Grafton College of Management Sciences BTEC HND in Business – Unit 8 Research Proect
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Assignment Title:Research Proect Context $ou $ou are to un#erta%e a !ractical&'or% !ractical& 'or% (ase# !roect) Start (* selecting an issue 'ithin *our organisation an# then #e"elo! the !roect re!ort+ %ee!ing in "ie' the follo'ing assessment criteria) •
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The !roect re!ort to inclu#e an intro#uction of the !roect+ rele"ant literature references+ e"aluation&fin#ings e"aluation&fin#ings an# conclusion an# recommen#ations) $ou $ou ma* use the secon#ar* research to collect+ anal*se an# e"aluate the #ata from *our chosen organisation
Assessment Criteria coverage Title is !ro"i#e#
Conte,t of assignment is !ro"i#e#
nderstand how to formulate a research specification! "#earning Outcome $% Tas& $ -utline an# !ro#uce the research !roect s!ecifications (* #efining the research .uestion&h*!othesis+ #escri(e the research aims an# o(ecti"es/ rationale for selection of the to!ic/ outline of the literature an# #ata collection metho#olog* etc)
0C 1)1&0C 1)1&0C 1)2
Tas& ' Discuss the factors 'hich *ou ha"e consi#ere# or the factors 'hich hel!e# *ou in the selection of this research !roect)
0C 1)3
Tas& ( Select an# #iscuss the literature rele"ant to *our research !roect) Criticall* anal*se the suita(ilit* of *our selecte# literature&references for *our research !roect)
0C 1)4
Tas& ) De"elo! De"elo! a !lan !lan that that in#icate in#icates s the !roce#ures !roce#ures an# estimate# estimate# time to un#erta un#erta%e %e the research !roect acti"ities&s!ecification as !lanne#)
0C 1)5
Be able to implement the research pro*ect within agreed procedures and to specification "#earning Outcome '% Tas& +
0C 3)1
6#entif* an# match the re.uire# resources to meet the #efine# research .uestions&h*!othesis for the selecte# research !roect) Tas& , De"elo! a !lan to collect #ata for *our research !roect (* e,!laining the sources an# t*!es of #ata) 0lso s!ecif* the .uestions 'hich *ou ha"e !lanne# to use in 1
0C 3)3
Grafton College of Management Sciences BTEC HND in Business – Unit 8 Research Proect
.uestionnaire&inter"ie's 7if !lanne#) Tas& Present the #ata in a suita(le format collecte# from "arious sources for the research !roect)
0C 3)4
Be able to evaluate the research outcomes "#earning Outcome (% Tas& .: 6nter!ret an# anal*se the #ata collecte# an# !resente# in 3)4 'ith the hel! of a!!ro!riate e"aluation techni.ues)
0C 4)1 9 4)3
Tas& /: -n the (asis of *our anal*sis !resente# in 4)1&4)3 7Tas% 8 ma%e some useful 0C 4)4 recommen#ations for further im!ro"ements) Be able to present the research outcomes "#earning Outcome )% Tas& $0: 7a Pro#uce the research !roect re!ort in a !rofessional format 'here title !age+ ta(le of contents+ clearl* segregate# sections an# list of references) $ou are also e,!ecte# to use 0C 2)1 Har"ar# referencing st*le 'ith a!!ro!riate use of language an# grammar) 7( Pre!are a 1: minute !resentation that #eli"ers the research outcomes to *our class !eers) The (est research !roect 'ill feature on the College;s 'e(site for all future stu#ents to "ie')
To achieve a pass grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to:
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d how to earch
$!': 6#entif* the factors that contri(ute to the !rocess of research !roect selection)
$!(: Un#erta%e a critical re"ie' of %e* references)
$!): Pro#uce a research !roect s!ecification)
$!+: Pro"i#e an a!!ro!riate !lan an# !roce#ures for the agree# research s!ecification
'!$: Match resources efficientl* to the research .uestion or h*!othesis)
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To achieve a merit grade the evidence must show that1 in addition to the pass criteria1 the learner is able to: 6#entifies an# #escri(es the conte,t an# terminolog* in a clear an# logical 'a*) Suita(le sources of information ha"e (een use# an# a!!lie#) 2$ Descri(e# an# ustifie# factors hel!e# in the selection of !roect) Goo# !lanning a(ilities ha"e sho'n an# reasona(le u#gements are ma#e) 2' Range of information sources are consulte# an# their rele"ance =ustifie#) 2' Effecti"e stu#* an# research a!!roach has (een a#o!te# to i#entif* an# #emonstrate the !roect s!ecifications) 2$ 0!!ro!riate !lan has (een !ro#uce# 'ith timescale an# !roect acti"ities (* a!!l*ing a!!ro!riate metho#s&techni.ues) 2' Suita(le techni.ues use# to anal*se re.uire# resources for the !roect 'hich are matche# 'ith the research .uestions&h*!othesis a!!ro!riatel*) 2$
To achieve a distinction grade must show that1 in addition to merit criteria1 the learner is abl Descri(es all the maor stages+ ! of !lanning a research !roect+ #emonstrate# goo# un#erstan#in research !rocess an# outline# th s!ecifications accuratel*) 3$ 6n"estigation an# critical re"ie' o issues&factors in"ol"e# in the sel !roect !resente#) Conclusions h (een arri"e# at+ an# !roect sele ustifie#) 3$ Critical e"aluation of the informat sources to the !roect has (een t The rele"ance of the selecte# ref is ustifie#) 3' Effecti"e thin%ing has (een note# !ro#uce #etaile# !roect s!ecific 3( Com!rehensi"e !lan has (een ! 'here su(stantial !roect acti"itie i#entifie#+ !lanne# an# manage# in>#e!th in"estigations) 3' The resources ha"e (een match the research .uestions&h*!othesi s*nthesising the information an# 3$
Grafton College of Management Sciences BTEC HND in Business – Unit 8 Research Proect
implement the ct within agreed d to specification
'!': Un#erta%e the !ro!ose# research in"estigation in accor#ance 'ith the agree# s!ecification an# !roce#ures)
Range of information source are uses+ rele"ant mo#els an# theories are a!!lies an# com!le, information has (een s*nthesi?e#) 2' 0!!ro!riate sources to collect #ata are use#) The collecte# #ata has (een !resente# (* using "arious metho#s+ technical language has (een e,!laine#) 2(
@arious acti"ities ha"e (een man a!!ro!riatel*) 0ssessment an# e"aluation is !resent an# ustifie
(!$: Use a!!ro!riate research e"aluation techni.ues)
0!!ro!riate learning metho#s an# techni.ues ha"e (een a!!lie# rele"ant to the research) 2'
(!': 6nter!ret an# anal*se the results in terms of the original research s!ecification)
0!!ro!riate structure an# a!!roach has (een use#+ Coherent an# logical !rinci!les&conce!ts are !resente# rele"ant to the research) 2( Useful recommen#ations are !ro"i#e# (* anal*sing com!le, information an# ma%ing effecti"e u#gements) 2$
Critical anal*sis an# e"aluation u 'hen selecting research metho# techni.ues) The a#o!te# techni. ustifie#) 3' Con"ergent an# lateral thin%ing h a!!lie# to inter!ret an# anal*se r results) 6n#e!en#ence of thought (een note#) 3( Realistic recommen#ations ha"e !ro#uce# (* anal*sing the succe characteristics of the organisatio
(!(: Ma%e recommen#ations an# ustif* areas for further consi#eration)
)!$: Use an agree# format an# a!!ro!riate to present the me#ia to !resent the outcomes of the research to an au#ience) mes
0!!ro!riate structure an# format has (een follo'e#+ a!!ro!riate !resentation me#ia has (een selecte# an# a!!ro!riate communication in familiar an# unfamiliar conte,t rele"ant to the research area has (een !ro"i#e#) 2(
Critical e"aluation of the #ata coll sources an# #ata has (een ta%e rele"ant to the research !roect) of results assure#) 3$
Goo# !roect re!ort has (een !ro (* generating ne' i#eas an# car goo# e"aluation an# anal*sis) 3(
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