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Task:Research Proposal- Mini Research Project
Due Date: January 12, 2014, 11:55
pm

Worth:20% (20 marks)

This proposal should be on information system security. There will be report writing
on that issue. Any business such as Banking sector, online retailer or whatever
can be picked up.

Objectives
The purpose of this assessment is to
enable students to develop an effective research plan considering context,
research questions, sources, timeline, and larger implications for writing a
formal research report; Also to
practice working with
the Research Proposal
as an academic
genre and to provide an
opportunity for working
on stylistics and
effective academic discourse.

Background
The research proposal will form a
foundation for the final research report. It provides a detailed description of
the proposed research project, and is like an outline of the entire research
project.

Requirements
Each student is required
submit a research proposal (1500-2000). The purpose of this task is to assist
students to plan, prepare and write a scholarly paper at an appropriate
standard for this level of study. It should demonstrate an ability to
communicate ideas and information at a professional level, and be written it in
a form that can be used to build on for the final research report.

You have worked
with your research question(s) for several weeks by now, you may have an idea
of how you want to study that question(s). If so, start drawing up a brief
plan. Use the following heuristics to generate information to design your study
to guide you to do so.

Study your
question-

What
object (people, places or things) does it suggest you need to study?

What
kind of study does the question suggest (empirical–e.g., ethnography, case
study, descriptive study, experimental; historical–oral or archival or both;
theoretical; discourse or textual analysis, etc.)?

What
data do you need to collect? (artifacts, texts, people doing something,
interviews, etc.)

How
will you analyse the data? (qualitative? quantitative? hermeneutics? discourse
analysis? historical? etc.)

Be
very specific in both the data you will examine and the ways in which you will
analyse it.

Look
for scholarship that is similar to the kind you wish to design to see what
other researchers have identified as data and how they studied these.
The research
proposal should typically include (but not limited to): a cover page; a TOC
(Table of Contents); an introduction to the proposal, in your own words, that introduces
what your proposal is all about; Research Question and Purpose; Methodology; Planning
and organisation; Conclusion that summarises key aspects including why this
research matters; Referencing using APA style. [For more details see the
Marking Guide at the end of this document]

Submission
Submit an electronic copy of research proposal via Moodle
submission link.Please
refer to the Course Description for
information regarding late assignments, extensions, special consideration, and
plagiarism. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the
universitys website, see:.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation””>http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation

ITECH5500
Research Proposal- Marking Guide

Student Id.

Student Name

Assessment

Mark

Mark Awarded

Abstract:

Significant concepts

Key aspects of the paper

/5

Introduction:

Background, context, overview

Purpose, scope and method of the study

Summary of proposal

/10

Research Question and Purpose:

Statement of problem- gap in knowledge identified

Research questions, aims, hypotheses are
clear and specific

Definition of the paradigm and methodology
chosen for the study, including the rationale for the choice; introduction to
conceptual or theoretical framework

/10

Literature Review:

Current, balanced, relevant, significant

Multidisciplinary and extensive

Literature clearly summarised and clear
connection to the proposed research

/10

Methodology:

Clearly identified research design that is
justified and appropriate

Strengths and weaknesses acknowledged

Intended population; sampling; selection
criteria; research instrument; data collection; data analysis tool/process
[as applicable]

Reasons for choosing tools/samples/choice of
sample [as applicable]

Data collection- variables, tools and
measurement methods [as applicable]

Identification of threats to reliability and
validity

/30

Planning, analysis and organisation:

Proposal of how the study will help fill the
gap in knowledge- what new knowledge it might provide.

Clear planning and timelines

Proposed statistical and/or data analysis
methods [as applicable]

Logical progression of ideas at the paragraph and
whole-paper levels.

Brief conclusion- key aspects including why this
research matters

/10

Other considerations:
Ethical considerations and procedures such
as recruitment of participants etc.; privacy; benefit/harm; coercion;
consent; use of data [as applicable]
OHS
considerations and procedures to be addressed within the research project

/5

Presentation:

Style and structure- concise and cohesive

Spelling and grammar- evidence of
proof-reading

/10

References:

Range of references (internet, articles, quotations,
books and journals etc.)

Correct use of citation and referencing

University guide followed e.g. APA referencing

/10

Total

/100

Scaled out of 10

Marked
by:

Task:Research Proposal- Mini Research ProjectDue Date: January 12, 2014, 11:55
pm
Worth:20% (20 marks)This
proposal should be on information system security. There will be report writing
on that issue. Any business such as Banking sector, online retailer or whatever
can be picked up.ObjectivesThe purpose of this assessment is to
enable students to develop an effective research plan considering context,
research questions, sources, timeline, and larger implications for writing a
formal research report; Also to
practice working with
the Research Proposal
as an academic
genre and to provide an
opportunity for working
on stylistics and
effective academic discourse.BackgroundThe research proposal will form a
foundation for the final research report. It provides a detailed description of
the proposed research project, and is like an outline of the entire research
project.RequirementsEach student is required
submit a research proposal (1500-2000). The purpose of this task is to assist
students to plan, prepare and write a scholarly paper at an appropriate
standard for this level of study. It should demonstrate an ability to
communicate ideas and information at a professional level, and be written it in
a form that can be used to build on for the final research report.You have worked
with your research question(s) for several weeks by now, you may have an idea
of how you want to study that question(s). If so, start drawing up a brief
plan. Use the following heuristics to generate information to design your study
to guide you to do so.Study your
question-
What
object (people, places or things) does it suggest you need to study?
What
kind of study does the question suggest (empirical–e.g., ethnography, case
study, descriptive study, experimental; historical–oral or archival or both;
theoretical; discourse or textual analysis, etc.)?
What
data do you need to collect? (artifacts, texts, people doing something,
interviews, etc.)
How
will you analyse the data? (qualitative? quantitative? hermeneutics? discourse
analysis? historical? etc.)
Be
very specific in both the data you will examine and the ways in which you will
analyse it.
Look
for scholarship that is similar to the kind you wish to design to see what
other researchers have identified as data and how they studied these.The research
proposal should typically include (but not limited to): a cover page; a TOC
(Table of Contents); an introduction to the proposal, in your own words, that introduces
what your proposal is all about; Research Question and Purpose; Methodology; Planning
and organisation; Conclusion that summarises key aspects including why this
research matters; Referencing using APA style. [For more details see the
Marking Guide at the end of this document]SubmissionSubmit an electronic copy of research proposal via Moodle
submission link.Please
refer to the Course Description for
information regarding late assignments, extensions, special consideration, and
plagiarism. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the
universitys website, see:.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation””>http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislationITECH5500
Research Proposal- Marking GuideStudent Id.Student NameAssessmentMarkMark AwardedAbstract:
Significant concepts
Key aspects of the paper/5Introduction:
Background, context, overview
Purpose, scope and method of the study
Summary of proposal/10Research Question and Purpose:
Statement of problem- gap in knowledge identified
Research questions, aims, hypotheses are
clear and specific
Definition of the paradigm and methodology
chosen for the study, including the rationale for the choice; introduction to
conceptual or theoretical framework/10Literature Review:
Current, balanced, relevant, significant
Multidisciplinary and extensive
Literature clearly summarised and clear
connection to the proposed research/10Methodology:
Clearly identified research design that is
justified and appropriate
Strengths and weaknesses acknowledged
Intended population; sampling; selection
criteria; research instrument; data collection; data analysis tool/process
[as applicable]
Reasons for choosing tools/samples/choice of
sample [as applicable]
Data collection- variables, tools and
measurement methods [as applicable]
Identification of threats to reliability and
validity/30Planning, analysis and organisation:
Proposal of how the study will help fill the
gap in knowledge- what new knowledge it might provide.
Clear planning and timelines
Proposed statistical and/or data analysis
methods [as applicable]
Logical progression of ideas at the paragraph and
whole-paper levels.
Brief conclusion- key aspects including why this
research matters/10Other considerations: Ethical considerations and procedures such
as recruitment of participants etc.; privacy; benefit/harm; coercion;
consent; use of data [as applicable] OHS
considerations and procedures to be addressed within the research project/5Presentation:
Style and structure- concise and cohesive
Spelling and grammar- evidence of
proof-reading/10References:
Range of references (internet, articles, quotations,
books and journals etc.)
Correct use of citation and referencing
University guide followed e.g. APA referencing /10Total/100Scaled out of 10Marked
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