Assessment Task 3: Individual Background Research Summary

The design area is water management. The project is Water treatment system for saline bores in water management. my research topic is the climate in cape york. Assessment aim: To create an effective team design solution, it is essential that each team member is familiar with the social, environmental, economic and cultural context of the community for which your team will create a design solution. This INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT TASK will allow you to develop your research skills and information literacy (finding, evaluating and referencing information), and acquire knowledge relevant to the team project. Length: 500 words. 10% tolerance on the word count is permitted. The word count does not include your reference list (but it does include your in-text references). Assessment requirements: This is an individual assessment task that builds your skills in finding, evaluating and referencing information sources. You will investigate and evaluate information to become familiar with the context of the future team project, critically evaluating the information and sources to synthesis your research into a written summary. You will write a summary of the research that you have conducted so far, focusing on ONE MAIN RESEARCH TOPIC and relating this topic to your chosen Design Area. Ensure that information sources found and used are reliable and relevant, and are referenced correctly in your summary. Teams will be formed in the Week 3 tutorial based on Design Areas, and this individual assessment task will contribute background research to the team project. Assessment tip: Delegate EWB Challenge background research for your team’s Design Area to different team members who will do and document the research as part of Assessment Task 3. ONE research topic per person (no duplication). Note that only the delegation of research topics can be done in the team, you must do your own INDIVIDUAL research and writing for this assessment. You should have at least 5 references excluding EWB and CFAT references. You should also reference EWB and CFAT where appropriate.