How you would undertake the field work and collect the data. Discuss the ethical consideration.
business
Description
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT RESEARCH
PROPOSAL |
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Term Three, 2020
LM6.07 RESEARCH METHODS
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Weighting: |
25% of final grade |
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Length: |
1250 words excluding references + /
10% |
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Due Date: |
11 September 2020 |
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Time: |
8.15 am by Turnitin (Assignment Dropbox) |
The
School of Business has a policy of no late assignments. However, an assignment handed in up to 24
hours late will be marked. A deduction
of 20% of the total marks available will be made. Any assignments received more than 24 hours
late will not be marked.
instructions:
Choose a business related research topic and explain how you
would conduct your research, justifying your choises and explaining the
limitations.
Learning
Outcome 2: Find and critically
evaluate published research and other data sources.
Learning
Outcome 3: Explain the principles and
stages of the research process.
Learning
Outcome 4: Apply the main components
and steps in research design.
Learning
Outcome 5: Discuss the collection and
treatment of research data.
QUESTION ONE
Research question and justification (10
marks)
Explain the business related research topic you
are interested in exploring further. Develop
a research question and explain the significance of the research in how it could solve a problem that can be
perceived
relevant for a Hawke’s Bay or Gisborne
based organisation. All your arguments need to be supported with
relevant academic research and
referenced using APA referencing style.
QUESTION TWO
Research
Design 75 marks (15 marks each)
Explain
how you will conduct this research, including the following dimensions:
1) The overall research design and related
stages.
2) The research method you will use (choose
one).
3) The sampling procedure.
4) How you would undertake the field work and collect the
data. Discuss the ethical consideration.
5) How you will analyse the collected data.
The
research you are proposing must be feasible for a student to conduct within a
semester
without
additional funding or resources. You
must support all your choices by relevant literature.
QUESTION THREE
Limitations
15 marks
Critically evaluate the limitations of your
proposed study design from different perspectives.
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RUBRIC |
9-10 |
7-8 |
5-6 |
0-4 |
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Research question |
A clear
explanation and justification of a relevant research question, supported by
reliable evidence |
A relevant
research question described and justified |
Identification of a relevant topic, but the
research question is not narrowed down or unclear purpose or relevance |
Poor question or
justification |
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14-15 |
11-13 |
8-10 |
0-7 |
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Research design
(15 marks/ dimension) |
The research design dimension is feasible,
comprehensively explained and well-justified and supported by reliable
evidence |
The research
design dimension is explained and includes justification |
The research
design dimension is described, but limited justification/sources |
Dimension is
poorly explained |
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14-15 |
11-13 |
8-10 |
0-7 |
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Limitations |
Limitations of the research are evaluated from
multiple perspectives |
Some relevant
limitations are identified and discussed |
At least one
limitation identified |
No limitations
identified |
