FC300 Extended Project

Formative Task 1: Project Proposal and Work Plan

In this module you will undertake a small research project in order to produce a written research project
report and a reflective project presentation. Work on any research project starts with finding a topic to
investigate and careful planning of all tasks you need to undertake to ensure you complete the project
successfully. The following two tasks will help you begin your project, gather your ideas and plan out your
research journey.
This is the first formative task which will help you with your work on the Extended Project. In this task, you
will scope the project proposal and plan your work on completing it successfully.
Once you have completed Parts 1.1 and 1.2 below please submit this task for feedback via Turnitin on
the VLE. Your submission title must be:
Module code_Group_Assignment_Student number, e.g. FC300_A_Formative Report_97989

You must submit this project proposal and plan after Theme 5 (around week 6 of the module –
College will specify exact submission deadline).

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Part 1.1. Scoping the Extended Project Proposal

Questions 1 – 6 below will guide you through the initial stages of scoping your project. Type the answers to
each question within the grey boxes. You will have a chance to revise these initial ideas after you have
received feedback from your tutor.

1) What is the topic of your Extended Project?

2) Why have you chosen this topic?

3) What are the important themes/key words within this topic? Which search terms will you use to find
information on your topic? Think of as many as you can

4) What are the key questions about this topic you want to investigate in your project?

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 5) What kind of sources will be most useful for your project? How will you look for such academic
sources? Please describe the process in detail.
Remember, before you submit your next assessment in week 9 of the module, (this will be the
“Report outline and Analysis of Sources” assessment), you will have to find and read at least 4
academic sources.

6) What do you think will be most difficult when researching and writing your report? How will you deal
with such challenges?

Challenge 1:
Solution 1:

Challenge 2:
Solution 2:

Challenge 3:
Solution 3:

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Part 1.2. Creating the Extended Project Work Plan

Think about the tasks you will need to do for this project and how much time each of them will take.
Secondary research which you will need to carry out for this project will involve finding, reading and
analysis academic sources related to your project topic. Remember that academic sources such as journal
articles or chapters in textbooks are often quite challenging to understand and it may take a significant
amount of time to read them. You must ensure you give yourself enough time to select and read your
academic sources and that you have a strategy for doing so efficiently.
Fill in the plan below with as much detail as possible, including all the project-related tasks you want to
complete before Week 16 of the module. If you would like to display your work plan another way, this is
also possible (for instance if you want to produce a Gantt chart for all your activities), as long as it is clear
how much time you want to devote to each activity and when you want to have it completed.
Some of the tasks which you must complete in a given week have already been added to the plan below in
red. You must not change these, and must leave them where they are – they have been added to ensure
you meet all required deadlines for the project work. Your plan should include enough detail for your tutor to
understand what type of work you have planned for each week. You will have a chance to revise this plan
after you have received feedback from your tutor.

Week Task Completed?

Complete and submit Formative Task 1: Project Proposal and Work

Week 6
Plan

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Complete and submit Summative Assessment: Project Outline and

Week 9
Source Analysis

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Complete and submit Formative Task 2: Draft Written Project (800 –

Week 12
1000 words). NOTE – this is a compulsory submission!

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week16 Complete and submit Summative Assessment: Final Written Project

Week 17

Week 18

Complete and submit Summative Assessment: Visual materials (e.g.

Week 19
PPT slides) for the Reflective Presentation via VLE

Week 20 Present Summative Assessment: Reflective Presentation

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