BUS6017 Independent Study Assessment Brief 2026 | Arden University

BUS6017 Assessment Brief

Learning Outcomes (LO)

By completing this assessment, you will have shown and be assessed on all four of the learning outcomes:

LO1. Carry out an independent study based on an issue/problem/challenge appropriate to the discipline related to the student’s programme study area.

LO2. Design an appropriate research process to gather secondary data using a range of techniques and sources, and critically analyse the generated information to address the problem.

LO3. Develop a project report that discusses the research results.

LO4. Contextually innovative through applying skills of critical, creative, and evidenced based analysis and personal reflection to current real-world situations and future challenges.

Task Summary and Instructions

Task

You are required to produce an appropriately structured research project report based on a topic of your choice, appropriate to your study programme subject area, and showing all essential elements. The report should also include a reflective account of your professional development that reviews how you generated, developed, refined the project idea and executed the research project.

Your research report should be structured as follows:

Important assignment Notes:

This project report is approved for a secondary research approach only. This means that you can use only already published sources to complete your research project report. You do NOT have any approval for a primary research approach, for example, you do NOT have approval to complete any interviews or complete any survey/questionnaires as part of your research. Any assignment that contains the use of primary research methods will not be able to achieve a pass grade.

Guidance on the development of the report is contained in the lessons and will also be provided on a weekly basis in the sessions with your lecturer. You must obtain approval for your project report title from your lecturer before you proceed to develop the final report.

Total number of marks possible to achieve: 100

(LOs: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Assignment Guidelines

1. Guideline for the students who choose option 1 – 3000 word Written Report

Your assignment should include: a title page containing your student number, the module name, the submission deadline and the exact word count of your submitted document; the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU Harvard system(s).

You must not include your name in your submission because Arden University operates anonymous marking, which means that markers should not be aware of the identity of the student. However, please do not forget to include your STU number.

You are asked to produce a written report that covers all the assignment tasks above and fulfils all the Learning Outcomes below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

Submission file type: MS Word Document or PDF file.

Maximum word count: 3000 words

2. Guideline for the students who choose option 2: A 15-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation.

Your assignment should include: a title slide containing your student number, the module name, the submission deadline and the exact number of your submitted slides; the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU Harvard system(s).

You must not include your name in your submission because Arden University operates anonymous marking, which means that markers should not be aware of the identity of the student. However, please do not forget to include your STU number.

You are asked to produce an audio narrated PowerPoint presentation that covers all the assignment tasks above and fulfils all the Learning Outcomes below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

Submission file type: Audio narrated MS PowerPoint.

Please do not submit any other formats such as audio or video files. 

Maximum recording time: 15 minutes 

Maximum number of slides: 15

Minimum number of slides:12

The slide count above excludes title slide and reference slides.

Use a good combination of supportive text, data, and visuals.

Narrate the slides – add audio recordings for each slide explaining the content of the slides in answer to the assignment tasks (At least 1 minute recording per slide).

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