HAI4803
ASSIGNMENT 1 2024
DUE DATE: 16 May 2024 @ 23:00
,HAI4803: ASSESSMENT 1 (2024)
Opening date: 1 May 2024 @ 08:00
Due date/Closing time: 16 May 2024 @ 23:00
In order to prepare you for service rendering to different
user groups/communities, Assessment 1 aims at:
• Assisting you in refining your knowledge of and skills in
the study field of User Studies;
• Offering you the opportunity to conduct research into a
Assessment purpose:
particular user group in the context of library and
information services; and
• Prepare you for research that is conducted to reflect on
and critically assess the services that librarians and
information professionals offer to user groups.
Assessment type: Individual assessment to be uploaded on module site
Format: Written assessment: Part 1 of research report
Mark total: 25 marks
Weighting: 10%
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTORY AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION .................................... 1
2 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 3
2.1 Study Lessons 1–5 ................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Select a research topic and a user group ................................................................. 5
2.3 Identify and formulate the research problem ............................................................ 6
2.4 Identify and compile the research objectives and the research questions ............... 6
2.5 Formulate the title of the research project ................................................................ 6
3 STRUCTURE OF ASSESSMENT 1 .................................................................... 7
4 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 8
5 ASSESSMENT 1 RUBRIC .................................................................................. 8
6 CONCLUDING REMARKS ............................................................................... 10
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: HAI4803 assessments: 2024........................................................................ 1
Table 2: Structure of HAI4803 assessments: 2024 .................................................... 1
Table 3: Important content in HAI4803 lessons: 2024 ................................................ 3
Table 4: Technical requirements for HAI4803 Assessment 1 ..................................... 8
ASSIGNMENT 1 2024
DUE DATE: 16 May 2024 @ 23:00
,HAI4803: ASSESSMENT 1 (2024)
Opening date: 1 May 2024 @ 08:00
Due date/Closing time: 16 May 2024 @ 23:00
In order to prepare you for service rendering to different
user groups/communities, Assessment 1 aims at:
• Assisting you in refining your knowledge of and skills in
the study field of User Studies;
• Offering you the opportunity to conduct research into a
Assessment purpose:
particular user group in the context of library and
information services; and
• Prepare you for research that is conducted to reflect on
and critically assess the services that librarians and
information professionals offer to user groups.
Assessment type: Individual assessment to be uploaded on module site
Format: Written assessment: Part 1 of research report
Mark total: 25 marks
Weighting: 10%
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTORY AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION .................................... 1
2 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 3
2.1 Study Lessons 1–5 ................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Select a research topic and a user group ................................................................. 5
2.3 Identify and formulate the research problem ............................................................ 6
2.4 Identify and compile the research objectives and the research questions ............... 6
2.5 Formulate the title of the research project ................................................................ 6
3 STRUCTURE OF ASSESSMENT 1 .................................................................... 7
4 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 8
5 ASSESSMENT 1 RUBRIC .................................................................................. 8
6 CONCLUDING REMARKS ............................................................................... 10
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: HAI4803 assessments: 2024........................................................................ 1
Table 2: Structure of HAI4803 assessments: 2024 .................................................... 1
Table 3: Important content in HAI4803 lessons: 2024 ................................................ 3
Table 4: Technical requirements for HAI4803 Assessment 1 ..................................... 8
