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Assessment Guide Values (please note these are guides for ‘normal’ assessment types, some forms of assessment may deviate from these):

100% coursework = 4,000 words

50% coursework & 50% examination = 2,000 words, 1.5 hours

25% coursework & 75% examination = 1,200 words, 2 hours

100% examination = 3 hours

• You will typically select a title/subtitle as a last step in the research proposal process. Note: This will often emerge from the direction your research proposal takes.
• Your proposal may have a title and subtitle separated by a colon (:). The title will be concise and informative maybe even catchy, and the subtitle will be longer and more descriptive. The title will state your broad research area in some way and the subtitle will reflect how you have focused the topic down to a manageable study (e.g., Creative Multiplicities: Urban Morphologies of Creative Clustering; Sidewalk Informality: Conflict and Negotiation over Public Space).

TITLE PAGE:

• This should include the full research title and your name/student number. It should also mention ‘Welsh School of Architecture / School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University’. It may include a figure or figures, using proper referencing conventions.

ABSTRACT AND KEY WORDS:

• Indicates the essence of the research in about 150-200 words and includes 5 keywords.
• It outlines your research topic and a statement of the problem, main research question(s), the methodology and research design including case study(ies), methods of data collection and analysis and the significant contribution and/or implications of the research.

INTRODUCTION:

RESEARCH QUESTION(S), BROADER IMPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH SCOPE:

• • This section should be about 200 words and includes the following key points:
• Research Question(s): Formulate your research aims and objectives often presented as research questions. It is likely that your initial aims and objectives/questions will be revised as you explore and study literature and reflect on your learning from the module material.
• Broader Implications: What are the potential implications of your research? (implications for urban design and the built environment professions and more broadly for the society as a whole)
• The scope of the research should also be articulated here (simply, what will and will NOT be addressed by your research?). This can also include an explanation as to how you expect the research and design to be related.

LITERATURE REVIEW:

• The review (about 1000 words) should be written as a critical evaluation of relevant publications, rather than merely a brief description of different accounts.
• The first key task here is to identify and list relevant references. Your list should demonstrate an editorial capacity to identify key material, which will help to develop authoritative review, while excluding irrelevant or less significant works.
• This section forms the principal link between the problem statement and the methodological approach to empirical research.
• For the structure of your review:
• Organiseyour literature review according to an approach that best fits your topic and research questions.
• Seek out effective modelsof literature reviews written about your research area. How do they structure their literature reviews?
• Critical analysis of the relevant literature:synthesize the essence of literature that is associated with your research question(s). You should also consider any gaps or deficiencies, any inconsistencies or conflicting viewpoints associated with your question(s).
• Make sure you carefully reference all of your sources, using the Cardiff University Harvard style.

METHODS:

• Typically, this section uses subheadings (i.e. Case Study Selection, Methods of Data Collection, Methods of Data Analysis, Limitations, etc.) and is about 500 words.
• Includes the rationale for the selection of case study for your research/design intervention – you should list the key selection criteria and their relevance to your research question(s). 
• You should also provide a brief description and rationale for the methods of data collection and analysis used when answering the research questions. When and how will you know, for example, that sufficient data has been collected, and sufficient and valid data analysed, to support or challenge the tentative answer (hypothesis) to the outlined research questions?
• You should also consider the limitations of your selected methods.

LIST OF REFERENCES:

• Lists ALL the sources (about 15-20) cited in your research proposal using the Cardiff University Harvard style.
• The included figures (if any) should be properly sourced as well. While it is required to list the sources of the included figures as references, they are counted as additional to 15-20 sources.
• Do NOT list sources that are not referred to in your research proposal.
• Includes a list of sources ranging from academic books dedicated to the subject to peer reviewed papers and web pages. Note: Web pages are often less appropriate as the content may be either too broad or unreliable.
• This is a good time to begin using a reference management tool such as EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley to manage all the references for your study.

RASTERISATION

Formatting

requirements

The word limit INCLUDES:

• Text in tablesThe word limit does NOT include:
• Title/subtitle
• Title page
• Abstract (200 words max) and keywords (5)
• List of references
• Captions of the included figures (if any)
• In-text citations
• Appendices

https://learningcentral.cf.ac.uk/ultra/organizations/_423189_1/outline/file/_8222665_1

By submitting this assessment, you are confirming that you have read and understood the School’s Academic Integrity Declaration, which you can read here:

PGT: https://learningcentral.cf.ac.uk/ultra/organizations/_423189_1/outline/file/_8222626_1

1. Communicate coherent arguments relating to the selection of research topic, the formulation of viable research questions.

2. Establish a preliminary understanding of the process of research design and on that basis select a suitable design for their research.

3. Develop an understanding of various research methods used in the urban design discipline and apply the related knowledge to adopt suitable research methods for their own research.

4. Critically select and summarise relevant literature.

MarkingCriteria

The School uses a set of marking guidelines – these set out what assessors will be looking for and how they will grade your work. You can read more about your marking guidelines in the Learning Central Hub pages, in the folder ‘Assessment and Feedback Information’:

• The coherence and clarity of your argument throughout the proposal. (Learning Outcome 1)
• The feasibility of your research proposal. (Learning Outcomes 1,2)
• The breadth and relevance of the literature you have quoted to underpin the proposal. (Learning Outcome 4)
• The development of research design or methodology and selection of appropriate research methods in relation to your research question(s). (Learning Outcomes 2,3)
• The completeness of the required content as set out in the Assessment Brief. (Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4)

Marker

Module Leader/Tutors/Markers

Marking Moderator

Dr Neil Turnbull

FEEDBACK

Feedback helps you to understand where you might be able to improve. The university provides a guide to accessing online feedback through Learning Central/Turnitin at: https://intranet.cardiff.ac.uk/students/applications/help/turnitin-feedback-studio.

Formative feedback

Students have opportunities to receive formative feedback through the following methods: Oral formative feedback during interim presentations

Feedback on your submitted assessment

Formal feedback for summative assessments will be provided in written form and delivered online. The feedback will typically include comments on (i) Substance, (ii) Structure, (iii) Style and

Presentation, (iv) Sources/Referencing, and (v) Considerations for future assessments: