Business Hypotheses Based Essays Criteria
COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
ABSTRACT
Succinct summary
Use keywords
INTRODUCTION: what this is all about
Background to the issue
Rationale for this project, ie. Why do it
How the issue / question relates to existing theory and practice
Broad parameters of the research project, eg. location, research approach & methods (refer to the notes handed out on Research Methods earlier in the semester)
LITERATURE REVIEW: What is already known
What body of research, literature and practice is relevant to this issue / question
How does each aspect of the issue / question relate to existing literature and practice
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: How I have researched the issue
How was the research approached eg. quantitative vs. qualitative
Why Explanation and justification for this approach
What were the methods used eg. interviews, survey, statistical analysis.
Why Explanation and justification of methods
What are the limitations to this research in terms of the approach and methods
What were the
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