project proposal guide 2015-16

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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT FRONT SHEET

Student Name:

Certification: I certify that the whole of this work is the result of my individual effort and that allquotations from books, periodicals etc. have been acknowledged .

Student Signature: ate:

Student Regi!tration Num"er:

Student emai# addre!! :

$rogramme : BA Bu!ine!! %ee# : '

Academic (ear : )*+,-+' Seme!ter: (EAR . Term +

Modu#e tit#e : $ro/ect A!!ignment no0 : +

Modu#e code: BUS'*) 1ord guide: +,** 2ord!

$ercentage 1eig3ting of t3i! a!!ignment for t3e modu#e: )*4

I!!ue date : Oct )*+, Return date : See Mood#e !5ace

%ecturer : See Mood#e !5ace Second mar6er : TBC

Note! for !tudent! :1. Electronic copy of assignment must be submitted through the Turnitin software – no hard copies.

2. This assignment will be marked electronically and results available online through Grademark in Turnitin.

3. 1! of marks are awarded for satisfactory use of language and"or good presentation.

#. $! of marks are awarded for satisfactory referencing and"or presentation of a bibliography where either isre%uired. &ote that all referenced work should be obtained from credible sources.

$. 'tudents should ensure that they comply with Glyndwr (niversity)s plagiarism policy.

*. 'tudents should make correct use of the +arvard referencing method.

%earning Outcome! Te!ted in t3i! A!!ignment :

1. ,dentify- and specify the characteristics of and the variables relevant to a problem or investigative topic inthe sphere of management or business.

2. esign a coherent- logical and methodically sound research proposal as a basis for undertaking aresearchable independent pro/ect.


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Would students please note that achievement of the learning outcomes for this assessment is demonstratedagainst the assessment criteria shown below (which are not necessarily weighted equally). All marks/gradesremain indicative until they have been considered and confirmed by the Assessment Board

(sing the attached proforma- a 0ro/ect 0roposal must be prepared and submitted for approval before thecommencement of the 0ro/ect. The proposal re%uires a provisional title with terms of reference- as well asoutline details of the contet- rationale and proposed methodology of the pro/ect. These should be discussedwith the pro/ect supervisor prior to submission. ,n addition- students should agree an action plan for theirpro/ects with their supervisors and agree the dates of their supervision meetings in advance.

BA BUSINESS $ROGRAMME

$RO9ECT $RO$OSA% GUIANCE 7$ROFORMA8

Name of Student

Student I Num"er

$ro/ect Su5eri!or 7If A##ocated8

eclaration ofriginality 4uthorship of the

work

5y submitting this piece of work , am declaring that61. ,t is my own work72. , or any other person has not previously submitted this work in any other contet

or for any other purpose.3. 4ll ideas and views incorporated in the work are my own ecept as otherwise

indicated by in8tet citations which citations declare the origins of the ideasreported.

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$ARTA(niversities develop links with industry through several avenues- one is known as 9nowledge Transfer :9T;.


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$ARTB


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interpretivism – when you want to understand the feelings- perceptions or eperiences of research participants0ositivism – when you want to measure :and compare; aspects or characteristics of participants&ote whether and if so what type of secondary or primary data you propose to use and why.

>0. ata co##ection? ana#

>0.0+ O"/ectie + :(se actual title of ob/ective 1;>0.0+0+ Secondar< data :if any is to be collected for the study; :note your literature review;

>0.0+0+0+ Secondar0.0+0+0. Secondar< data ana#

>0.0+0+0> $re!entation of re!u#t! :may be tet- images- graphs- tables- numbers etc.;.Ahere appropriate- you need to acknowledge data sources in order to avoid plagiarism.0araphrase- criti%ue and synthesise data in order to ensure academic rigour.

>0.0+0) $rimar< data :if any is to be collected for the study;>0.0+0)0+ $rimar


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4 contingency plan outlining how you propose to mitigate" account for risks to successful conduct and completionof the research pro/ect.

,0, Conc#u!ion to t3e 5ro/ect management !ection

Reference!


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BA BUSINESS $ROGRAMME

BUS'*) ASSIGNMENT +: $RO9ECT $RO$OSA%

Name of Student

Student I Num"er

$ro/ect Su5eri!or 7If A##ocated8

eclaration ofriginality 4uthorship of thework

5y submitting this piece of work , am declaring that6#. ,t is my own work7$. , or any other person has not previously submitted this work in any other contet

or for any other purpose.*. 4ll ideas and views incorporated in the work are my own ecept as otherwise

indicated by in8tet citations which citations declare the origins of the ideasreported.

$ARTA: Ca## for "id! - 5ro5o!a#! to conduct a @no2#edge Tran!fer 5ro/ectase 'tudy organisation or 5usiness ontet6

+0* Tit#e of $ro/ect :2 words;

)0* Term! of Reference :2$ words;

)0+ $ur5o!e6

)0) Met3od!6

)0. E;5ected Outcome!6

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$ARTB: $ro5o!a# 7Bid for t3e @no2#edge Tran!fer 5ro/ect 2it3 ToR! gien in $ARTA8

+0* Tit#e of $ro/ect :2 words – :'ame as 04CT84;;

)0* Bac6ground and Conte;t :# words;

)0+ Academic area and genera# "u!ine!! conte;t of t3e 5ro"#em

)0) S5ecific "u!ine!! conte;t of t3e 5ro"#em

)0. $ur5o!e of t3e 5ro5o!ed !tud<2.3.1 Re!earc3 =ue!tion

2.3.2 Re!earc3 aim

2.3.3 Su"!idiar< re!earc3 =ue!tion! :for Hualitative research; and-or :'M4CT; Re!earc3 o"/ectie! :for Huantitative research;

)0> Significance of t3e 5ro5o!ed !tud<

.0* Summar< of Re#eant T3eor< :3D$;

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>0+ Introduction

>0) Re!earc3 de!ign

>0. ata co##ection? ana#

>0.0+ O"/ectie + :(se actual title of ob/ective 1;>0.0+0+ Secondar< data :to address ob/ective 1; :if you will use secondary data;

>0.0+0+0+ Secondar0.0+0+0) Acce!! for !econdar< data co##ection and re!earc3 et3ic!

>0.0+0+0. Secondar< data ana#

>0.0+0+0> $re!entation of re!u#t!

>0.0+0) $rimar< data :to address ob/ective 1; :if you will use primary data;

>0.0+0)0+ ata co##ection

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>0.0+0)0. Sam5#ing

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>0.0+0)0> Acce!! for data co##ection and 5artici5ant 5rotection 7Et3ic!8

>0.0+0)0, ata ana#

>0.0+0)0' $re!entation of re!u#t! and-or finding!

>0.0) O"/ectie ) if any :(se actual title of ob/ective 2;7 repeat process as for ob/ective 1

>0.0. O"/ectie . if any :(se actual title of ob/ective 3;7 repeat process as for ob/ective 1

>0> Conc#u!ion to t3e met3odo#og< !ection

,0* $ro/ect Management :K$ words;

,0+ Introduction

,0) Time management 5#an: Timing of ma/or 5ro/ect eent! and 5roce!!e!

,0. Co!t management 5#an: Co!ting of ma/or 5ro/ect eent! and 5roce!!e!

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Reference!

A55endice! :if any;

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Student Num"er

Mar6er! Name

Centre Name

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$roi!iona# Tit#e and Term! of Reference: : 3 words;C#arit< and 5reci!ion of tit#e0$reci!ion of term! of reference

(nclear or poorlydefined research%uestion and terms ofreference statements of purpose7 methods7recommendations;There is no title- or ifpresent- it is incoherent

The research %uestionand terms of referenceare poorly defined. Thetitle is ambiguous anddifficult to interpret inrelation to the proposedstudy

4ppropriate basicdescription of research%uestion and terms ofreference. The title hassome weaknesses butepresses some of theessence of theproposed study

learly definedresearch %uestion andterms of reference. Thetitle captures most ofthe essence of thestudy

lear and well8definedresearch %uestion withclear terms of reference:i.e. statements ofpurpose7 methods7recommendations;The title fully capturesthe essence of theproposed study.

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4bsent or inappropriatedescription of researchapproaches or choice of data collection andanalysis methods andimplementation ofresearch ethics

There is an attempt toeplain and /ustifychoice of methods fordata collection andanalysis andimplementation ofresearch ethics is ofteninade%uate andtechni%ues are ofteninappropriate

Nargely appropriatedata collection andanalysis methodseplained but with gapsevident in design and"or implementation ofresearch ethics.

verall data collectionand analysis methodsare well suited toproblem7 with goodimplementation ofresearch ethics.

verall data collectionand analysis methodsare very well suited toproblems and highstandard ofimplementation fethics.

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Time!ca#e $#an of $ro/ect managementOut#ine and 5re!entation of t3e time!ca#e for t3e 5ro/ect

4bsent or inappropriatedescription oftimescales for the mainresearch activities.

0oorly eplained andpresented informationon timescales for themain researchactivities.

5asic information ontimescales and for themain research activitiesis presented. data analysis

Timescales are clearand realistic andpresented with in anappropriate format suchas a Gantt chart.

lear and well definedtimescale with realisttimeline.

4ll ma/or milestonesincluded.'chedule presented in

an appropriate formatsuch as a Gantt chart.

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