Assessment Title Assessment 2:
Research Proposal
Task Description
Present the proposal and the justification discussion under the following headings:
1. Introduction / Background
2. Problem statement & Research question / Hypotheses
3. Research design
4. Participants i.e. recruitment, sampling etc.
5. Data collection
6. Data analysis
7. Rigour OR Reliability / Validity
8. Ethical issues – also discuss in-text and attach the UOW formatted participant information sheet and consent form as an appendix
9. Limitations
10. Conclusion
Consider carefully the research approach based on the framing of the question (i.e. congruence between question, philosophy, research design and the elements of the proposal). You must show evidence of understanding the research process, research methodology and design considerations. Essay writing principles apply. Headings should be used. Please use critical discussion, not bullet points or lists. Support all statements by referring to appropriate contemporary research based literature. You must use a broad range of literature to support all elements of the research proposal providing a critique of the literature to support assertions. It is strongly suggested that multiple research texts or papers about research methods are used to underpin your work. The first page of the assessment should be the coversheet that incudes your student details and a word count for the assignment and title. You are required to submit your draft assessment via the Turnitin drop box on the subject Moodle site before submission of the assessment for marking. Submission of the draft assessment to Turnitin supports your learning through the provision of a report about your assessment; modify your assessment before final drop box submission.
