Notes

1. Project Planning and Management
Clear objective setting: Define a specific, realistic, and challenging project question or goal.
Time management: Create and follow a detailed timeline, showing awareness of deadlines and milestones.
Organization: Maintain thorough and systematic project records, including research logs, planning documents, and project updates.
Adaptability: Show flexibility in responding to challenges, with evidence of rethinking or adjusting plans when necessary.
2. Research Skills
Wide-ranging research: Use a variety of credible, academic sources, such as books, journal articles, and authoritative websites.
Critical analysis: Evaluate the reliability, relevance, and limitations of sources, discussing potential biases.
Effective note-taking: Demonstrate organized and insightful note-taking, categorizing information by themes or arguments.
Referencing: Apply consistent and accurate referencing in a recognized style (e.g., Harvard, APA), with a complete bibliography.
3. Development and Realization
Structure and coherence: Ensure the final report or artefact is well-organized, with a clear argument or design process.
Critical thinking: Apply analysis and evaluation throughout the project, considering multiple perspectives or interpretations.
Creativity and problem-solving: Show original thought and demonstrate the ability to address issues or challenges in innovative ways.
Technical skills: If applicable, demonstrate strong practical or technical skills in producing an artefact (e.g., design, engineering, or media skills).
4. Evaluation and Reflection
Self-evaluation: Reflect critically on the success of the project, including the research process, the final product, and personal learning.
Insight into strengths and weaknesses: Identify both what went well and what could be improved, providing reasons and lessons learned.
Real-world application: Show an understanding of how the project or its findings could be applied beyond the academic context, or its potential real-world implications.
Reflection on feedback: Demonstrate how feedback from peers or supervisors was incorporated or addressed in the project.
Overall Skills
Clear communication: Write in a clear, concise, and academic style, with logical structure and argument flow.
Independence: Show initiative in managing the project and making decisions without excessive reliance on the supervisor.
Engagement: Demonstrate a genuine engagement with the topic, showing depth of thought and enthusiasm.