Research

  Important: These pages provide guidance on how to write your assignment. Please ensure you read all of this information right through until the end. Before you start work on this assignment, please ensure that you have read the Assessment Guidance specific to this module and are familiar with the advice in Social Sciences Assessment Information. These sources contain support and guidance that you may need in writing your TMA, including, for example, advice on plagiarism, referencing and the marking system. Note that failure to comply with relevant guidance could result in the loss of marks or other penalties. TMA 15 is 10% of your overall examinable score (OES). This TMA is compulsory and cannot be substituted. You must pass this TMA in order to pass the module. TMA 16 is the resit option for those who fail to complete TMA 15. The assignment is identical to TMA 15. Collaborative activity Step 1: Summarise the following piece of research: Academically successful children smoke more cannabis as teenagers: is it time to rethink drug education programmes? Character limit: 140 characters Step 2: Suggest how the research could be improved. Character limit: 140 characters Step 3: Post your suggestion (from Step 2) to the group activity page for this TMA. Step 4: Discuss the options in the poll with your fellow students in the relevant thread in your cluster forum. Then vote for the suggestion you think should be carried forward. Step 5: Write a short explanation of how the improvement that received the most votes could be implemented. Word limit: 150 words Step 6: Based on your experience, write a piece of advice you would give to another group of students undertaking this activity. Word limit: 100 words You will compile your responses to Steps 1-6 in a provided form, which you will submit as your TMA.