Category: research

 
Assignment criteria: Your review MUST attend to the following:

1. Provide a brief summary of the protocol you have chosen to review by outlining (i) the research aims, (ii) the methods used, and (iii) the role of children (500 words)

2. Summarise all aspects of the protocol and study design that demonstrate that the ethical and research governance aspects of this study have been considered thoroughly. Applying a children’s rights framework, give practical examples of what the investigator could do to incorporate a child or young person’s perspective (1000 words)

3. Design a participant information sheet for the children or young people participating in the study. Make sure this clearly informs them about the research and their participation so they are able to make an informed decision about their consent (500 words)

You may want to refer to several types of literature including: (i) work which discusses research ethics in general; (ii) work which discusses research ethics specific to vulnerable groups; (iii) other relevant research articles which provide examples or arguments which help you develop your review of the ethical and research governance aspects of the study protocol

 
For this coursework you can select either option 1 or option 2
In this assignment you are exploring and evaluating the design of a specific piece of research. You will address the 5 questions posed in the assignment brief. To understand the context of the research generally I have provided some information in the background to the research section. You are NOT reviewing this for the assignment – it is there merely to help you understand a bit more about the general background to the research plan. Please note this is a HYPOTHETICAL research plan – it is not running – you are NOT to contact any external organisations to comment on this.

 
Research Article Critique for Qualitative Research
Need to follow the assessment rubric (please see attached). The article is also attached: A Qualitative Analysis of the Bullying Prevention and InterventionRecommendations of students in Grades 5 to 8.
1500 words.

 
Assessment two – Individual project guidelines

Written Report – total 60%

LENGTH: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
EXCLUDING title and contents page, bibliography and appendices
REPORT DUE DATE: Week 12 – Friday Dec. 4th (23.59 or before)

Topic requirements:

Working individually, you will either prepare a business report on a new topic of interest to you, OR you will continue working on the topic from Assignment 1.
If you choose the former option, first select a research question. Your tutor will help you with this. It should be related to business and organisational life.
For this assessment, you are expected to collect primary empirical data. Write up your research by using the guidelines given below. You should also look at the marking criteria (see below) to see what is expected from each section of the proposal and the balance between sections. Be aware that most of the marks for this report are awarded for the analysis and conclusions you research.

The content of your report
• Title page (including name of all group members, date of submission, course, title of course work)
• Introduction – this short section should offer rationale for your chosen topic.
• Report topic/question. Aims and objectives – These must be succinct, achievable and coherent.
• Literature review – a short review of the literature which sets out relevant concepts and ideas you plan to utilise in your empirical study. You should include 5 academic sources in this section.
• Methodology/methods – short methodology section focusing primarily on research design. Briefly outline the population, sampling and research methods. Also state your proposed data analysis technique.
• Findings and analysis
• Conclusions

N.B –data collection is necessary for this piece of work.
Formatting advice

• Sub-headings should be used to separate main sections
• Sources of all research information must be clearly cited in the text. You are expected to use the Harvard referencing style. All sources of ideas other than your own in the report must be properly cited
• A separate references list must be included, with entries in alphabetical order
• Appendices are also allowed
• Text must be written in clear English
• Finished assignment will be well organized
• Finished assignments will demonstrate clear evidence of the group’s understanding of research methods and how they can be applied in practice

Presentation of the report
NB (The notes below refer to how the report looks. There is no oral presentation of this report in class).

• Reports must be word processed
• Line spacing: EITHER 1.5 lines OR double spaced
• Font: EITHER Ariel 12 OR Times New Roman 12
• Tables, charts and/or graphs may be used
• Reports must be spell checked
• Word count for the main text must be included

SECTION/WORD COUNT/ WEIGHTING DETAILS: MARKER’S REMARKS AND GRADE
INTITAL PAGES

Not included in word count
• Title page (inc your name, date of submission, course, title of course work)
• Table of Contents
SECTION 1:
INTRODUCTION

Approx. 200 – 300 words

(15%)
The introduction should:
Briefly explain your topic and why you selected it; provide relevant background to the topic selected; state clearly the research aim/question and research objectives.
SECTION 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Approx.: 150 – 250 words

(10%) In this section, you are required to provide a brief review of relevant literature, i.e. what are the main issue (s) of contention, concept you will utilise in your empirical study.

Provide a correct in-text citations using Harvard Referencing style
SECTION 3: METHODOLOGY
Approx. 100 – 150 words
(10%) This needs briefly to explain the main steps in your primary research, including the research methods:
– E.g.using an experiment, a questionnaire, interviews, etc.,
And how they were gathered:
– E.g. in person, online, etc. and how they were sampled, randomly (with no sampling) in the street, or chosen for particular reasons, etc. etc.

SECTION 4:
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

Approx. 600 – 700 words

(30%)
This section should present and evaluate your findings from the analysis of your primary data. For quantitative data (e.g. from a questionnaire survey), this should take the form of suitable tables or charts, accompanied by relevant analysis/interpretation.

For qualitative data (e.g. from semi-structured interviews), the content of the material needs to be evaluated using other suitable forms of analysis, eg category analysis.

It should also include comparisons with the literature where appropriate (eg are the comments in the LR supported or not?) and discussion of any unexpected/unique findings.

The results should be presented in an organised, logical and coherent manner.
SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS

Approx. 500 – 600 words

(30%) The conclusions should set out your findings on the research question/aim and objectives in relation to the RQ in the Introduction.

Your conclusions should be backed by evidence from your literature review and analysis of your primary data.

You may also identify any limitations to your study here.

PRESENTATION

(5%) Present your report in a way that demonstrates your professional approach to this assignment. Observe the word limit; show an effective organisation, logical structure and accurate referencing. Make sure you have good spelling and grammar and careful proofreading; make effective use of tables, graphs and appendices

1-the sources can be print or from MDC debates. no internet/ Google research
2- There must a balance between the piece of literature chosen and the research presented. Thoughtful analysis must show how the two work together to support your thesis
3- the literature must be used as evidence .
4- both, the research and literature shoul be woven throughout the entire essays.
5-this can not be a report.
6-the thesis should be argumentative , and the and literature should be used to support your essays idea.

Explain the significance of the artistic use of re-anactment as explored in Jeremy Deller’s work ‘Battle of Orgreave’ and Mark Wallinger’s ‘State Britain’?

Marking Criteria
-Research
-Analysis
-Subject Knowledge
-Experimentation
-Communication
-Presentation

Needs to be Critical and not just based around history and description or illustration

Quiz 3
The contract between the owners of the (fictitious) National Dodge Ball League of America (NDLA) and the players union expires this month. Talks have reached a stalemate over one singular issue, the revenue split between owners and players to be derived from a lucrative future television contract. Provide advice to the owners for breaking the stalemate by answering the following question.
1) “Most negotiators think differences of belief are a source of problems in a negotiation. The paradoxical view… states that differences are often constructive” (Thompson, p. 192). With this statement as a starting point, why and how could a contingency contract help conclude the negotiations and facilitate collaboration?
2) Using the same example, but for the Nippon Professional Baseball leagues players union and the Japanese owners, from what you have learned this semester in the Engleberg and Thompson textbooks discuss the different cultural implications for the negotiations in this new situation.

3) Read the case study on pages 267-268 of the Engleberg and Wynn textbook and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 268 (each question is worth 2 points and should be addressed in two paragraphs).

 
Project Management (Scheduling & time management):
Note: I’m Master student doing Project Management and this is Project Scheduling & time management course. So if you would look for sources, you may concentrate getting this order completed in Project Scheduling & time management perspectives using 15 external sources/references. Answer the question below:
1. What are the main reasons why projects fail? (5 marks)

2. Why is a customer/client needs analysis important in terms of developing more effective project planning? (5 marks)

3. Propose how the effective use of project management software can help an organisation manage its projects throughout each stage of the project life cycle. (4 marks)

4. Discuss the tools and techniques that project managers can use to ensure knowledge and lessons learned from previous projects are not lost. and can be shared for the benefit of future projects. (6 marks)

Peer review Hofstede’s research which produced a comparison between cultures using 5 dimensions
REQUIREMENTS:
How the Hofstede cultural dimensions will help the international managers of 21st century to understand the cultural differences. we need to compare with other cultural dimensions models as Trompenaars and Hall and others and to find out which one is more applicable today.
it also needs to discuss about Hofstede research as well as to see if his research is valid for example is the sample relevant etc.

Please use references from Book “understanding cross-cultural Management by Marrie-Joelle Broweys

The review must be 3000 words in length and the format should include:

• Title
• Abstract (no more than 200 words)
• Introduction
• Background
• Analysis of the theory and will include the research methods used and the research results
• Conclusion
• References

Assessment Criteria

• Introduction should set out how the report is going to be approached, there can be some background information but there should not be a repeat of the title.
• Clear evaluation/justification for the chosen review criteria
• Quality of the content: An explanation of the dimensions and their components. An analysis of the research and its usefulness in the 21st century in helping International Managers to understand cultural differences
• There should be a clear analysis and discussion within the review which are clearly academically supported.
• Conclusion should clearly draw all the arguments together leading to your final statement
• Structure, organisation and presentation of the report, including referencing use of language, spelling and grammar.

 

You have the freedom to increase the research sources as much as you want, and if the Research Proposal approved by the supervisor , I will choose you next time to work on the research.
Best Regards,