Company and competitor for topic 5 (urgent)

If your mentor attended the recent online webinar for mentors they should be able to assist in answering this as many such aspects were discussed during it – I don’t mentor for this topic, sorry, so I cannot give reliable advice

Yes these are topics I do mentor for. It is a bit like ‘how long is a piece of string?’ in that the RAP is like exam grades – dependent also on natural aptitude as well as time.

As an academic I find some students take to academic work very quickly while others find it harder to develop their work because they are used to everything being set out in study texts and don’t know how to do effective research, express their ideas well and make clear arguments. All of the topics are harder than a few years ago and whereas perviously I would have said on average for all students 2 – 3 months I think I would now say 3+ months – but slightly less for a full-time student and for any student who is particularly good at thinking for themselves ‘outside the box’. But this is a VERY rough guide….

Although being a full-time student has its advantages with work like this in terms of time management, it is sometimes good to have a break away from it occasionally. It is like as if when you are so immersed in it you cannot always see the wood for the trees, but a break [say for a holiday or revising for an exam] can help you see the work more objectively through a fresh pair of eyes and helps to identify the weaknesses in your own work. So in a nutshell the longer the better (within reason) is often more beneficial if you are after a higher grade.