Information about Skillls and Learning statement

In the preceding periods, the Skills and Learning Statement traditionally consisted of four questions. However, commencing from submission period 43, it has been streamlined to encompass just two questions. The primary objective behind this modification is to inspire students to engage in a profound process of personal reflection pertaining to their educational odyssey. It is now incumbent upon students to respond to these two pivotal questions, thereby fostering a more focused and reflective approach to their learning experiences. Q1: How have you developed, personally and professionally, as a result of undertaking the Research and Analysis Project? Consider: 1- Describe the novel skills you gained and the methods employed for their development, as well as the obstacles encountered and the strategies employed to surmount them. Q2: How will the experience of the RAP help you in the future? Reflect upon the ways in which this experience has: 1- Enhanced your employability and competence. 2- The potential influence it may have on your immediate and long-term future plans. watch video For OXFORD BROOKES PORJECHT HELP/ OBU THESIS HELP / ACCA THESIS HELP/ BSc applied accountancy project help click here.

ENGR131: Transforming Ideas to Innovations I

ENGR131: Transforming Ideas to Innovations I (Global Warming)

Project Deliverable I

Index Name ID Major Section 1 2 3 4 5

(Course Professor) Date: XXX

Fall 2019

Abstract

Climatic changes occur due to the abnormal behavior of the living beings and there are various reasons make the variations in climate. The depletion of natural resources is an alarm for the planet earth and weakness of ozone layer produces the skin diseases. Engineering approach to be used and applied for eradicating carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Various techniques can be used for making favorable circumstances for the environment which includes manufacturing of hybrid vehicles, burning of biomass for securing carbon dioxide, avoidance of plastic material in the industries, solar panels etc. One of the biggest challenges is the requirement of huge investment which is required for the execution and deployment of corrective measures for reducing carbon dioxide.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction 4

2. Design Overview 5

2.1Definition of the Problem 5

2.1.1Definition of the problem 5

2.1.2Criteria 5

2.1.3Constraints 5

2.2Background Research 5

2.3Brainstorming about the possible Solution 7

2.3.1Brainstorming 7

2.3.2Advantages and Inconvenient of each solution 11

2.4Selection of the Best Three Solutions 12

3Conclusion 12

References 14

1. Introduction

Climate is well-defined as set of pattern or state of every day’s meteorological condition formed over a time span of 30 years. In Kuwait, it is accessed and measured by the change in the patterns of winds, humidity, atmospheric pressure, temperature and other climate entities. The global rise in temperature causes variation in three systems out of which globe is composed of Physical system, Biological system and Human system. Environment is facing a severe threat caused due to the change of climate. Climate change causes threat to ecosystem, economic strength, water and food reserves. Due to high living standard, consumption of natural resources has been enhanced resulting misbalancing in the natural reserves. Majority of our natural resources come from fossil fuel and burning of fossil fuel becomes the major threat and reason of global warming. Extreme climate conditions across the globe caused by climatic change deplete the ozone layer triggering skin and respiratory problems. There are several factors which become the reason of the climatic change i.e. the exhaust of smoke emitting from vehicles and factories pollutes the air and causes respiratory issues and diminish the layer (ozone) which protects humans from health concern. Due to global warming, it is imperative to reduce the effect of carbon dioxide which can be designed by a process called as BECCS i.e. bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. The process has the involvement of burning of biomass for the purpose of catching energy and securing the emission of gases underground. There are some of the reservations regarding the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground but geologists are of the view that deep down the ground, natural carbon tend to behave positive for the environment.

2. Design Overview

1. Definition of the Problem

Due to burning of natural resources which has caused its depletion from the natural world. There are certain causes which effect on the living beings. Global warming is one of the basic causes of the burning of resources that depletes the ozone layer resulting in to the emission of carbon dioxide gases. The main problem is the consistent production of the carbon dioxide gas that needs to be reserved and secured for protecting the living beings.

1. Definition of the problem

The excess amount of carbon dioxide gases needs to be secured and brought down to the area which does not affect planet earth.

2. Criteria

It has to be ensured that the identification and quantity of undesirable gases to be identified so that they can be identified and conserved for the betterment of the environment.

3. Constraints

There are some of the limitations and constraints regarding the conservation of gases as it needs proper engineering approach to execute the task.

2. Background Research

Change of climate causes global warming which negatively impacts the humanity and biological system. All of these negative effects sums up and enhance the destruction of species that reside in the planet earth. There are three levels of climate change impact which are described are as under:

• The first one is change in the physical system of earth which is melting of glaciers, land sliding, sea / river flooding and terrestrial erosion.
• The second level of climate change impact is the variation in the biological system. In marine and land ecosystem, it is observed and witnessed the demise of fauna and flora which is a huge environmental disaster.
• The third level is the variation in the human system. The destruction of food and crops due to vigorous climate change causes loss of economy and wealth.

All of these disastrous situations caused on different levels by climatic change are interlinked and inter related to each other. For instance, burning of fossil fuel causes the land slides, wildfire is caused due to drought which badly impacts the crop and agriculture.

Below is the table that shows the various number of gases that exists in the atmosphere in Kuwait.

3. Brainstorming about the possible Solution

   1. Brainstorming

There are some of the possible solutions that can help to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. Planet earth is our dear place of livelihood and it is our responsibility to make it free from the negative units causing it severely. There are plenty of ways by which the earth can become healthy and it is the need of the hour to execute methodologies that would stop the negative behavior of climate change. Some of the processes by which the environmental pollution can be reduced and controlled are as follows:

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)

This process revolves around putting down the carbon dioxide into the ground and replacing the earth’s atmosphere from ecofriendly gases.

Drive ecofriendly vehicle

People use vehicles as mode of transportation and the worst part is of the exhaust of carbon dioxide out of vehicles. It is really necessary to drive hybrid vehicles which are ecofriendly and fuel efficient. Use of electric cars is also really helpful in maintaining the health status of environment.

The number of registered vehicles in Kuwait is represented in the below graphs:

Use of solar, wind, thermal energy

It is significant to use natural sources of energy for the generation of electricity, gas etc. installation of solar panels at home will generate electricity and so as the use of wind mill can generate ample volume of electricity to operate water turbines. The use of natural sources will lessen the utilization of fossil fuels and will enhance the earth’s life.

Below it graphs that represents the Kuwait’s electricity production in the following years.

Use of paper bags instead of plastic

Plastic is cancer to environment and it is really mandatory to use paper bags as they don’t effect the marine life nor human. Paper bags are eco-friendly and can be easily recycled. The utilization of plastic in daily life has created ease in terms of carrying our objects but on the other side, due to its non-degradable nature it is a major threat to our environment. The use of plastic must be disregarded as it is a vital source of polluting environment.

Plantation of trees

Plantation of trees is important and very beneficial for the environment as it enhances the amount of oxygen and decreases the amount of carbon dioxide. It benefits the living beings throughout the annum

2. Advantages and Inconvenient of each solution

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)

Advantages: It stops carbon dioxide for going into atmosphere.

Disadvantages: It requires technical engineering approach for its execution.

Drive ecofriendly vehicle

Advantages: It impacts very positive on the ecosystem by producing environment-friendly behavior performance.

Disadvantages: The manufacturing cost of eco-friendly vehicles is really expensive.

Use of solar, wind, thermal energy

Advantages: It helps in utilizing the natural resources for producing electricity etc.

Disadvantages: The deployment of wind mills, solar energy panels, dams etc. required huge investment.

Use of paper bags instead of plastic

Advantages: It assists to reduce the water pollution.

Disadvantages: It would halt the businesses of industries who are producing poly vinyl chloride (PVC).

Plantation of trees

Advantages: It would enhance the amount oxygen in the environment.

Disadvantages: It needs heavy investment for planting trees around the region.

4. Selection of the Best Three Solutions

The best three solutions are:

• Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
• Ecofriendly vehicles (Hybrid)
• Utilization of Wind Mills, Dams, Solar Panels

2. Conclusion

In a nutshell, climate change is caused due to various reasons but there are certain factors by which the life of planet earth can be saved and enhanced. Public awareness is needed for saving the natural resources on a wider spectrum so that the species that exist in the earth can live hale and hearty. The release of dangerous gases from the industrial units weakens the ozone layer which directly implicates the growth of human health risk factors. So as the marine life gets disturbed due to water pollution and disturbs the ecosystem. It is obligatory to make constructive arrangements to make the planet earth healthier and stronger so that the species existing in it can live well. Carbon dioxide gases can be stopped by creating a duct and keeping underground for benefitting the living beings. For future work, practical executions will be made at the industrial level that would produce optimistic results for the society.

References

Abolhosseini, S., Heshmati, A., & Altmann, J. (2014, April). A Review of Renewable Energy Supply and Energy Efficiency Technologies. Retrieved January 4, 2017, from http://ftp.iza.org/dp8145.pdf

Cardinale, B. J., Duffy, J. E., Gonzalez, A., Hooper, D. U., Perrings, C., Venail, P., . . . Naeem, S. (2012). Corrigendum: Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity. Nature,489(7415), 326-326. doi:10.1038/nature11373

Feely, R. A., Doney, S. C., Fabry, V. J., & Kleypas, J. K. (2011). Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem. Limnology and Oceanography e-Lectures. doi:10.4319/lol.2011.rfeely_sdoney.5

Höök, M., & Tang, X. (2013). Depletion of fossil fuels and anthropogenic climate change—A review. Energy Policy,52, 797-809. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.046

Houghton, J. (2005). Global warming and climate change. Global Warming, 1-13. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139165044.004

McLamb, E. (2011). Impact of the Industrial Revolution. Ecology Global Network.

Tinker, P., Ingram, J. S., & Struwe, S. (1996). Effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and deforestation on climate change. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment,58(1), 13-22. doi:10.1016/0167-8809(95)00651-6

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How Academic Mania can help you get your OBU BSc (Hons.)  BSc applied accounting Degree

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RAP Submission and Assessment Criteria : BSc applied accountancy Project

Submission

You get an opportunity to submit your work biannually, in May and November. Before your work is accepted, you will have to pay a RAP submission fee, covering the administrative costs and grading, and obviously you must also be up-to-date with your ACCA account and subscription.

If you are confused and wondering as to why it takes so much time in confirming your result while exam results are expected to be displayed in nearly half this time, the answer is simple: the University’s governing body in the UK regulates the degree and lays down particular prerequisites and controls before a degree can be confirmed. Moreover, since OBU and ACCA are generating this programme in affiliation with each other, both bodies are involved in the procedural delays.

Submission Period 30 deadlines:

Latest date to complete the Professional Ethics module	31 March 2015
Earliest submission of RAP online	1 May 2015
Latest submission of RAP online	20 May 2015
RAP and BSc degree results dispatched	23 September 2015

Submission Period 31 deadlines:

Latest date to complete the Professional Ethics module	30 September 2015
Earliest uploading of RAP to Oxford Brookes University site	1 November 2015
Latest uploading of RAP to Oxford Brookes University site	18 November 2015
RAP and BSc results dispatched	Wednesday 25 March 2016

Submission Period 32 deadlines:

Latest date to complete the Professional Ethics module	Thursday 31st March 2016
Earliest uploading of RAP to Oxford Brookes University site	Sunday 1st May 2016
Latest uploading of RAP to Oxford Brookes University site	Wednesday 18th May 2016
RAP and BSc results dispatched	Wednesday, 21 September 2016

The submission must be made online at the Oxford Brookes University submission portal website by the last date of submission. The link will expire at 12:00 AM (midnight) GMT on the date mentioned on the projects submission dates page. If this date is exceeded and you still haven’t submitted, you will have to wait for the next session to submit your RAP.

In case of any difficulties in uploading your Research and Analysis Project, please refer to the ACCA Office at Oxford Brookes on acca@brookes.ac.uk

Submission Fee Period 30

The submission fee for period 30 of the Oxford Brookes Research and Analysis Project (RAP) is £191.00.

With submission of any project, a project submission fee has to be paid to Oxford Brookes.

Acceptable formats for uploading Research and Analysis Projects:

Microsoft Word (or similar software) must be used to prepare the Report and the written SLS. You will also have to demonstrate some IT expertise by preparing Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint Presentations etc. Also, you will have to upload your files between specific dates (as stated in the Info Pack) to receive your graded result after just a little over 4 months of submission.

.doc	Word 97
.docx	Word 2000
.rtf	Rich text format
.txt	Plain text
.wpd	WordPerfect
.odt	OpenOffice / LibreOffice
.pdf	PDF file – only allowed for appendices
.xls	Excel – all versions – only allowed for appendices
.ppt	PowerPoint – all versions – only allowed for appendices

Assessment Criteria

The Research and Analysis Project (RAP) is usually the first actual intellectual work that most of the students will ever have to produce. Moreover, the RAP is quite different from regular exams such that you have to conduct a whole research, analyze it and derive conclusions from the analysis all by yourself as this can definitely not be done by using only textbooks and other literature. OBU also understands that every mentor is different and there is always some flexibility in the level of support and counsel provided to students by their different mentors.  Therefore, OBU gives you 3 opportunities to pass the RAP. In case you fail, the marker or moderator will give you a feedback regarding the areas in which you failed as well as about what was done wrong or omitted. This is definitely so unlike other exams where you have to figure all this out by yourself. This guidance helps immensely in resubmissions. Mostly, all you have to do for resubmission is change the topic and/or keep the areas that you passed but focus entirely on the areas that you failed. However for some topics (especially topics 8 and 15), you will have to update the financial information and analysis to show the most recent financial statements available (otherwise you can be failed in areas of Evaluation and Analysis, and/or Understanding of Models and/or Application of Models this time, depending on the assessment criteria you haven’t passed previously).

Assessment Criteria in relation to RAP

 The Criteria in Appendix 1 of the current Information Pack shows how the Research and Analysis Project (RAP), Skills & Learning Statement and the Presentation are going to be assessed. These are divided into 3 areas:

Technical and Professional Skills

To get an overall pass on your Research and Analysis Project (RAP), you must pass all the following four criteria. In essence, these skills would customarily tell the grade that will be given to the RAP if you pass at the first attempt. These are:

·         Understanding of accountancy/business models

·         Application of accountancy/business models

·         Evaluation of information, analysis and conclusions

·         Presentation of project findings

Moreover, you must also be graded as competent in the Graduate Skills in order to pass the overall RAP.

Graduate Skills

There are three graduate skills in which it is compulsory for you to show competence:

·         Communication

·         Information gathering and referencing/citations

·         Information technology

You will unfortunately fail the RAP if any on the above seven criteria does not meet the minimum assessment criteria. In case you fail however, you have to update your report in the future according to the new figures and values, make the necessary improvements in the areas failed and resubmit (before the 10 year time limit is exceeded) to secure an overall pass. If you have ever failed in either Technical & Professional Skills and/or the Graduate Skills, the highest grade that you ever get even on a resubmission is going to be a grade C pass. 
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The Role of the Project Mentor

The Role of Project Mentor

Completing the RAP requires you to have a project mentor. The mentor must be someone who seems to you like an appropriate person to steer you through the RAP process and guide you through its different stages. People usually misinterpret the function of the mentor. Since the degree demands pondering over research questions by yourself and conducting your own research, it would be unfair to expect the mentor to be knowledgeable in your specific topic area and know explicit scholarly research methodologies that you mean to use.

According to the OBU Information Pack, the project mentor has two fundamental roles:

·         To guide you and give feedback at suitable times during your RAP activities, and hence support your RAP preparation

·         To assure the Oxford Brookes University as your project mentor that  you have committed no plagiarism in preparing your RAP

OBU particularly believes that the mentor must not ‘give you detailed advice on the structure and content of your Research Report or write any part of it’. Moreover, knowing what to do in order to meet the assessment criteria to pass is also your own job, and must not be expected from the mentor. The following are however the qualities that are worthwhile to be there in a mentor:

·         Is easy to talk to and really wants to help students complete their objectives

·         Listens with interest and motivates you to gain more by questioning your methods

·         Regards the secrecy of your research and is reliable

·         Seeks novel ideas and addresses problems during the research

·         Gives a good and healthy feedback on the research to help you improve

·         Has good communication skills and believes that there must be no communication gaps for a healthy participation

·         Motivates and encourages the student

·         Helps the student in acquiring their aims and objectives

·         Helps the student in raising the appropriate questions, ponder in an organized way, learn to use suitable assessment methods and analyse the findings to draw conclusions from them

·         Is neutral in cases of conflict and does not pass a critical judgment

·         Gives slight guidance but makes sure student has liberty in making decisions

·         Is well-informed and skillful

·         Understands the methodologies even if he/she is not an expert on the subject

How to choose a Mentor

Please note that you will have to work intimately with your mentor to seek his/her guidance and feedback, therefore use the list above in selecting your mentor diligently. You need to make sure you can have a sound relationship with your mentor with no future regrets as you would be expected to have at least 3 meetings with him/her at different stages of your RAP preparation and completion. Therefore seek advice from students who have already been through the RAP process by seeking recommendations and feedback from them on their own past mentors in order to select your own.

The current OBU guidelines state that persons in these categories might be suitable:

·         Your teacher at College or University

·         A senior colleague at your workplace, e.g. your line manager

·         A qualified Chartered Certified Accountant

If your chosen mentor does not fit the above criteria however, you can send a copy of his/her CV to the ACCA office for approval. The approval will most likely be given if the proposed mentor is a member of a recognized professional institute or organization and/or has a degree of equivalent qualification.

Since this might also not be possible in some cases, you can also find a mentor on OBU’s register of listed mentors (listing requires completing the OBU mentoring course). Please acknowledge that listing only means that the particular mentor has received suitable mentor training, but no mentor is in any way endorsed or recommended by OBU. Every mentor sets his own fee for using his/her mentorship and it is not under the control of OBU whether they are listed or not.

It is proposed however that from 2015 onwards, it will be compulsory to use a listed mentor. Listing will still not imply recommendation by OBU, but a mentor might be removed from the list if he/she is evidently not performing the mentoring role sufficiently.

The OBU RAP Information Pack contains further information directly intended for the mentor, so you will need to make sure your mentor goes through it once you have made a choice and chosen a mentor. 

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