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#2 Conducting a Literature Review & Developing a Research Proposal

ASSIGNMENT # 2 (Combines group and individual activities)
Submission Date
Task
Deliverable
PART I (Group activity): Conducting a Literature Review
1.    Get into teams of 2-3 members.
2.    Conduct a literature review on your common interest area.
3.    Identify different research topics within that area.
4.    Discuss these research topics and their interrelationships.
5.    Each member selects one of the identified topics for their individual task in (PART II).
PART I: Literature Review  Report
1.    Use Class 3 & 5 Slides to develop this report about research in your area of interest.

2.    Include a section at the end of the literature report that:

a.     Describes the specific research topics that each member selected for individual work.
b.    Shows the interrelationships among these topics.

SUNDAY
30th July
PART II (Individual activity): Developing a Research Proposal
1.    Develop a research proposal for your selected topic.

2.    Although this is an individual activity, team discussions are encouraged to discuss alternative research strategies for each topic and share ideas.
PART II: Research Proposal

1.     Follow format suggested in Class 5 to develop your proposal according to the research design you selected for the study.

2.     Use templates from Classes 6 – 8.

SUNDAY
20th August
Guidelines for Submission
Length & Formatting
  1. Concept Note Title (14pt, Bold, Times New Roman)
  2. Sub-titles (12pt, Bold, Times New Roman)
  3. Body Text (12pt, Regular, Times New Roman)
  4. Line spacing (1.5 throughout document)
  5. Number of pages (Maximum 10 pages for Literation Review Report, and 5 pages for Research Proposal)
  6. References and Citations (Use IEEE standard)
Deadline & Procedure
  • Group Literature Review Report is due on SUNDAY 30th July. Report should be Printed AND placed inside envelope that is marked by TEAM MEMBERS NAMES and TITLE FOR RESEARCH AREA
  • Individual Research Proposal is due on 20th August 2017. Document should be Printed AND placed inside envelope that is marked by YOUR NAME and PROPOSAL TITLE

Assignment Marking Scheme
  • Weight of Assignment #2 is 30% of Total Course Evaluation, split into 10% for PART I and 20% for PART II
  • Criteria for evaluation consider the effort put into the assignment, the logic and integrity of the work, as well as adherence to assignment guidelines
  • There is a penalty for late submissions. 2% for PART I and 5% for PART II


#1 Writing a Concept Note

ASSIGNMENT # 1 (Individual Project)
Submission Date
Task
Deliverable
Organise your time:

1.     Select a topic that you would like to study.
2.     Conduct preliminary literature review.
3.     Identify appropriate worldview, research strategy and research methods for the intended study.
4.     Write a concept note.
Include the following information:

1.    Introduction
2.    Purpose 
3.    Project Description
a.        Goals and Objectives/Research Questions
b.        Methodology and Timelines
c.         Benefits/Anticipated Outcomes
4.    Study needs (support, equipment, etc.)
5.    Contact information (Name and email address)
6.    References

SUNDAY
2nd July
Guidelines for Submission
Length & Formatting
1.      Concept Note Title (14pt, Bold, Times New Roman)
2.      Sub-titles (12pt, Bold, Times New Roman)
3.      Body Text (12pt, Regular, Times New Roman)
4.      Line spacing (1.5 throughout document)
5.      Number of pages (Maximum 5 pages)
6.      References and Citations (Use ACM standard)

Deadline & Procedure
·         Deadline for submission: Sunday 2nd July 2017
·         Print AND place inside envelope marked by YOUR NAME and STUDENT ID (to Postgraduate Office)

Assignment Marking Scheme
·         Weight of Assignment #1 is 10% of Total Course Evaluation
·         Distribution of Weight is as follows: Effort (4%) + Logic (4%) + Guidelines (2%)
·         For late submissions, 2% will be deducted from total score for assignment

Resources
·         On Writing a Concept Note
·         On Concept Note Structure

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