Case Study Project Introduction • In this session we will provide further guidance on: • Format of the assessment • Writing your report • Referencing • Plagiarism and collusion • Oral ‘Presentation’ • Submitting: • Your report • Your slides Mark breakdown • 70 marks available for Report • 30 marks available for Oral The Report How to write: structure • Title • Executive summary • Report • Bibliography • Reflective statement • Declaration • Word count: max 3,000 words (report) 500 words (reflective statement) How to write: content • Requires analysis and discussion • Clear and concise language • Demonstrate a critical awareness of developments and current issues, i.e. not an academic approach How to write: formatting • See Appendix 1 and 2 of the Case Study Student Instructions for further guidance on presentation and format Referencing • Make sure you cite a primary source if available – e.g. referring to legislation as set out in a textbook (secondary source) as opposed to the legislation itself • Use footnotes to enable marker to check authority for your propositions • Each reference should be given a number in the body of the text, either in parenthesis on the line (1) or as a superscript1 How to reference • Use OSCOLA (the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) for citing/referencing all material used in your report • Full details and online tutorials on referencing using OSCOLA can be found at: www.law.ox.ac.uk/ Why do we reference? • You will need to use other authors’ work – it’s essential! But do avoid over reliance • Referencing: • gives original author credit for their own ideas and work • validates your arguments • enables reader to follow up on original work and to see how dated information might be • proves to reader that you have read around subject • avoids plagiarism Plagiarism • Plagiarism is often a deliberate attempt to deceive – it’s copying! • Even if accidental due to e.g. lack of understanding of referencing, it is still plagiarism • Examples: • Presenting another's ideas as if they are your own – either directly or indirectly validates your arguments • Copying or pasting text and images without saying where they came from • Not showing when a quote is a quote • Summarising information without showing original source • Changing a few words in a section of text without acknowledging original author Collusion • You will have been collaborating with other students in preparation for - and during - lectures and workshops on LPC • Once you start work on the report you must work alone – what you submit must be your own unaided work • If you collude with any other student you will be guilty of cheating and face disciplinary action Proof reading and editing • Make sure you allow yourself time to do this thoroughly • Presentation of your written work is important Reflective statement • Constructive evaluation of the piece of work you have undertaken. • Should not be limited to describing the work, but should also provide an analysis and evaluation of how you felt about the process • Should highlight what you would do differently and why. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoI67VeE 3ds The Oral Presentation Oral presentation • Opportunity to present key findings of your report and/or convince the assessor of your arguments and conclusions – worth 30 marks Oral ‘presentation’ - format - 20 minutes • Up to 10 minutes for your presentation • seated • Up to 10 minutes for you to answer a mix of general and specific questions on: • your presentation and/or • your report • Be prepared to justify your conclusions Slides for Presentation • 10 slides maximum • Advise 50 words maximum • In assessment, assessor will only look at hard copy of slides and will not take account of • animations • sound effects • notes pages • Make sure colour schemes work in b&w Oral ‘presentation’ - practicalities • After hand in of Case Study Project Report • Individual appointment is loaded onto your online timetable Oral ‘presentation’ - formalities • Bring own copy of report and slides to ‘presentation’ • can be annotated • try to resist detailed notes • Dress professionally • If arrive 5 minutes after appointed time, will be marked as absent • Presentation will be recorded Oral presentation - assessment criteria • Key assessment criteria are: • Application of appropriate practitioner skills to a high level (criterion 10) • Adopting a clear and logical structure, with an introduction, a main body and a conclusion (criterion 8) • Correct use of English language (criterion 9) • See Guidelines for how criteria are applied at Appendix 4 of the Student Instructions Submission • Report and slides submitted via Turnitin • And in hard copy • By the deadline shown in your examination timetable