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THE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF JAMAICA
BACHELOR DEGREE COURSEWORK
SEMESTER 1 – FALL 2022
PROGRAMME:
BUSINESS
COURSE NAME:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CODE:
RMTD3401
YEAR GROUP:
THREE
DUE DATE:
EXAMINATION TYPE:
COURSEWORK II – RESEARCH PROPOSAL – GROUP (60%)
INSTRUCTION:
You are required to submit a research proposal around a research topic related to your course of study. Use the designated headings (level 1, 2 etc.) in keeping with the APA 7 guidelines for creating research headings. Additionally, you will make an oral presentation on your proposal to the class, on a stipulated date, organized by your instructor.
Introduction:
________/12
Statement of the Problem:
(7 marks)
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Define the issue at hand.
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What is the problem?
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Why is this problem significant?
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Why do you want to submit a proposal on this topic?
Purpose of the Proposed Topic:
(2 marks)
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Is the research proposal exploring, explaining or describing a phenomenon?
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Is it done to explore, explain or describe a gap in practice?
Objective of the Proposed Topic:
(2 marks)
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What do you hope your research will achieve?
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Why you are pursuing it?
Guiding Question/Hypothesis:
(1 mark)
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Identify and state what overarching research question you are trying to answer (qualitative). Or what hypothesis you are examining (quantitative).
Literature Review: _______/
20
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Research other studies, articles, journal entries, etc. about the proposed topic.
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Identify no less than 12 sources that provide information to support your research interest/hypothesis and properly cite them throughout your document.
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After you identify your sources, you will provide a comprehensive analysis of your sources in showing how the sources connect to your research proposal topic.
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Ensure that your literature review is organized into headings related to what you think are important areas surrounding your proposed topic.
Methods: (Each section is about a paragraph or two in length.) ______/
22
Research Design Type:
(3 marks)
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Is this qualitative or quantitative design?
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What is the justification for the type?
Research Site:
(3 marks)
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Description of the location/context.
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What is the rationale for choosing location/context?
Key Operational Terms:
(2 marks)
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What are some definition of terms governing the proposed research?
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Definitions with sources.
Participants/Subjects: (
5 marks)
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Sampling technique and justification.
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Description of who is going to participate in your study (e.g. sex, age, etc).
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What is the reasoning behind choosing these specific participants?
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What is the demographic information of your participants?
Procedures: (execution of experiment)
(5 marks)
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How will you conduct your research study?
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Data gathering instruments with justification.
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Protocol in collecting data (ethical considerations).
Data Analysis: (Draft)
(3 marks)
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How will you analyze your hypothetical data?
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Explain how you will effectively organize your potential results.
Limitations:
(2 marks)
· What are some issues/problems that your research proposal might have?
References ___/6 marks
· Correct APA reference page
Final Paper (Main Headings – Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, References)
Total 60 Marks
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PRESENTATION (20%)
Presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes. PowerPoint medium is highly recommended.
Presentation Grading Scheme:
5. Excellent
4. Above Average
3. Average
2. Fair
1. Poor
Name of Presenter:
Date:
Proposed Topic:
Assessor:
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TOTAL: 15 ( ) |
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TOTAL MARKS: 40 ( ) |