CQUniversity Unit Profile.

You are to write a 500 word draft Abstract & Introduction for your creative practice project and exegetical research. The outcome of this assessment task will be revised after the completion of your project later in the term and then incorporated into Assessment Three: the Exegesis. You should think of this first assessment as a draft of the beginning of the Exegesis. In writing this draft Abstract & Introduction, consider including some or all of the following ideas:

• Working titles for the creative practice project and the exegesis.
• A brief description of the intended project
• A brief explanation of how the project relates to your research focus
• Identify some keywords relevant to the research project
• Proposed research methodologies that might suit your project and research approach

The draft Abstract & Introduction should have a cover sheet with your student name, student number, course code and title, assessment title, and date of submission. It should be written in size 12 font with 1.5 line spacing and justified paragraph alignment, where paragraphs are used. Dot points may also be used if relevant and appropriate. All citations and referencing should follow APA formatting guidelines. The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page. It includes in-text references and direct quotations. The Plan should fall with 10% +/- of the word count.

1. The Abstract & Introduction addresses the criteria of task description outlined above. (50% of grade.)

2. The Abstract & Introduction shows the student's own voice and ideas in relation to their own field of creative practice. (20% of grade.)

3. The Abstract & Introduction falls within a 10% range of the required word limit, and is free of typographical and grammatical errors. (15% of grade.)

4. Correct use of APA Style, 6th Edition referencing, both in-text and within the bibliography / reference list at the end of the paper. (15% of grade.)

You are to write a 2000 word Annotated Bibliography that critically summarises knowledge you have discovered through your individual research process; knowledge that relates to and supports the research direction around your own creative practice research project. Your Annotated Bibliography should include a minimum of at least ten research reference items.  Each research reference item must be a published book (or e-book) or an article from a refereed journal.  Websites are not to be used as research reference items. The annotation of each research reference item should be between 150 and 200 words.  

The outcome of this assessment task may be revised and added to after the completion of your project and then incorporated into Assessment Three: the Exegesis. You should think of this assessment task as a draft Annotated Bibliography to be included in the final Exegesis.

The assignment should have a cover sheet with your student name, student number, course code and title, assessment title, and date of submission. The work should be written in size 12 font with 1.5 line spacing and justified paragraph alignment. Dot points may not be used in this assignment. All citations and referencing should follow APA formatting guidelines. The word count is considered from the first word of the Annotated Bibliography. It also includes in-text references and direct quotations. It excludes the cover page. The assignment should fall with 10% +/- of the word count.

1. The Annotated Bibliography demonstrate evidence of  a critical summary of independently researched knowledge relevant to the focus of the creative practice research project. (50% of grade.)

2. The Annotated Bibliography incorporates at least ten reference items that are summarised through the student's own voice and understanding. (20% of grade.)

3. The Annotated Bibliography falls within a 10% range of the required word limit, and is free of typographical and grammatical errors. (15% of grade.)

4. Correct use of APA Style, 6th Edition referencing. (15% of grade.)

Following the completion of your creative practice research project, you are to submit a final exegesis documenting the experience. You should review, edit and update assessment one (Abstract & Introduction) and assessment two (Annotated Bibliography) in order to retrospectively incorporate them into the composition of this final exegesis. The exegesis should be 3000 words in length. It should structurally include the following:

• A title of the exegesis paper.
• Keywords associated with the content of the exegesis
• An Abstract & Introduction that briefly outlines the creative practice project, the research focus of the exegesis and your research methodology
• A short discussion in your own words describing how knowledge gained through doing an Annotated Bibliography supported your research experience
  
• A short description of the project itself, including process, production, expected / unexpected results
• A short summary of outcomes as a conclusion of the creative practice research project, the impact of these on your research experience, and suggestions of how the research practice might be improved in future creative practice research projects
• An Annotated Bibliography.
• An additional reference list (if required) for any additional research items cited or quoted in the exegesis other than those included in the Annotated Bibliography.

The exegesis should have a cover sheet with your student name, student number, course code and title, assessment title, and date of submission. The exegesis should be written in size 12 font with 1.5 line spacing and justified paragraph alignment. Dot points may not be used. The Annotated Biblography and additional reference list (if required) should be on separate pages at the end of the exegesis. All citations and referencing should follow APA formatting guidelines. The word count is considered from the first word of the title to the last word of the Annotated Bibliography. It excludes the cover page, reference list and any appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations. The exegesis should fall with 10% +/- of the word count.

1. The exegesis addresses the criteria of the task description outlined above. (40% of grade.)

2. The exegesis demonstrates a cohesive argument as relevant to the research focus of the creative practice. (30% of grade.)

3. The exegesis incorporates at least ten reference items that support the student's own voice and ideas . (10% of grade.)

4. The exegesis falls within a 10% range of the required word limit, and is free of typographical and grammatical errors. (10% of grade.)

4. The exegesis demonstrates correct use of APA Style, 6th Edition referencing, both in-text and within the bibliography / reference list at the end of the paper. (10% of grade.)