

Rationale/Topic

Introduce what the assignment’s focus will be. Give some background here on

your first thoughts. Provide the context and the rationale of your literature

review and possible debates around this research area.

Aims and objectives Explain the aims and objectives of the study and outline your arguments.

Methodology

Explain your search strategy (How did you go about this? Books? Journals?

Databases etc.?)

Perhaps use a table here and show, which databases (Emerald/Sage etc.) you

used and which journals come from where.

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria of literature for the review (ensure the

validity and reliability of the research studies you included in your

review)

References Use the LJMU Harvard referencing guide.