Business Research Methods I Semester 2 2017-2018
Study Mode:
Full time
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Assignment No.:
1
Assignment Title
Topic and Literature
The following provides the detailed description of the BRM 1 assignment for this semester.
Assignment Format – YOU MUST ENSURE EACH SECTION IS ADDRESSED IN YOUR SUBMISSION
Section1: Brief description of the researchable topic
200-300
Section 2: Clear and coherent outline of the aims and objectives of the research. You are required to specify what it is you want to find out and why. You will need to consider the question; what will we know once you have completed the research that we do not know now? You need to explicit address the following items:
Background and issues underlying the research
Justification for the research
Business discipline and academic area(s) that relate to the research
400-500
Section 3: Literature Review: This should include the following
Critical literature review of academic literature underpinning for topic
Theory/models/frameworks related to the research objectives
Relevant research completed to date
Identification of debates within the literature
Gaps in the literature, in practice and policy, etc.
Nature of the literature; theory, research, policy, prescriptive
Linking the gap or debates to your research objective
1,000-1,500
Section 4: Critical Analysis of a peer reviewed, scholarly text to be completed for a text significant to the proposal (the piece of literature which has been most insightful to date). You MUST use the template provided in this assignment for this part of the exercise. ENSURE TO PROVIDE FULL REFERENCE DETAILS OF THE ARTICLE otherwise marks will not be awarded.
400-500
Section 5: A sample bibliography of at least 20 good quality sources, books and peer reviewed journals that represent key literature to the topic being researched.
This sample bibliography should be completed in strict adherence to the Harvard Citation and Referencing System as indicated in the GBS guidelines.
‡The word count of each section may vary depending on your overall approach but the total word count should be no more than 2,500
Word count:
Approximately 2,500
Total %:
100% of marks for BRM module
Submission details:
A copy of the assignment to be submitted through the relevant MOODLE link by 11.30pm on the 26th April 2018. There is no hardcopy submission. Late submissions will receive the normal late penalties as applies in the Graduate Business School.
Additional Information:
Marks Awarded for under the following headings:
Clarity of research objective / research question Quality of Literature review – support for research Critical analysis of a journal text Quality of Bibliography
20 50 15 15
Learning outcomes addressed and assessed in this assignment:
Have a dissertation topic with developing workable research questions/hypotheses;
Have identified some of the relevant literature and critically reviewed the most pertinent for their proposal.
