Write a report
Report
Length: 1500 words
You are required to write a report on the following topic.
Topic: ‘Plagiarism and its consequences in tertiary education, and how Plagiarism can be minimised’.
Rationale
An important survival skill for you as a tertiary student is to learn the art of professional report writing. This assessment task is provided to allow you to learn more about the broader context of writing in a report format. Professional report writing requires the application of discipline in conformity with established conventions of presentation, expression, style and format. Learning to write well therefore becomes a life-long educational task. For you to be successful in your university studies, you should be developing skills in analysis and evaluation to improve your ability to think clearly, to document the arguments and findings made by others, and to compare and contrast different viewpoints. Report writing is one such method of assisting students to achieve these tasks.
This assessment addresses the following subject learning objectives.
LO1 – Be able to locate, paraphrase, summarise and comprehend simple to complex English texts
LO2 – be able to develop an effective academic argument based on information gained from a range of sources,
LO3 – be able to write in a range of academic formats, following English writing mechanics and appropriate academic referencing styles;
Marking criteria
Criteria | LO | |||||
Argument development (40%) | 2 |
You include at least four key points of analysis. You synthesize multiple references to support each point. You include a substantiated evaluation of the research included for at least two of your key points You make at least 4 recommendations each linked to the preceding key points |
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Organisation and structure (25%) | 3 |
You include all components of a report You provide an accurate yet succinct executive summary Your report follows a logical sequence and your paragraphs are logically structured |
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English writing mechanics (20%) | 3 |
You use formal academic language throughout the report and your sentences simple yet expressive. Your report has no typographical or grammatical errors |
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Quality of articles (5%) | 1 |
You use at least 8 sources. All 8 references meet all elements of the CRAP test. |
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Referencing (10%) | 3 |
Your reference list and in-text references are accurate as per APA6 standard and include all components. You include a variety of citation techniques. You include citations where expected. |
No marks awarded but a maximum of 8 marks each may be deducted for errors in the following: |
Word count (1500 +/- 10%) |
Presentation guidelines |
Text match exceeding 20% |
Requirements
You must include references to at least five (5) academic references. In addition to five (5) academic references, you are encouraged to refer to additional sources, such as journal articles, book chapters, newspaper articles and practitioner-focused articles