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Sample of the assignment is attached. MAJAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

Module Name and Level

Research Methods – Level 2

Module Code

BC13-2

Assessment No.hu

01

Assessment Type & Weighting:

Individual -Written report 70 % and Presentation 30 %

(Re-sit)

STUDENT MCUC NUMBER:

Please note that a grade will only be given to those whose student number is noted on this form. Please ensure that the student numbers from all group members are recorded accurately.

Submission Date:

MODULE TUTORS:

Dr. Tahseen Dr. Hussein, Dr. Nisha

DECLARATION

  • The work contained in this assignment is my own and that all materials and sources used have been acknowledged.
  • I/We have not copied or colluded in part or in whole, or otherwise plagiarised the work of other students.
  • This assignment has not been submitted for previous assessment in any other subject or to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other unit, module, degree or diploma of a university or any other institute, except where due acknowledgement is made in the text.
  • I/We confirm that I/we have read, understood and followed the guidelines for assignment submission and presentation provided by the lecturer.
  • I/We understand that this assignment may be retained on the database and used to make comparisons with other assignments in future.
  • I/We have made a copy of my assignment.
  • This work may be photocopied and/or communicated for the purpose of identifying plagiarism.
  • I/We give permission for a copy of this marked assignment to be retained by the faculty of Business Management for the purpose of course reviews by external examiners and to be used as a resource by Majan College.
  • I/We understand that unauthorized late submission without a valid written extension will be marked as per the college policy mentioned in the student’s handbook page 16-17 section 4.4.

    • Research Methods (BC 13-2)

    Research proposal

    A research proposal is a document that provides detailed description of the proposed research. The research proposal includes all activities that go towards completing a project stopping short of collecting and analyzing the data.

    While research proposal is primarily written for an academic audience, it should contain elements that address the concern of those in the organizations and whose problems were the subject of the proposal. Getting this balance right is one of the skills needed to write a good proposal and ultimately a good project.

    Your proposal would be a framework that would improve your understanding of a significant academic concept, business and organizational matter.

    The intention of the proposal is to ensure that the students’ have done sufficient preliminary research in the area of their choice; have understood and identified the issues/problems of their study; and a have proper methodology on how to proceed his/her research.

    Initially you are required to submit smaller reports as pilot studies and present your research topic in the class. Once the feedback on that is received a full proposal can be submitted. The first pilot report is about choosing a topic, providing a rationale for the study and developing your research objectives. The second pilot report involves reviewing and writing literature review on the chosen topic.

    You are specifically required to undertake the following tasks

    Research Proposal

    The proposal should be systematically presented with:

  • Suitable title
  • Introduction
  • Problem statement; Research Questions; Objectives; scope of the study
  • Literature review- conceptual review and research review
  • Research Methodology, limitations
  • Time plan, and
  • References

    • INSTRUCTIONS:

    1. The assignment MUST be submitted on-line (through MOVE) on or before the due date.

    2. The assignment follows a report format and must be original and creative.

    3. This is an individual report which carries 70% and presentation which has 30 % weighting of the module grade.

    4. Your assignment shall reflect the depth and breadth of your original analyses in a clear and coherent manner.Use relevant academic literature to support ideas and issues discussed.

    5. Any reference to authors and other writers shall be quoted with due acknowledgement in your report using the Harvard Referencing System. For details of Harvard referencing style refer the student’s Hand book page 41, sections 7.2.

    6. The assignment should be organized under suitable headings. An analytical piece of work is required. The use of ‘cut and paste’ approach will be penalized. It must be presented in a structured manner, with appropriate cover page, content page, introduction, body (with appropriate heading / sub-headings), conclusion, references, page numbered and any required appendices.

    7. Your assignment should be word processed and professionally presented. The length should be between 2500 words (+/- 10%), presented in text of font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing. Please state the exact word count at the end of the assignment.

    8. The cover page should be attached with the assignment and uploaded through MOVE (on-line). Name of the student, the Programme, Module Title, Assignment Title and number of words must be reflected on the cover sheet.

    9. All assignments must be adhered strictly to the deadlines specified by Majan College. Failure to hand in the assignment for any reason and without prior approval and a valid written extension from the module tutor will not be marked and will be awarded a grade G (0) irrespective of the quality of the work. See Student handbook page 16-17 section

    4.4.

    10. Unacknowledged use of work of others (plagiarism) is regarded as a dishonest practice and will be will be penalized. See the penalties in the student’s handbook page 35-36 section 5.8.

    Additional Guidelines

  • The Assignment Submission link on MOVE will be open, a week ahead of the submission date.
  • You can submit your assignment multiple times, till the submission deadline. Note that Turnitin could take up to 24 hours to produce similarity reports for submissions.
  • The last submission, within the deadline, will be considered as your final submission.
  • Assignments should be submitted by 6 pm on the day of the deadline. There is a grace period until midnight to allow for technical difficulties, but any assignment submitted after this will be considered as a late submission. Technical problems will not be accepted as an excuse for a late submission.
  • The similarity percentage of your final submission will be one of the factors considered, for assessing the originality of your assignment. However, the decision to report an assignment for plagiarism is taken by the Lecturers, who mark your assignment.
  • The Lecturers will consider a number of factors such as Assignment type, part of the assignment where similarity occurs, nature of similarity etc., along with the similarity percentage of your assignment to assess the originality of your assignment. Therefore, similarity percentage would not be accepted as a basis for disputing academic judgments regarding plagiarism.
  • Note that the similarity percentage of your submission can change till the submission deadline, if the submissions of other students have similarity to your assignment. Therefore, the similarity percentages are not final, till the assignment submission is closed.
  • You are required to tick to confirm the statement: “I confirm that this assignment is my own and all sources have been acknowledged. I understand that the use of other people’s work or ideas without acknowledgement is plagiarism and could result in failing the assignment”. You will not be able to submit the assignment without ticking this box.
  • In a case of group work, it is recommended that the group should identify a leader who can be responsible for uploading the assignment on Turnitin and to share the feedback received from lecturers with the group members.

    • GRADING SYSTEM