Reference no: EM132067671

Task Description

Rationale:

Project management discipline is continually evolving. There is currently an overwhelming body of research that was conducted to fill a knowledge gap by contributing to existing literature, improving processes or exploring best practices in various aspects of project management. According to the Australian Qualification Framework, master degree students (level 9) must demonstrate competencies in research and critical thinking to be capable of advancing their discipline and/or resolving industry problems. This unit requires you to successfully complete the conception and planning phases of your research project lifecycle.

Overview
This individual assignment covers the conception phase of the research project. It tests your essential research competencies needed to identify a knowledge gap or a problem in the context of project management discipline that warrants research. It primarily assesses your understanding and level of engagement with learning resources at an early stage of the inquiry process. The assignment must be your own piece of work. You must not plagiarise, collude with others or get involved in contract cheating (i.e. by seeking help from friends or commercial providers in writing or helping you with this assignment).

Task

Assignment 1A:

Assignment 1A requires you to choose an initial research topic using a supplied research topic generation tool. Next, you will conduct a literature search to identify relevant scholarly sources. You will provide a summary of the most relevant scholarly article using your own words. You will then critically evaluate the article by identifying patterns, themes, similarities and differences as compared with the other articles you have identified. The evaluation process should lead you to identify a potential gap or an opportunity that may warrant further research. This gap or opportunity can be distilled from any explicit or implicit limitations, recommendation of further research and/or flaws in that article. If you are unable to identify such gap, it is acceptable that, with justification, you opt to replicate the research reported in that article in a different context, country or perspective. As a logical conclusion of this assessment task, you must derive up to two preliminary research questions to address the gap or the opportunity. You must also include a screenshot of Turnitin similarity report showing the similarity percentage. Then, you will provide your personal reflection of your learning experience in this phase. The reflection should record your experiences, feelings and reactions during the entire phase. This may include your commentary on Turnitin similarity percentage and evaluation of the adopted approaches, techniques or tutorial activities that have been helpful or unhelpful. You must also reflect on the consultation process you have had with your lecturer/tutor, peers and Moodle sources.

Specifications:

Your critical review report should not exceed 1200 words. The report must substantially include the following components:

1. A description of the topic using a supplied tool.

2. A table of four relevant articles (presented in Harvard format) and keywords or combination of keywords used to identify each article.

3. A summary of the most relevant article to the topic. (up to 300 words).

4. A critical appraisal of the article. (up to 300 words)

5. Preliminary research questions.

6. A screenshot of the Turnitin similarity report.

7. Your personal reflection. (up to 300 words)

Please note the following details:
- You must remove any detail identifying your name in the submission.
- Submit your report via Workshop Platform in Moodle.
- As a guideline, the length of the report should not exceed a maximum of 1000-1200 words.
- Referencing should be in a consistent style - typically Harvard formats.
- Upload your file in a Word format only (.doc or .docx).

Assignment 1B

Assignment 1B requires you to assess two reports submitted by your peers as randomly assigned to you. You must also self-assess your report. You will conduct the assessment using a supplied marking tool. Peers will communicate the submissions and assessments double-blindly. You must be objective and careful when assessing yourself and other students. You must provide constructive and adequate comments to your peers. Your lecturer will monitor the peer assessment for quality assurance.

Attachment:- Research topics generation.rar