PPI2015 Assignment Specifications

On this course, you are required to complete 4 assignments which contribute to your final grade. You are required to complete Individual Projects I and IV. IPs II and III give you two options from which you must choose one for each.

For Individual projects I, II and III, you need to relate the assignment to a real-life trial. This can be from your own practice setting or from the published literature.

IMPORTANT: Please note that IP IV, while it is the last assignment to be submitted, is based on your reflections throughout the course and it is very much to your advantage to begin reflecting in week 1. You will receive prompts to reflect on your learning in the form of ‘Your Turn’ activities in each unit and these reflections contribute to IP IV. You don’t only need to reflect in response to the prompts: you can write any reflections at any time if it would help you. Guidance on reflective writing and specific guidance on IPIV can be found here.

Please note:

• Late submissions cannot be accepted unless a formal request for an extension has been made to your personal tutor at least one week before the submission date. Acceptable reasons for a late submission request are health-related problems or a grievance in the family. 'Too much to do' or 'No time' are not acceptable reasons. You are expected to plan ahead to meet the course deadlines.
• Should you experience technical problems that prevent you from submitting your assignment to Turnitin on the due date, please notify the course leader immediately in an email including a screenshot of the error message and copy of your assignment as an attachment before the submission time/date.
• Remember to KEEP A COPY of your work at all times.
• The word count must be adhered to. Submitted assignments will be marked only up to the respective word count limit (+10% allowance). The word count does not include the title page or reference list. There is no lower limit as long as the assignment criteria have been met in full. Brevity and clarity of written material is a key principle of clinical trials and grant applications. The assignment word limits are enforced to help you improve your writing.
• NEW: Beginning Semester 2/2016 all assignments must be submitted to Turnitin as WORD docs (no PDFs). In addition, any tables or figures may not be embedded as images into the final document. Please be reminded that the word count only excludes the title page and the reference list.