ENSURE TO
ANSWER ALL 11 QUESTIONS !!! ( Questions
1-5 you may already have answered in your earlier assignment, However this is
an evolving project so in your deeper analysis you may wish to adapt change or
amplify what was in your earlier submission , hence the opportunity to revisit
those questions here. YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS!
QS 6 Literature Review
A comprehensive review of the literature related to your project area which
places your work in the broader body of knowledge (the more detail the better) HERE
IS WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR 2000-2500 word Lit
review written with attached bibliography according to the template
discussed in class.
ENSURE that
you have enough authors
which is around 5 authors per theme and 5 themes equalling 25
authors in total. ( you could develop 4 or 7 themes depending on the
subject ) ( also you may use the same authors or papers for different
themes, as they are usually interrelated but you MUST ensure you have a
good cross section of papers and literature.
Ensure you use peer related
journals as much as possible so in order of preference
1.The best references are peer reviewed articles books and Government
Publications. 2.After that comes trade journals and newspaper articles.
3. Try and avoid opinion bloggers and random websites since these almost
have no credibility so will not aid your literature review
Ensure you do not reference aggregators like Statista, you need to
reference the original source in the bibliography and in the report,
What databases to use? Peer related Journals on Ebsco , Google
Scholar ,Z library , Base Bielfield Core etc , and theses Repositories
available through the library
look to the common turn it in errors discussed in class and don’t
replicate them, Use Harvard referencing, don’t use too much text in a
quote , 10 – 20 word quote max and
pages numbers given. In general paraphrase where you can and provide short
quotes to add weight to the literature review.
Ensure to include a comprehensive Literature Review table
and bibliography at the end of the Literature review. This is essential
and should comprise the authors discussed in the Literature Review.
QS 7a Under each theme what are the
main issues arising from your search of the literature What have you learned
from the search of the literature that is relevant to your research question?
These findings lead to the questions or interview schedule. as it relates to
the key areas of interest posed by the research question/aims/objectives
This is a deliberate explanation or critical analysis as to what the
literature review has meant for your project. This forces you into thinking
about what the literature review means for your project , how it drives the
project . You can analyse it under each separate theme
This should be in your literature review already and if so replicate
here.
QS 7 b List the type of questions
that you would ask your sample under the various themes identified
This is an extension of the last point . The aim here is to identify
questions that maybe used in the research instrument.
Tease out maybe 2 to 3 qs under each theme that you will ask your
primary sample(s).
You do not need a full example of a research instrument as in you do not
have to fully complete a questionnaire or an interview schedule, just to state
what questions would you ask in your primary research to your various samples (
eg. Employees, managers
etc)
Qs 7bc Literature Review Table
Include the Literature Review
Table here
QS 8 Your Methodology
Explain the research methodology best fits your research and which
methods you will use
Whether mixed or quant or qual and what philosophy etc used ( see the
research onion here to clarify) Explain which one you are using Here explain why you are using one and not
the other and defend it
QS 9 What are the key tasks in completing your dissertation? Comment on any problems or issues which
affected your progress and the strategies identified to overcome them.
What potential challenges and risks do you foresee? As in state the aspects beyond your control
and what plans you have to overcome . ( how do you know your sample will
respond to you? Have you got a scheduled time when you will work on your project? is that 2- 4hrs a week
? and are you going to stick to the gannt chart. On reflection what will be the
hardest part for you? Do you have a contingency
plan for the risks?
Qs 10. Complete and Upload Ethical Form A on Moodle submission at the
same time
Qs 11 below full out as fully as
possible to enable you to develop the research instrument as comprehensively as
possible.
