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====== Interim Report ====== | ====== Interim Report ====== | ||
- | If you are doing the CM0343 40-credit project module you will need to submit and interim | + | The interim report |
- | report worth 25% of the total project mark, which should cover the results of the first stage of the project. This report | + | |
- | Please | + | Please |
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- | For information about how to submit your interim report via PATS please see the [[Submission Guide]]. Note that in order to get an extension to the submission deadline the general coursework submission extension guidelines apply. So please follow this in case you have a valid reason | + | |
===== Structure and Contents ===== | ===== Structure and Contents ===== | ||
- | The interim report should be about 5000 words long. In general it should have the following | + | The interim report should be at most 5,000 words long. General guidance on project report structures is available in [[Arranging Material and Structuring |
- | | + | | |Title Page |Support |
- | | + | | |Abstract |
- | | + | | |Acknowledgements |
+ | | |Table of Contents | ||
+ | | |Table of Figures | ||
+ | |1.|Introduction | ||
+ | |2.|Background | ||
+ | |3.|Approach | ||
+ | |4.|Conclusions | ||
+ | | |Glossary | ||
+ | | |Table of Abbreviations|::: | ||
+ | | |Appendices | ||
+ | | |References | ||
+ | If you are implementing a piece of software the "Approach" section above would be the " | ||
- | In general in the introduction you should | + | You should |
- | The background section should cover the information that a typical reader cannot be expected to know, but which they will need to know in order to fully understand the report. This covers information about related work that you may either use in your project or that attempts to solve a similar problem. | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
- | The approach section | + | The introduction should describe what your project |
- | You should | + | ==== Background ==== |
+ | |||
+ | The background | ||
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+ | ==== Approach ==== | ||
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+ | The approach is a project specific part and should cover details about how you intend to solve the problem. It should cover the deliverables your prescribed in the initial plan for your interim report. This could be the requirements and specification with a design of the whole or part of the problem, or simply the approach you intend | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Conclusions ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The conclusions should be a summary of the main results | ||
===== Interim Report Assessment ===== | ===== Interim Report Assessment ===== | ||
- | After the submission deadline your supervisor and moderator assess the interim report independently of each other. They will submit the marks and their comments on your report on PATS where you will be able to view these. You will be informed by e-mail when these results are available (after the January exams). You will have the opportunity to discuss the results and the feedback on the interim report with your supervisor at your regular meeting | + | After the submission deadline your supervisor and moderator assess the interim report independently of each other. They will submit the marks and their comments on your report on PATS where you will be able to view these. You will be informed by e-mail when these results are available (after the marking deadline as soon as both marks are available). You will have the opportunity to discuss the results and the feedback on the interim report with your supervisor at your regular meeting. |
- | The criteria for assessing the interim report are listed below. Please read these carefully as it will help you to see what your assessors will be looking for in your report. Also take into account what you promised to produce for the interim report in your initial plan, and your supervisor' | + | The criteria for assessing the interim report are listed below. Please read these carefully as it will help you to see what your assessors will be looking for in your report. Also take into account what you promised to produce for the interim report in your initial plan, and your supervisor' |
- | You can resubmit your interim report at any time until the deadline and your supervisor | + | A mark out of 25 is given on the Report, representing 25% of the total mark. The mark awarded for the Interim Report will be carried over from the first semester, |
+ | You can resubmit your interim report at any time until the deadline and your supervisor and moderator will not be able to mark this or make any comments online before the deadline. Please discuss your interim report with your supervisor at your regular meetings. You can upload parts of the report onto PATS so that your supervisor can look at these (or give the report in any other way to your supervisor). Just upload the files in the file upload section and your supervisor and moderator can see these there (you can, but do not have to submit them until you have the final version). | ||
===== Assessment Criteria ===== | ===== Assessment Criteria ===== | ||
Your supervisor and moderator will assess your interim report according to the following criteria: | Your supervisor and moderator will assess your interim report according to the following criteria: | ||
* Understanding of the problem and the aims and objectives of the project | * Understanding of the problem and the aims and objectives of the project | ||
- | * Achievement of agreed deliverables given in initial plan for the interim report | + | * Achievement of agreed deliverables given in initial plan for the interim report (or a justified modification |
- | * The amount of work reported in the interim report should be about 25% of the total work required for the module | + | * Awareness of background to the problem (as relevant to the interim report) |
- | * Awareness of background to the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | + | * Detailed analysis of the problem, requirement specification and definition (as relevant to the interim report) |
- | * Detailed analysis of the problem, requirement specification and definition (as relevant to the interim report) | + | * Suitability of approach towards solving the problem (as relevant to the interim report) |
- | * Suitability of approach towards solving the problem (as relevant to the interim report) | + | * The amount of work reported in the interim report should be about 25% of the total work required for the module |
- | * Written communication skills | + | * Written communication skills |
- | * Interaction and work with supervisor | + | * Interaction and work with supervisor |
+ | * Review meetings, as specified in the initial plan | ||
+ | The scale for this assessment is: | ||
+ | * Third class (>= 40%): The student has clearly defined the problem and made progress towards undertaking a project... | ||
+ | * 2.2 (>= 50%): ...and demonstrated a disciplined and adequate approach towards the project... | ||
+ | * 2.1 (>= 60%): ...and an appreciation of best practice with a full justification for the approach... | ||
+ | * First class (>=70%): ...and evidence of originality and professionalism and/or scholarship. |