ITECH 7415 – MTECH PROJECT

Project Write-Up
(Percentage: 30%, Due Date: Week 13)

The Project Write-Up is the conclusion of the project’s work. The objective of this document is to
provide comprehensive and detailed information regarding the work undertaken by the project team,
and should include a description of the product(s) created as solution(s) to the project problem. 
Students should determine the structure of the Write-up, whilst incorporating the recommended
content.

The recommended length of the report is 10,000 words, excluding appendices.

The most important criteria is that the project has been well documented in the Write-Up. Particularly,
academic aspects such as an elaborate literature review and description of adopted
methodologies/approach must be emphasised. Products developed can be included as Appendices.

The report should include ALL aspects of the project and ALL students in a group are expected to take
an active role in writing-up.

Submission and Marking Guidelines

 The Project Write-Up should be written following the university guidelines for writing. (A
link to this is included in the Footer)
 The Project Write-Up should be submitted via Turnitin by one member of the team.
 The Project Write-Up should be included in each student’s Mahara ePortfolio page
 Alongside the Project Write-Up, each student should include in the portfolio page, a 10-15
minute video reflection documenting his/her participation project.
 Please note that this is an important part of this assessment task. It is the student’s
responsibility to convince assessors of his/her contribution to the project. Reflections should
include:
o Justification of contributions as per skillsets and time allocated to projects.
o Description of the largest 3 contributions. Evidence should be included in the video.
o Unique things you did/learned/contributed.
o Ideas to improve the course – what you liked the most and least
 If your reflection does not reveal much understanding, clarity, and contribution to the
Project’s products and process, you will be awarded less than 100% of the team’s mark as
below:

Student demonstrates a high level of understanding, clarity, engagement, and contribution - 100%
Student demonstrates high level of understanding, but insufficient engagement and contribution – 75%
Student demonstrates low understanding and low engagement/contribution – 50%

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Group Name:

Student 1 Name/ID: Student 2 Name/ID:

Student 3 Name ID: Student 4 Name/ID:

Content Allocated Awarded

Marks Marks
Overall Presentation and Quality of the Document
Is the report well written, with good grammar, sentence, and paragraph construction? 2.0
FedUni presentation guidelines (link in Footnote) must be adhered.
Problem Statement
Is the project problem clearly explained? Are the relevant stakeholders correctly identified? 1.5
Are user stories specified with acceptance criteria included? 1.5
Project Objectives
Is the aim of the project clearly stated to align with a solution to the project problem? 2.0
Related Academic and Commercial Research
Is a structured review of relevant literature presented? 2.0
What conclusions are drawn from the review of relevant literature? 2.0
How does the literature inform the proposed product as solution to the project problem? 2.0
What relevant theories, perspectives, or frameworks has been adopted to address the project problem? Is
justification provided for the selected theory/framework?
2.0
Project Approach
Explanation of project approach, its application in the project, and specific tasks undertaken in 2.0
development of the product.
Discussion of Product(s)
Comprehensive description/demonstration of the product developed 4.0
Results and findings from product testing/evaluation as per acceptance criteria 4.0
Summary, Limitations, and Recommendation
What are the applications of the product? 1.0
What are the limitations of the product? 1.0
How might the product be improved? 1.0
References
Are references relevant? 1.0
Are they correctly cited and listed? 1.0
Total 30.0

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