Research, recording and responding

Task 1

You are required to identify a suitable research topicbased on the above case study and agree it with your tutor. Once the research topic has been approved, you are required to:

-          Develop a suitable research question(s)

-          Determine and justify your research methodology.

-          Select and justify meaningful data collection methods.

-          Undertake the research, evaluate the findings and produce a fully referenced report.

The report should include the following sections:

Introduction, Rationale and Research questions

-            Justification of why you consider this topic worthy of study; this could be related to the world of work and/or your own personal interests and values and/or based on a hypothesis you wish to test and/or in terms of the subject area(s) in general.

-            Defining the research problem or subject for exploration, aim and objectives/research questions.

Literature Review

-            Denscombe (2003:p.293) cited by Mennen (2007:p.4) stated that literature review is “a review of material that already exists on the topic in question. It should demonstrate how the research being reported relates to previous research and if possible how it gives rise to particular issues, problems and ideas that the current research address”. Therefore, it helps readers to understand a background of existing knowledge on a theme and clarify its significance for the current research objectives and questions. 

Research Methodology

-            Outline what methodology you used in your research i.e. what you did and how you did it.  This should include the philosophical approach, research strategy, research methods, data collection and analysis methods, sampling techniques and limitations of the study

Analysis and interpretationof findings

-            Indicate and analyse the results of your research

-            Present findings using data which was analysed (using graphs/tables).

Conclusion and Recommendations

-            Conclusion - This is a summary of the most significant results/findings. You should not include any new material in this section. You could indicate some areas where your research has limits or where further research would be useful.

-            Recommendations - This includes suggestions for what needs to be done as a result of your findings. Recommendations are usually listed in order of priority.

References and Appendices

-            Clarity of presentation and appropriate use of tables and charts.

-            Correct application of the Harvard referencing system.

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This provides evidence for:

-          P1. Record ideas in appropriate forms

-          P2. Recognise the importance of diagnostic research

-          P3.  Expand the field of research

-          P4.  Explore alternative possibilities

-          P5.  Identify relevant and appropriate sources

-          P6.  Evaluate the effectiveness of own research and exploratory work

-          P7.  Reflect on applying relevant theory to practical understanding

-          P8. Produce innovative work that communicates a personal response.

Task 2. (based on Task 1)

Each student is required to keep a journal regarding the progress of his/her work. The journal should be reflective rather than descriptiveand should therefore include reflections/criticism of your own work as well as some of the feelings experienced.

This provides evidence for

-          P6.  Evaluate the effectiveness of own research and exploratory work

-          P7.  Reflect on applying relevant theory to practical understanding

Task 3. (based on Task 1)

Based on your findings for Task 1, prepare a short presentation to present your findings to an audience. This will be followed by a short Q&A session where you are given the opportunity to demonstrate the depth of your analysis and research.

You may provide presentation hand-outs to the audience.  One copy should be attached to your task 1 assignment at the time of submission

This provides evidence for

P8. Produce innovative work that communicates a personal response.

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