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The synoptic project is a work-based project that broadly represents the skills, knowledge and behaviours in the standard. The project will provide substantive evidence from a business-related project to demonstrate the application of skills and knowledge. It must involve practical work of some sort using computing/IT technology. This will most frequently be achieved by the creation of an artefact as the focus for covering all or part of an implementation lifecycle. The end point assessment integrates the project outcomes and presentation into the overall synoptic project assessment. It will take place over a period of around 6 months, in the final year of the programme. It is designed to assess you in a consistent way, irrespective of your particular workplace. Because of the significance of the project, the employer and university should work together with you to agree a project that is achievable within the employer’s business constraints and that meets the requirements of the standard. The project should be conducted as part of the your normal work. Employers should make suitable allowance for the project to be undertaken, both in terms of time and resources. However there are some elements such as the writing of the report, particularly in its reflective aspects, that may be undertaken outside of normal work. This should be agreed between yourself, employer and university so that you are not disadvantaged in any way from performing your job and meeting the requirements of the project.

 

Any issues with confidentiality and/or security will also be addressed between the university, employer and yourself, allowing for projects of business value to be undertaken using real data.