Assessor's report on marking Independent Study assignments 2013

The following are some of the observations on marking Independent Study assignments - 2013:

1. No abstract provided; Some of the abstracts do not have required information - i.e., they are not properly written.
2. Variable X becomes variable Y, and variable Y becomes variable X in regression analysis; 
3. Some of the IS reports produced multiple regression reports (from Excel), attached them in appendix of the reports and did not actually interpret the Excel reports in the "findings and analysis" section.
4. Quite a lot of grammatical errors are found in some of the IS reports
5. Some reports do not use outlining
6. Literature review reads like detailed lecture notes; the literature review skill remains weak for some of the reports.
7. Referencing is sometimes not provided in some reports; a few students use footnotes for referencing - which is not a proper practice.
8. Some students use too many quotations in their reports and some students write in paragraphs that are too long - this reflects poor writing skill.