Assessment Task 1: Own Research Concept
Goal: To demonstrate your capacity to conceptualise and articulate a research problemand align this to a justifiable methodology and method.
Product: Written Piece
Format: Write a 500 word (maximum) preliminary research statement, including in-text referencing in either Harvard or APA format) about your own research problem/puzzle/question explicitly addressing the following:
Use the following numbered headers:
1) General Problem/Puzzle/Question (~ 50 words)
• Explain your research topic and focus. E.g. This research focuses on … OR In [location] the issue of …
2) Rationale/Significance of this Study (~ 50 words; one reference)
• Provide a justification of the importance of undertaking this study. E.g. [X] number of individuals experience the problem of … (reference) // Research seldom addresses …
3) Brief Literature Summary (~250 words; minimum of three references)
• Provide a short reviewof previous research, perspectives, and/or the current scholarly debates/discussions about your topic
4) Specific Research Question (~ 50 words)
• State your proposed general research question orresearch problem
• Indent and Italicise
• Use course-specific language to state your research question (E.g. for quantitative OR qualitative OR practice-oriented research approaches).
5) Generate a reference list of at least four references cited in your Own Research Concept
(These are not included in the word count).
NB: Include your research topic title and name of researcher on a cover page.
Criteria: • General Problem/Puzzle/Question (3 marks
• Rationale/Significance (4 marks)
• Brief Literature Summary (10 marks)
• Specific Research Question (4 marks)
• Generate a Reference List (4marks)
Course Outline: SCS725 Advanced Social
Description:
Write a 500 word (maximum) preliminary research statement, including in-text referencing in either Harvard or APA format) about your own research problem/puzzle/question explicitly addressing the following:
Use the following numbered headers:
1) General Problem/Puzzle/Question (~ 50 words) • Explain your research topic and focus. E.g. This research focuses on … OR In [location] the issue of …
2) Rationale/Significance of this Study (~ 50 words; one reference) • Provide a justification of the importance of undertaking this study. E.g. [X] number of individuals experience the problem of … (reference) // Research seldom addresses …
3) Brief Literature Summary (~250 words; minimum of three references) • Provide a short reviewof previous research, perspectives, and/or the current scholarly debates/discussions about your topic.
4) Specific Research Question (~ 50 words) • State your proposed general research question orresearch problem • Indent and Italicise • Use course-specific language to state your research question (E.g. for quantitative OR qualitative OR practice-oriented research approaches).
5) Generate a reference list of at least four references cited in your Own Research Concept (These are not included in the word count). NB: Include your research topic title and name of researcher on a cover page.
Weights for each Criteria
General Problem/Puzzle/Question (3 marks
Rationale/Significance (4 marks)
Brief Literature Summary (10 marks)
Specific Research Question (4 marks)
Generate a Reference List (4marks)