Research proposal (40%) Overview
Task Type: Written Assignment
Learning Outcomes evidenced: 1,2,3
Due Date: Week 11
Weight: 40%,Marked out of:100
Length: 3000 words (including the literature review from EoL Task 1)
Task Description: For this task, you need to complete a 3000 word research proposal based on your topic of interest (the same content area chosen in Assessment Task1). The Proposalwil include title, introduction, study aims, iterature review (with the corections if any from EOL), a research question(s), methodology, sample(participants), methods of data collection, sample of questionnaire/interview questions and possible methods for analysing data, ethical considerations, limitations and research implications and possible outcomes. Further details wil be provided on the course site.
Please note that web applications such as ChatGPT, Google Translate, Grammarly and Youdao (or equivalent services) are not permitted for assessment creation, translation, or extensive language assistance purposes. Wikipedia, and Baidu, Weibo and WeTalk are not permitted to be used.
Criteria and Marking: Specific marking criteria will be provided on the course site. Allocation of marks will be based on criteria such as this:
· Presentation/format/style/grammar
· Introduction to topic&research problem
· Well-constructed research question and sub-research questions
· Well-structured literature review to justify the need for the research
· Detailed methodology section clearly written per evidence of learning guidelines
· Sample of questionnaire/interview questions (10 questions to be placed in the appendices)
· Ethical considerations
· Limitations
· Discussion of significance of the proposed research and expected outcomes
· Referencing
· Inclusion of relevant appendices
Submission: You must submit your electronic copy through Turnitin on the course site.