650 word formal report, opinions on tuition fees

Name of Centre:

Coventry University College

Learner achievement (please circle) NB: All learner achievement is provisional until confirmed at the AVA Awards Board

Level Achieved:

L2

L3

Final Grade Achieved

(Level 3 units only)

UNGRADED

Resubmission?

Y

N

Title of Access to HE Diploma: Business Studies

(e.g. Science)

Unit title(s): Report Writing.

Unit code(s): FN2/3/LN/003

Learner:

Tutor/Assessor: Darshna Vaidya/Paul Cook

Description of Assignment:

Task 1: Write a 650 word formal report for Coventry University College (CUC) on one of the following topics of research

· Levels of awareness of CUC among population in and around Coventry

OR

· Student and staff’s opinion on the current Tuition Fees charges.

Your report should include the following:

· Terms of Reference:

To determine levels of awareness of CUC amongst the population of Coventry.

Your report will cover:

· Awareness of the existence of CUC

· Awareness of the courses offered by CUC

OR

· Students and staff‘s opinion on the current tuition fees both for and against.

You may rewrite the terms of reference in your own words in order to cover the scope of your research.

· Methods/ Procedure:

You need to explain how you will gather data relevant to your terms of reference. This might include:

· questionnaires: open/closed;

· commentary on CUC marketing and promotional material

· commentary on the courses offered by CUC

You will need to decide on the size of your interview/questionnaire sample. This should be consistent with the time you have to complete the unit and the word limit of the report.

· Findings/ Discussions:

How will you quantify your interview/questionnaire returns? How will you represent data (charts, graphs, tables)? You will need to explain what your research means: are potential students aware of CUC and the courses it offers? If so, how does your research prove this? If not, why not? You will need to consider the limits of what your research can prove, including an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of your methods. Your report must include at least one original or correctly cited chart graph or table which justifies your conclusion(s) and recommendation(s).

· Conclusion: Summarise what your research work has found.

· Recommendations: what do you think should happen as a result of your findings?

· References/Bibliography: List the sources of your information.

· Appendices: Any extra documents referred to in the text, that you need to attach.

For this unit you will produce: (All of the following will be assessed towards your final grade for the unit)

· A 750 word practical report with four sections: Terms of Reference, Methods, Findings and Conclusion. The word limit tolerance is 650 - 850. Work cannot be graded if it falls outside this range – see AC3.1. Your report should be submitted on Moodle Turnit-in before 11.55pm on 18th November 2016.

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Date set:

03/10/2016

Date for draft submission

(if applicable):

Date for

submission: 18/11/2016

Extension date

(if agreed):

Signed by Tutor/Assessor to agree extension:

Date

submitted:

Learner declaration:

· The explanations and evaluations in this work have been developed and written by me.

· I have not submitted material copied from the Internet, text books or other sources in place of my own thinking and writing.

· When I have referred to the work of others I have done so to discuss, comment on or argue their ideas.

· I have kept quotation and paraphrasing to an absolute minimum and only to support points I have made.

· I understand that referencing the names of authors whose ideas I have used without including my own interpretation of those ideas, does not meet the assessment criteria and cannot attract the Pass, Merit or Distinction grades.

· I have not copied the work of my peers

Learner comments: (please use this space to comment on any aspect of the assignment when handing in your work)

Signature:

Date:

Level 2/3

(please circle)

Unit title: Practical Writing: Reports and Formal Letters

This assignment addresses the following Assessment Criteria from the unit (or a copy of the unit may be attached, if all AC are covered):

AC no

Level Three

1.1

Construct a concise report to the given word limit according to the following conventions:

·

Formulate succinct terms of reference

·

Define and apply scientific methods of inquiry

·

Define and apply specific means of testing and measuring

·

Explain findings concisely through comment, discussion and criticism of source of materials

·

Use appropriate academic citation/referencing

Part A: Feedback on credit level

AC no

Credit achieved (L2/L3)

Location of evidence

Tutor/Assessor comments on assessment criteria

(you could also indicate on the work itself where each AC is met)

1.1

GD1 - Understanding

GD7 - Quality

Level achieved

Tutor/Assessor’s signature:

Paul Cook

Date:

Resubmission (if applicable) If any of the assessment criteria for this assignment have not been met at Level 3, a resubmission may be permitted. Resubmission must follow the QAA guidelines and be permitted only once.

Requirements for resubmission/new Task set:

Date Set:

5/12/2016

Date due:

Date Submitted:

Feedback on resubmission:

Level achieved

after resubmission:

Tutor/Assessor’s signature:

Date:

Part B: Feedback on grading (Applicable only if all assessment criteria achieved at Level 3)

Grade Descriptor

Tutor/Assessor comments against grade descriptors

Grade

GD1

GD7: Quality

Tutor/Assessor’s reason for final grade decision (if applicable):