Assessment 1 – Literature Review (30%)
The literature review is broken down into two parts. Part 1, counting for 5% of the total grade for the course, will consist of an outline indicating the topics that will be discussed in the literature review, with justification as to why these topics are important to include. Part 2, counting for 25% of the total grade for the course, will consist of a written report in the form of a literature review (max. 6 double-spaced pages), where the final paragraph of the review can speak to the specific objectives of your project and how it will address a gap in knowledge in this research area.
Assessment 2 – Research Performance (30%)
Students will be graded on their drive, initiative, effort, dedication, and research proficiency in working on their project.
Assessment 3 – Research Proposal Presentation (40%)
Students will conduct a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation followed by 5 minutes of questioning, demonstrating their ability to communicate their background information, rationalization for their proposed research, intended research design/methods, and may choose to present any preliminary data that has been attained.