Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (Applied Degree Places) Programme (AY2024-2025)
NUR504 Honours Project
CA2 – Individual Assignment
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Instructions to Students:
This assessment is the student’s individual work. Students need to write about their individual effort they have put into acquiring the research knowledge, and how they have used this knowledge to write up your research study in the Honours Project. It is each student’s own responsibility to report your true individual contribution. Do not write about the work done by the whole group, or the work done by other group members.
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Word count: 1,000 words +/- 10% of word count
Due date: 08/05/2025, 5:00pm
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Background and Purpose of Assignment
Students should provide a title of the research study in the Honours Project, and aim and rationale for undertaking the study. Choose ONE aspect of the methodology section that was done and lead by you. This can include the following: (1) Sampling, (2) Data collection procedure, (4) Ethical considerations, and (4) Data analysis. The student is required to write about the research principles and knowledge that you have used to do that aspect of the methodology. Literature should be used to support the research knowledge that has been mentioned, where appropriate. Students should recall the knowledge of research methodology that has already been taught in the research courses. This can include:
Describe what is the method/ approach used.
Describe why choose method/ approach among other choices.
Describe how the method/ approach/ materials were done/ used, for e.g. recruit the participants/ collect the data/ ensure ethical principles/ follow the steps for data analysis.
Describe and justify the steps taken and the decisions you have made in that aspect of the methodology.
etc.
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Suggested headings
Title of research study
Aim of study
Methodological aspect (select one of the four aspects listed above)
References (minimum 5)
Criteria for marking
Clear title and aim of study
Clearly identify and describe the methodological aspect
Good flow of presentation and layout with sufficient references
The required format for this assignment
1. Your assignment should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized A4 paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. It should be printed on one A4 page.
2. You should use 12 pt Times New Roman font for this assignment.
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Submission of assignment
1. Only the soft copy of the assignment should be submitted to Turnitin.
2. There is NO NEED to submit a hard copy of the assignment to the assignment box.
3. Marks will be deducted for late submission of assignment, i.e. 5% of the total mark per calendar day of late. The deduction is up to a maximum of 100% of the total mark of this assignment. No submission of the work will score a ZERO mark for this piece of assessment.
4. The assignment should have a cover page together with a completed declaration statement and a word count otherwise the assessment will not be marked. A zero mark will be given.
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