1. FormalWritten Proposal – 15%
Written report (maximum 12 pages + up to 8 pages of appendices)
The formal written proposal incorporates the essence of all the work you have done this semester, including as major elements your (a) research /
project question or aim, (b) Context Analysis, (c) clearand defensible methodology, and (d) description of the kaupapa Maori principles,
philosophy, and practices included. A report earning highest marks will follow the template provided or a suitable equivalent.
Defence for the project and methodology draw from your comparison and contrast of data-gathering methods and review of the literature and
local / site-relevant data and evidence as obtained through your Context Analysis.
Finally, you will need to address ethical considerations, including conflict of interest issues and implications. A caution for later and to be taken to
heart in writing your proposal: it is unlikely that your proposal will be approved subsequently by the ethics and proposal review committees
without due reference to relevant literature.
The proposal will be written for and provided to (or as if to) your actual stakeholders. This might include a manager whose approval you would
need, a funding authority, and / or representatives of stakeholder groups your project might involve or impact.
Where possible, assessment of the written component will incorporate feedback from stakeholders. Feedback from them will be considered in
your Final Reflective Overview.
WrittenProposal 15% 10-15 5-10 0-5
Introduction and
Context
Excellentbackgroundandpositioningof
the analysiswithrespect toa specified
ResearchQuestionpreviouslyformulated
and / or logical framingof anopportunity
or probleminyourarea of practice to be
furtherexplored (theproposedproject).
Good backgroundandpositioningof the
analysiswithrespecttoa specified
ResearchQuestionpreviouslyformulated
and / or logical framingof anopportunity
or probleminyourarea of practice to be
furtherexplored (theproposedproject).
Poorly-formulatedResearchQuestionor
projecttopic/ aim.
Lackingrelevantbackground and
positioningof the analysiswithrespectto
a specifiedResearchQuestion previously
formulatedand/or logical framingof an
opportunityorprobleminyourareaof
practice to be furtherexplored (the
proposedproject).
2. Methodology Thoroughdescriptionof the chosen
methodsandstrongdefence forthe
methodologyproposed.
Includes strongreferencetocontextand
excellentsupportfromthe literature and
otherrelevantsources.
Excellentdiscussionof lessonsfromthe
widerliterature andotherrelevant
sourcesof Informationonrelatedprojects
conductedinsimilarcontextsinNew
Zealandor elsewhere,alongwith
discussionof methodsused,results,and
otherimplicationsforyourproject.
Clearand logical stepstoconductof
projectand theirsequencing.
Exceptional discussionof projectrisksand
downsidesof chosenmethods/
methodology,alongwithhowtheymay
be overcome of compensated-for.
Good descriptionof the chosenmethods
and defence forthe methodology
proposed.
Includes sufficientreferencetocontext
and supportfromthe literature andother
relevantsources.
Good discussionof lessonsfromthe wider
literature andotherrelevantsourcesof
Informationonrelatedprojects
conductedinsimilarcontextsinNew
Zealandor elsewhere, alongwith
discussionof methodsused,results,and
otherimplicationsforyourproject.
Limiteddescriptionof the chosen
methodsandsome defence forthe
methodologyproposed.
Some lackof clarity,logic,orsequence.
Includes insufficientreferencesand
linkagestocontextand/ or onlyminimal
supportfromthe literature andother
relevantsources.
Limitedoronlygeneral discussionof
lessonsfromthe widerliterature and
otherrelevantsourcesof Informationon
relatedprojectsconductedinsimilar
contextsinNewZealandorelsewhere,
alongwithsome discussionof methods
used,results,andotherimplicationsfor
your project.
Format,Structure,and
Presentation
Writtenreportisof exceptional qualityin
appearance andoverall presentation—of
publishable quality. Fonts,structure,
imagesall of highest,professional quality.
Grammar, Syntax,Punctuation,Spelling
all near perfect.
Excellentorganisationandwithsections
complete andsmoothtransition.
Mostlyneat andtidyappearance.
Generallyareportthat isbasically
complete andof acceptable quality.
Onlyminorerrorsin grammar, syntax,
punctuation,spelling.
Good organisationandtransitionof ideas.
Reportlacksattentiontodetail,andisof a
less-than-professional /presentable
quality.
Detractingproblemswith grammar,
syntax, punctuation,orspelling.
Poororganisationandtransitionof ideas.
Sectionsmissingorincomplete.
Referencing Ample andveryrelevantsourcesused. Numberandrelevance of sourcesused
sufficient.
Insufficientnumberof sourcescitedor
irrelevantsourcesused.
