Assignment question
To research and to advise the team on one part of the project. The report will be used to develop your team recommendations to the client on the project.
Assignment steps
1. The team project should be subdivided into equally sized topics for each member of the team to research.
2. Each team member should research their chosen part of the team project using the scholarly literature and other relevant, reliable, or quality sources of information. As much as possible, original sources of information should be used.
3. You should write your report according to the instructions below and in workshops.
4. Additional information and support will be provided in the lectures and workshops for this assignment.
Assignment contents
The research briefing paper should be written as a technical report intended for other members of your group.
? You should state the purpose of the report and how that fits with your team project;
? summarize your findings from the research and your recommendations on this topic for the group project; and
? your recommendations should be supported by your research findings and relevant to your client.
The report must include an executive summary of up to 300 words. The executive summary is worth 25% of the total marks for the assignment.
You must show familiarity with the literature relating to your topic (for example, scholarly journal articles).
You must reference the work of other people (sufficient information for someone to find the source) and have a bibliography (reference list). APA6 is the preferred referencing style. The Library has a comprehensive guide to citing: http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/cite/
Use tables, diagrams and other images that will add to the document. Figure headings and tables should be concise and referenced if necessary.
Marks will be deducted for unattributed similarity in reports to other sources or previously submitted work.
Assignment length
The report should be 2,000 words excluding the executive summary, bibliography andconcise figures and tables.
The executive summary should be not more than 300 words.
Marking criteria
Your Research Briefing Paper will be marked using the following criteria.
| Executive Summary | 5 marks | The executive summary should be informative, contain the purpose, findings and recommendations. |
| Argument for Recommendations | 5 marks | The research should be fully referenced and support the argument in your own words. A deep understanding of the topic should be evident though the use of sufficient, quality references. |
| Recommendations | 5 marks | The recommendations must be clear and concise. The recommendations proposed should relate to the report purpose and be supported by the findings presented in the paper. |
| Expression and Presentation | 5 marks | The document should be written in professional English, with a high standard of expression and grammar. It should be structured through the use of headings and sections, and include any relevant tables or diagrams. |
Instructions for the Essay writer
- The topic on which the essay should be written is Phytoremediation which is a part of a project called Remediation of oil Contaminated soil in kathiramangalam- Tamilnadu’s Kauvery Delta
- The following resources files attached could be used as a reference to write the essay.
- These resources are mentioned in the order of highest to lowest priority.
- Main reference file could be used as a key reference as it contains a lot of information regarding this topic.
- Sample report could be used as reference for knowing the format for writing the essay