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Assessment. For the purpose of the MSc degree (including Distinctions and Merits), the only thing that can be taken into consideration about your project is the quality of your Project Progress Report and your final Dissertation. Formally, your project work is assessed on the basis of your dissertation/reports and the group report if applicable, only. You cannot compensate for a poor write-up by a well-conducted project. You cannot get credit for ideas or experiments not included in the dissertation/reports. Dissertations not meeting minimal standards of presentation will not be accepted for award of the MSc degree, no matter how good the project work itself.
Other considerations. Remember that your attitude to, and performance in, the individual project is taken very seriously by prospective employers and other institutions to which you may be applying. Your project work is usually reported in some detail in academic references provided for you by your supervisor or other staff members. In this respect you do obtain credit for the way in which you approach your project.
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