In response to questions

Rita and Anna have posed a good question about the section in the programme of study which refers to the bibliography. I want to be sure I am answering correctly, so will get a response from Patrick tomorrow and post the response on the blog.

But, on a general point - any material referenced within the research report (or programme of study), should be included in full (using the Harvard referencing) under references, at the end of the report. If you have read additional material but do not specifically refer to it in the report, then this can be added as part of the bibliography. It is hoped that most of the research you have undertaken will be referred to in the report.

The programme of study template is intended to help you by sectioning up the information which you should supply. You will notice that what, who, why, outcomes are all referred to within the template, so yes, you should answer these questions. You should follow the template as a starting point. However, how you lay this out, is up to you.

To help, Patrick has given the MINIMUM format for your written work. And then he has added what other formats you can provide, if you want to. I've included both below.

the minimum default format is

page size: A4
typeface: times 12pt double spaced
leading : double line space
measure: set over 180mm
visual material: to be included concurrently within the text
format use programme of study proforma
referencing: harvard referencing
word count : 1500 - 2000 research report and 1500 - 2000 for programme of study

other formats
Students can if they wish produce a design version using their own font choice and format

Students can if they wish integrate the research report with programme of study into one document. However it must be an identifiable item within the document

So, what this means is that provided you include all the information requested in the programme of study, you can lay it out as you want to. I wouldn't suggest doing bullet points, rather full sentences as this is a piece of written work.

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