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PROM04 Research Project Proposal Assignment 2     This assignment contributes 65% to your final module mark

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PROM04 Research Project Proposal

Assignment 2

 

 

This assignment contributes 65% to your final module mark.

 

The following learning outcomes will be assessed:

 

1.         Formulate research questions, aims and objectives appropriate to your area of interest

 

2.         Critically review, evaluate and apply research, technical and grey literature to your area of research

 

3.         Identify and apply appropriate research methods and approaches to create a research design

 

4.         Construct a research project proposal demonstrating an understanding and critical awareness of the social, ethical, legal and professional issues for research projects

 

 

Important Information

 

You are required to submit your work within the bounds of the University Infringement of Assessment Regulations (see Programme Guide).  Plagiarism, paraphrasing and downloading large amounts of information from external sources, will not be tolerated, and will be dealt with severely.  Although you should make full use of any source material, which would normally be an occasional sentence and/or paragraph (referenced) followed by your own critical analysis/evaluation.  You will receive no marks for work that is not your own. Your work may be subject to checks for originality which can include use of an electronic plagiarism detection service.

 

Where you are asked to submit an individual piece of work, the work must be entirely your own.  The safety of your assessments is your responsibility.  You must not permit another student access to your work.

 

Where referencing is required, unless otherwise stated, the Harvard referencing system must be used (see your Programme Guide).

 

Please ensure that you retain a duplicate of your assignment.  We are required to send samples of student work to the external examiners for moderation purposes.  It will also safeguard in the unlikely event of your work going astray.

 

Submission Date and Time     As advised on Canvas

Submission Location   Via Canvas

 

Your Task

 

Your task is to write a 3000-word proposal, drawing on the work you have done through the activities carried out during the module, which will serve as a Research Project Proposal for your chosen project. Your proposal should explore the research description, research outcomes, specific resources, constraints, and any social, ethical, professional and legal considerations. As part of this you will need to include your proposed research questions, design and methods, evidence of initial literature search and research outline, and approach to artefact development / practical work.

 

Student Information

 

Throughout the module you have been undertaking a series of small formative exercises in preparation for writing your research proposal. This assessment will use information collected during these exercises to produce a detailed proposal for your chosen project, with a guideline length of 3000 (+/- 10%) words.

 

Your proposal should include the following sections:

1.         Introduction

Your introduction should include a summary of the main points that you will discuss in your report. Your introduction should outline the proposed research topic and project selected.

 

Your introduction should be approximately 200 words in length.

 

2.         Project Description

This section should cover the context of the problem to be solved by your research project, providing justification for it in terms of its proposed impact and who will benefit from it. If your project is a work-based or client-supported project, then you should include details of how your project will address their requirements to solve a particular problem. You should also outline the proposed practical deliverables of the project

 

This section should be approximately 300 words.

 

3.         Preliminary Literature Review

In this section you should provide an initial review of appropriate literature that will contextualise your research. This will form the starting point for your full literature review and will be an early version of a potential research chapter, demonstrating that you are starting to formulate and organise your thoughts on the literature that you are reading and that will support your future work to answer you research question(s) and inform your project deliverables.

 

This section should be approximately 1200 words.

 

 

4.         Research Questions, Design and Methodology

In this section you should cover the proposed research aim, outcomes, questions, and hypothesis. All projects are individual, so this should be customised according to your chosen research project. For example, for your chosen project you may have research questions to address but not a specific hypothesis to prove/disprove.

 

In this section you should explain, with justification, your proposed research design and outline the methodology you intend to use to address the research question(s).

 

This section should be approximately 500 words.

 

5.         Resources and Constraints

In this section you should give commentary on the specific resources required for the completion of your research project and proposed deliverables. You should include here any hardware, software requirements, datasets and access you may require to other resources such as participants.

You should also state what might hinder you from completing the proposed research successfully and what shall be done to minimise the impact.

This section should be approximately 300 words.

 

6.         Social, Ethical, Professional and Legal Considerations

In this section you should discuss any social, ethical, professional and legal issues associated with the project.

This section should be approximately 500 words.

 

7.         References

These should be to Harvard standards (not included in word count but should be between 6-12 references).

 

Submission Guidelines

Your report should be spell-checked and contain references.  You must use the Harvard style of referencing, both for citations within the text and your reference list. 

It is important that you read thoroughly the information on the cover sheet regarding the university assessment regulations, including those regarding plagiarism and collusion.

Assignment hand-in requirements are specified on the front cover sheet.  The approximate time you should spend on this assignment is 30-50 hours.  Your assignment must be handed in before the time specified.

You are required to submit your assignment as a PDF file, through the Turn-it-in submission system via the assignment link in the module Canvas space.

Your submission will be assessed according to the University’s Postgraduate Generic Assessment Criteria, which are provided on the following pages.

Marking Rubric

The marks breakdown is as follows:

Introduction    (5 marks)

Project Description     (15 marks)

Preliminary Literature Review            (30 marks)

Research Questions, Design and Methodology          (20 marks)

Resources and Constraints      (10 marks)

Social, Ethical, Professional and Legal Considerations          (15 marks)

Citations and Reference List (Harvard Format)         (5 marks)

 

Citations and Reference List (Harvard Format)