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OVERVIEW OF THE ASSIGNMENTS
Overall, you are required to create a proposal for a research project aimed at a business related problem or opportunity. The two components of this proposal are related, but separately assessed:
- Firstly, you must prepare a Literature Review and Evidence Review on that research proposal, fully referenced.
- Secondly, you are required to design a Business Research Proposal aimed at a business-related problem or opportunity.
TASK DESCRIPTION – LITERATURE EVIDENCE REVIEW
TASKS
This should be an analysis and synthesis of the literature pertaining to your topic. You should ensure that you read up-to-date sources and assess current academic concepts and models relating to that topic and the research question and objectives developed.
1. Introduction
• Is the domain explained?
• Is there a rationale for the chosen topic?
• Are the main sources stated?
2. The Main Body
• Is there a clear structure?
• Does the review flow into a logical progression?
• Does the review convey the thinking of the writer?
• Use of secondary sources, citation, references, synthesis, critique, chronology, seminal works, models?
• Is the current position conveyed?
• Is there a set of emergent conclusions?
3. Conclusion
• Is there a clear concluding statement?
• Is there a clear implication for further research?
• Are research questions specified?
• Are there emergent themes?
• Is the literature review conclusive?
• Has a theoretical or conceptual framework been identified?
LENGTH REQUIRED
1600 – 1900 words maximum.
TASK DESCRIPTION: ASSESSMENT 2: RESEARCH DESIGN PROPOSAL
TASKS
1. Research Title
2. A Background to the Research Proposal:
• Is the overall context for the research well established?
• Is the research topic interesting from an academic and practical perspective?
• Is there a statement of the problem?
• Is there a rationale for the topic?
• Is it clear what aspects of the chosen topic will be researched?
• Do the boundaries of the research make sense?
• Is there a clear statement of the aim of the research?
• Are research objectives included which are specific?
• Are research questions matched to the research objectives?
3. Research Methodology – Philosophy, Reasoning, Design
• Is there a logical and cohesive structure to the proposal?
• Are all the relevant sections included?
• Is the approach adequately explained?
• Is the scope of Literature outlined relevant to the research objectives to address theresearch questions?
• Is the relevance of the literature, models, theories and frameworks for thinking justified?
• Are the proposed research methods appropriate to the research task?
• Have the data types been defined and classified?
• Have target populations and samples been defined and justified?
4. Data Analysis
• Is the proposal for analysis linked back to the literature and the research questions?
• Have analysis methods been specified?
• Is there an adequate time plan for the research?
5. Ethics, Validity and Reliability
• Are validity and reliability issues discussed?
• Are the ethical issues in the project understood and dealt with?
• Are the intended outcomes for the research made known and is there a clear understanding of the value added?
6. Gantt Chart (or other suitable format)
LENGTH REQUIRED
2400 word maximum.