Cardiff School of Technologies

Assessment
Brief
Module Code Module Title
IST 4000 Explore

Academic Year Semester

23-24 S2

Module Leader email

Jemma Oeppen Hill joeppenhill@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Content
Assessment Details....................................................2
Submission Details.....................................................3
Assessment Criteria...................................................3
Further Information.....................................................5
Who can answer questions about my assessment?............5
Referencing..............................................................................5
Submission problems.............................................................5
Unfair academic practice........................................................5
How is my work graded?........................................................6
Assessment Details
Assessment title Abr.
Project Week - Reflection PORT1

Pass marks are 40% for undergraduate work unless stated otherwise.

Task/assessment brief:

This module is designed to support you to becoming students of higher education and to be successful
on your journey. PORT 2 enables you to apply your learning from this module, and the others you have
been taught this year, into a group project and reflection.

Project Week will take place w/c 29th April and you will be working on a brief related to your programme
of study. Friday 3rd May will be an ‘Expo’ day, where you can demonstrate or showcase your group work
to the wider school.

This assessment is designed to enable you to reflect on the project week, to produce a portfolio of work
that shows the work you achieved during the week and asks you to reflect on the process of teamwork,
problem solving, communication, motivation and resilience throughout the project.

Work to be included in this portfolio is:

1. Overview of the project and outcome (1000-word count equivalent – i.e. this might not be
1000 words but would be the equivalent to this through other materials such as video or
visuals. You should focus more on the depth of information, rather than the words) 50%

 A detailed explanation of the project, using images, video content and any other media that can
communicate the nature and outcome of the project. (This could be a mini documentary of the
week, or a journal showing images of the activities and outcome. Suitable formats can be
discussed with your Programme Director or Module Leader).

2. Reflective Report (1000 words) 50%

 Introduction to the brief and your role within the group

 The project objectives
 Evaluate the successfulness of the project – have the objectives been achieved?
 Reflect on the ethical, legal and health and safety considerations surrounding the project.
 Reflection of your own skills and learning throughout the project, especially in the areas of
teamwork, problem solving, communication, motivation, and resilience.
 Appendix – Group meeting logs x 5 detailing objectives, responsibilities, and actions.

Word count (or equivalent): 2000-word count equivalent

This a reflection of the effort required for the assessment. Word counts will normally include any text,
tables, calculations, figures, subtitles and citations. Reference lists and contents of appendices are
excluded from the word count. Contents of appendices are not usually considered when determining your
final assessment grade.

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Academic or technical terms explained:

PORT 2 – Portfolio 2
LO – Learning outcomes

Submission Details
Submission This will normally be 20
Estimated Feedback
Deadline: May 10TH 2024 working days after initial
Return Date submission.

Submission By 4.00pm on the

Time: deadline day.

Moodle/Turnitin: Any assessments submitted after the deadline will not be marked and will be
recorded as a non-attempt unless you have had an extension request agreed
or have approved mitigating circumstances. See the School Moodle pages for
more information on extensions and mitigating circumstances.

File Format: The assessment must be submitted as a pdf document (save the document as
a pdf in your software) and submit through the Turnitin submission point in
Moodle.

Your assessment should be titled with your:

student ID number, module code and assessment ID,

e.g. st12345678 BHL5007 WRIT1

Feedback Feedback for the assessment will be provided electronically via Moodle. Feedback will
be provided with comments on your strengths and the areas which you can improve.
View the guidance on how to access your feedback.

All marks are provisional and are subject to quality assurance processes and
confirmation at the programme Examination Board.

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Assessment Criteria
Learning outcomes assessed

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a sound understanding and application of academic and practical skills

commensurate with the area of study.

2. Identify and develop digital skills in key areas to reflect industry practice.

3. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of professional, legal and ethical standards

within their discipline.

4. Develop skills in reflective learning and writing and explain its role in developing professional
and academic practice.

5. Identify and explain the key professional concepts specific to their chosen profession including
career pathways, practice, future roles and current challenges.

Other skills/attributes developed

This includes elements of the Cardiff Met EDGE (Ethical, Digital, Global and Entrepreneurial skills) and
other attributes developed in students through the completion of the module and assessment. These will
also be highlighted in the module guidance, which should be read by all students completing the module.
Assessments are not just a way of auditing student knowledge. They are a process which provides
additional learning and development through the preparation for and completion of the assessment.

This module is designed to enable students to develop confidence in academic and professional
competencies. It embeds available institutional platforms for digital and professional skills, as well as
creating a sense of connection between modules to create a cohesive learning journey. The module
focuses on the “orientation of students to increase social and academic engagement, 'connectedness' to
university, sense of direction and future career” (Beder, 1997)

It offers an opportunity to appreciate the contemporary issues affecting the working environment and
understand the need for reflective learning and professional development as relevant for their chosen
programme.

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Marking/Assessment Criteria

To successfully pass this assessment, all elements of the portfolio must be completed.

The assessment rubric can be found below.

Further Information on assessment, referencing and grading can be found in the Module
Handbook on Moodle)

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IST 4000 Explore Port 2 Assessment Rubric

Grade 70%+ 60-69% 50-59% 49-40% 39-30% ≤ 29%

1- Detailed explanation Evidence of a Evidence of a Evidence of Evidence of Limited research Very little
and overview of the high level of very good level some good adequate and exploration evidence of
project research of research research research of relevant research and
showing demonstrating undertaken from undertaken from sources. The exploration of
evidence of engagement with a concise range a limited range of work is wholly relevant
engagement and a select range of of sources. sources. The descriptive and sources,
competence in sources. Some Demonstrates a work is insufficiently unacceptable in
interpretation of evidence of the good level of descriptive at analytical, terms of quality
sources, some of formation of analysis, times and demonstrating and quantity.
which are analytical synthesis and demonstrates an inadequate The work
primary. approaches and evaluation of acceptable but synthesis and demonstrates no
Evidence of a very good ideas. limited level of evaluation of evidence of
engagement with attempt at the analysis, ideas in relation critical analysis,
critical analysis synthesis and synthesis and to what is synthesis and
and excellent evaluation of evaluation of expected at this evaluation of
synthesis of ideas. ideas. level of study. ideas in relation
ideas. to what is
expected at this
level of study.

2 – Reflective Report This section is This section is This section is This section is This section This section has
underpinned by underpinned by underpinned by underpinned by lacks no evidence of
an excellent a very good a good selection some evidence underpinning underpinning
selection of selection of of academic of engagement research and research, from
appropriate appropriate sources but with sources of there is no any source.
academic academic there were some information, evidence of Information
sources and sources and omissions or some of which engagement presented was
information is information is inconsistencies were academic. with sources of unclear and
delivered in a presented in a within the design There were information, largely
clear and fairly clear and and execution. numerous academic or irrelevant.
concise manner. concise manner. Communication omissions and otherwise. Some Ineffective use of
Communication Communication media inconsistencies information visual and
media selected media demonstrates within the design presented was written
demonstrate demonstrates good judgment; and execution. relevant but communication
sound judgment very good reasonable Communication there were conventions in
and high judgment; standards with conventions and significant the production
presentation appropriate some standards have omissions and and presentation
 standards in a standards in a consideration generally been inconsistencies of ideas.
logical logical given to the applied; within the design
sequence; work sequence; work sequence; work information and execution.
demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates selection and Communication
high level of good level of decisions show a organization demonstrates a
awareness of the awareness of the satisfactory level shows some lack of
audience and audience and of awareness of awareness of awareness and
the context. the context. the audience audience observance of
and the context. requirements and conventions and
preferences standards; lack
of clarity in
structure
selection and
organization of
information and
a lack of
awareness of
audience.

3 - Overall visual The work shows The work shows The work shows The work The work There is little or
presentation and verbal evidence of a evidence of a evidence of the remains within demonstrates an no evidence of
communication high level of very good ability to explore familiar and well- inability to engagement
process exploration of a good range of established identify with alternative
exploration. ideas, ideas, processes ideas, processes problems; does ideas and
Media and processes, and and media within and media rather not understand processes, or
materials have media that has standard than the creation the purpose of any problem
been used led to the applications. of original risk taking or solving.
creatively and creation of some There is some content. There is exploration of
effectively and innovative evidence of limited evidence alternative ideas
have generated content. Skills exploration of of exploration of to create
innovative facilitate a very ideas and ideas and content.
content. Skills good level of creative creative
demonstrate a competence application. application. Skills
highly developed within accepted Skills are of a selected and
level of practices. competent demonstrated
competence. standard. are to an
Work is adequate
sophisticated standard; generic
and is moving approaches and
towards ideas have been
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execution.