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Academic Performance (BA30032E) RESIT Assessment Brief
Assessment brief
There are two summative assessments for this module:
• A1 – Educational Artefact used for reflection (30%)
• A2 – Personal Learning and Development Plan (70%)
The exact date will be confirmed on Blackboard.
Assessment 1: Educational Artefact
Starting from week one, students will be taught through lectures and seminar
workshops the structure and syntax of academic writing and creative writing. Students
will learn how to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint to express their reflection using
artwork and will keep improving this through tutor’s feedback as you develop these
skills.
Students will be provided with a sample template, made available on Blackboard,
on how to design an educational artefact used for reflection
Assessment 1 Details:
Drawing from the development of your academic skills since you started university you
are required to produce a piece of artwork in the form of a drawing, painting, to present
your Individual reflection. Your reflection should apply the SMART framework and
define the steps to achieve the gaols identified in the reflection supported with
deadlines in order of priority where necessary.
Your goals MUST be SMART!! And you should show evidence of referencing
skill!!
Weighting: 30%
Learning Outcomes Assessed:
LO1: To construct an argument in an academic context using good quality
evidence
LO2: To position yourselves within an argument
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Date/time/method of submission:
The exact date will be confirmed on Blackboard.
Word count or equivalent: The artwork is wordcount equivalent of 500 words
Assessment Criteria
Assessment criteria Maximum Marks %
Appropriate introduction 10%
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of topics covered 10%
Educational artefact design is done with Microsoft PowerPoint 5%
Demonstrate a very good PowerPoint Skills 10%
Education artefact design is appropriate and well structured 10%
Reflection includes assessment of own SWOT address learning needs 15%
Ability to provide suggestions for self-improvement 5%
Ability to organise and structure text, appropriate language and style 10%
SMART framework is identified, and goals are well-defined 15%
Ideas are appropriately concluded 10%
Total 100%
AssignmentTutorOnline
Assessment 2: Individual Case Study Report
The exact date for assessment 2 submission will be confirmed on Blackboard.
Students will submit 1000-words on the case study topic as shown below:
Case Study Topic:
Poor stress management can affect students’ learning, health and well-being.
Discuss the effective means of managing stress, feeling anxious, or nervous
for university students. Support your answers with references.
You must discuss and justify your argument/position with regards to the above
question. The report is to be written individually, you will use your personal research
and feedback from tutors to improve your assessment. The text must be organised in
a report format and all sources used in your report must be correctly cited and
referenced using Harvard Referencing conventions, a minimum of 3 sources are
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required. There will be opportunities to obtain feedback on draft reports before
submission.
The Report Format:
Your report should be organised as follows:
• Cover page with name, title of the report, student ID, tutor’s name and word count
• Table of contents page
• Introduction (100 words)
• Main body of text with appropriate headings and subheadings (800 words)
• Conclusion/Recommendations (100 words)
• References
• Appendices (optional)
Weighting: 70%
Learning Outcomes assessed:
• LO1: To construct an argument in an academic context
• LO2: To position yourself within an argument
• LO3: To apply a range of academic skills and techniques to a real case scenario
Date/time/method of submission:
• The exact date will be confirmed on Blackboard.
• Word count or equivalent: 1000 words (plus or minus 10%)
Assessment Criteria
Assessment criteria Maximum Marks %
Appropriate introduction 10%
Discussion of context 20%
Critical analysis/Assessment of research 30%
Organisation of text 15%
Use of academic writing style / vocabulary and tone of text 15%
Conclusion / Recommendations 10%
Total 100%
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The marking scheme for this is assignment will use the following criteria to determine
grades:
Marking scheme:
100–80 % 79-70% 69-60% 59-50% 49-40% 39-30% 29-0%
The work
produced is
exceptional
in most/all
aspects,
substantiall
y
exceeding
expectation
s for this
level. The work
produced is
of excellent
quality,
exceeding
expectation
s for this
level in
many
aspects. The work
produced
meets all of
the
intended
learning
outcomes
and
exceeds
the
threshold
expectation
s for this
level in
several of
them. The work
produced
meets all of
the
intended
learning
outcomes
and
exceeds
the
threshold
expectation
s for this
level in
some of
them. The work
produced
meets all of
the
intended
learning
outcomes
at, but
rarely
exceeding
the
threshold
expectation
s for this
level. The work
produced
fails to
meet all of
the
intended
learning
outcomes
and is
marginally
inadequat
e for this
level. The work
produced
fails to
meet all of
the
intended
learning
outcomes
and is
inadequat
e for this
level.
