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and the project work is monitored and evaluated.

Planning

It is important to start planning for the activities of the SBA component early. Agreed deadlines should
be established.

Length of the report

The length of the report should be maximum 1500 words, not including appropriate quotations,
sources, charts, graphs, tables, pictures, references and appendices.

Guidance

The teacher is expected to provide guidance at all stages of the design project specifically in
formulating an appropriate solution.

Adequate class time should be allocated to the teaching and reinforcement of key components to be
included in the design project. The assessment criteria should be discussed with students. The design
project should be integrated in the teaching of the subject; assessment should be conducted on a
continuous basis; and feedback should be given to students for further improvement.

Teachers and students should set agreed deadlines for the submission of the various components of
the design project.

Authenticity

Teachers should ensure that the design project presented is the work of the student/group. This can
be achieved by systematic monitoring of students’ work throughout the development of the design
project. This will guard against plagiarism and ensure that the work is the intellectual property of the
student/group.

Authenticity can also be ensured by:

1. discussing the design project and creating an outline with timelines;

2. offering guidance and timely feedback to student/group; and,

3. allocating some class time for students to work on the design project.

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