This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website, Any infringements of this rule should be reported to [email protected]. Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing XXEEC Module Title Assignment Br Seventy Se Module Tite Research Methods and Project Introduction Individual cohort Jan Module Code 7028MAA Coursework Title ex cwaay Project Proposal Hand out date: w/c 15/5/2023 Lecturer Dr Mark Hooper Due date and time: Date: 7/8/2023 Online: 18:00:00 Estimated Time (hrs) Guide word count 2000 Coursework type: Project Proposal 15 Credits bubmission arrangement online via Aula: lord file only IMark and Feedback date (DD/MM/YY): [Mark and Feedback method (e.. in lecture, electronic via Aula): Aula Module Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1. Critically evaluate the key ethical, political, legal and social issues that need to be considered when carrying out research. 2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the main philosophical and theoretical approaches to research methods. 3. Construct appropriate research questions or hypotheses. 4. Critically review literature appropriate to their discipline. 5. Critically appraise the main approaches to research design, sampling and analysis appropriate to their discipline. Task and Mark distribution: See Marking SheetThis document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website. Any infringements of this rule should be reported to [email protected]. Notes: 10. You are expected to use Coventry University APA style for referencing. 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Marking Rubric PG. 1 @coventry.ac.uk. ‘Mark band Outcome Guidelines 90-100% Distinction Distinction - Exceptional work with very high degree of rigour, creativity and critical/analytic skills. Mastery of knowledge and subject-specific theories with originality and autonomy. Demonstrates exceptional ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Innovative research with exceptional ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Demonstrates, creativity, originality and outstanding problem-solving skills. Work completed with very high degree of accuracy, proficiency and autonomy. Exceptional communication and expression demonstrated throughout. Student evidences the full range of technical and/or artistic skills. Work pushes the boundaries of the discipline and may be strongly considered for external ublication/dissemination/presentation. 80-89% Distinction Meets learning outcomes Distinction - Outstanding work with high degree of rigour, creativity and critical/analytic skills. Near mastery of knowledge and subject-specific theories with originality and autonomy. Demonstrates outstanding ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Innovative research with outstanding ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Work consistently demonstrates creativity, originality and outstanding problem-solving skills. Work completed with high degree of accuracy, proficiency and autonomy. Outstanding communication and expression demonstrated throughout. Student demonstrates a very wide range of technical and/or artistic skills. With some amendments, the work may be considered for external publication/dissemination/presentation 70-79% Distinction Distinction - Excellent work undertaken with rigour, creativity and critical/analytic skills, Excellent degree of knowledge and subject-specific theories with originality and autonomy demonstrated. The work exhibits excellent ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Innovative research with excellent ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Work demonstrates creativity, originality and excellent problem-solving skills. Work completed with very consistent levels of accuracy, proficiency and autonomy. Excellent communication and expression demonstrated throughout. Student demonstrates a very wide range of technical and/or artistic skills. 60-69% Merit Merit - Very good work often undertaken with rigour, creativity and critical/analytic skills. Very good degree of knowledge and subject-specific theories with some originality and autonomy demonstrated. The work often exhibits the ability to fully analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline.This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website. Any infringements of this rule should be reported to facultyregistry. 1 @coventry.ac.uk. Very good research evidence and shows very good ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Work demonstrates creativity, originality and problem-solving skills. Work completed with very consistent levels of accuracy, proficiency and autonomy. Very good communication and expression demonstrated throughout. Student demonstrates a wide range of technical and/or artistic skills. 50-59% Pass Pass - Good work undertaken with some creativity and critical/analytic skills. Demonstrates knowledge and subject specific theories with some originality and autonomy demonstrated. The work exhibits the ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Good research and shows some ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Work demonstrates problem-solving skills and is completed with some level of accuracy, proficiency and autonomy. Satisfactory communication and expression demonstrated throughout. Student demonstrates some of the technical and/or artistic skills. 40-49% Pass Pass - Assessment demonstrates some advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject informed by current practice, scholarship and research. Work may be incomplete with some irrelevant material present. Sometimes demonstrates the ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Acceptable research with evidence of basic ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Demonstrates some originality, creativity and problem-solving skills but often with inconsistencies. Expression and presentation sufficient for accuracy and proficiency. Sufficient communication and expression with professional skill et. Student demonstrates some technical and/or artistic skills. 30-39% Fall Fails to achieve learning outcomes Fail - Very limited understanding of relevant theories, concepts and issues with deficiencies in rigour and analysis. Some relevant material may be present but be informed from very limited sources. Fundamental errors and some misunderstanding likely to be present. Demonstrates limited ability to analyse and apply concepts within the complexities and uncertainties of the subject/discipline. Limited research scope and ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. Limited originality, creativity, and struggles with problem-solving skills. Expression and presentation insufficient for accuracy and proficiency. Insufficient communication and expression and with deficiencies in professional sill set. Student demonstrates deficiencies in the range of technical and/or artistic skills 20-29% Fail Fail - Clear failure demonstrating little understanding of relevant theories, concepts, issues and only a vague knowledge of the area. Little relevant material may be present and informed from very limited sources. Serious and fundamental errors and virtually no evidence of relevant research. Fundamental errors and misunderstandings likely to be present.This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website. Any infringements of this rule should be reported to facultyregistry. 1 @coventry.ac.uk. Tittle or no research with no evidence of utilisation of research methodologies. No originality, creativity, and struggles with problem-solving skills. Expression and presentation insufficient for accuracy and proficiency. Insufficient communication and expression and with serious deficiencies in professional skill set. Student has clear deficiencies in range of technical and/or artistic skills. 0-19% Fail Fail - Clear failure demonstrating no understanding of relevant theories, concepts, issues and no understanding of area Little or no relevant material may be present and informed from minimal sources. No evidence of ability in the utilisation of research methodologies. No evidence of originality, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Expression and presentation deficient for accuracy and proficiency. Insufficient communication and expression and with deficiencies in professional skill set. Student has clear deficiencies in range of technical and/or artistic skills.This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website, Any infringements of this rule should be reported to [email protected]. 7028MAA Research Proposal. Title and Introduction What is the title for your research? Why are you undertaking the research? What will be the gain in knowledge? In your research proposal, have you provided evidence that you have thought about the area you wish to investigate? As mentioned above, the title and topic area should be relevant to your Master's degree programme; moreover, it is important that your topic is something that interests you, since you will have to concentrate on it for many weeks. You must choose a subject on which you can easily acquire primary or secondary information (documents, interviews, questionnaires, data) and for which there is a body of related academic literature to investigate and synthesise when identifying research questions. Guide 200 words Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/10 Literature Scope What theoretical and practical issues will you examine? Based on the above, which are your research questions? Be as clear about these as possible. You should discuss major authors, key debates in the literature and relevant frameworks. List the reading you have already done and identify the research questions within your chosen topic as best you can. Also, consider how you will decide between different perspectives or bridge the gap between them. Guide 1000 words Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/40This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website, Any infringements of this rule should be reported to [email protected]. Methodology How are you going to address the research questions? How are you going to acquire and analyse the identified data? ‘* Are the methods suited to the data? * Is the approach realistic and achievable? * Are you comfortable using this research approach? © What are the limitations of the methodology you use? ‘© What sources of bias could occur? © What are the ethical dimensions you need to consider? Guide 300 words Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/15 Data Which organisations, individuals or sources will provide the necessary data? Will the data be available in the depth required? Are there ethical or confidentiality issues? How are these to be addressed? Start CUethics form and complete up to secondary data collection. Guide 200 words Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/20 (5 Marks are associated with CUethics engagement)This document is for Coventry University students for their own use in completing their assessed work for this module and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website, Any infringements of this rule should be reported to [email protected]. Discussion What is your hypothesis or research question? How will this guide the research? State your Objectives. How will you adjust following any changes in the hypothesis or research question? Have you thought in depth about the key research question you will address? It is likely that you will choose a current, real business problem as the focus of your Individual Project. This may be undertaken using an internal or external perspective, with or without access to a company, group of companies or industry. It is important that you have gone further than just picking a generic topic area to be researched, and that you have decided which aspect of the topic you might investigate in detail. It is important to try to make this process as specific as possible. Narrow questions are easier to investigate successfully; a broad topic may evoke so many conflicting issues that giving an adequate amount of attention to all of them in the time available might be impossible. However, please note that too narrow a topic may mean that the individual project will lack empirical breadth or analytical depth Guide 300 words Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/10 References and Bibliography Have you fully and clearly identified the major references? Have you fully and clearly identified the major book references? These should be listed using the APA referencing system. Supervisor Comments Mark out of _/5