Professional Development Course in Applying the Guidelines
Please note that for the purposes of this professional resource, the exemplar brief is designed to illustrate a large number of less effective features of written assignment instructions. It is therefore not representative of a single, typical assignment brief.
Stage 1:
1. Read through the exemplar assignment brief opposite and consider: a. What is the core assignment task? b. What other assessment requirements and expectations are communicated? c. To what extent would a student, typical of those in your experience, be able to interpret these instructions efficiently and effectively? d. What effective and less effective features of assignment brief design does this exemplar exhibit? |
Exemplar Assignment Brief |
Stage 2:
1. Study the guidelines on Layout 2. Which features would you advise the designer to apply to improve the communicative effectiveness of the design? 3. Now read the layout features prioritised for improvement in the feedback provided opposite. |
Advice on Brief Layout |
Stage 3:
1. Study the guidelines on Language 2. Which 3 features would you advise the designer to apply to improve the communicative effectiveness of the design? 3. Now read the language features prioritised for improvement in the feedback provided opposite. |
Brief Language
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Stage 4:
1. Study the guidelines on Explicitness 2. Which would you suggest the assignment brief writer to prioritise to improve the communicative effectiveness of the instructions? 3. Now read the feedback provided opposite. |
Brief Explicitness
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Stage 5:
1. Study the guidelines on Consistency 2. Which single feature would you prioritise to improve this aspect of the instructions? 3. Compare your idea with the feedback provided opposite. |
Brief Consistency
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