Business Research Report Proposal
Due Friday Week 05, 2000 words worth 10%
The research proposal will consist of the following NINE (9) items:
1. A business research topic.What is your topic and what is its business significance.
2. A brief literature review of the research topic. Produce 1 to 2 pages on background information on your research topic.
3. Research questions for the identified problem or opportunity. What questions will you research?
4. Appropriate research methodologies and techniques to use for the research project. What research methodology will you use?
5. A project plan using a Gantt Chart and clearly defined milestones.Use Microsoft Project or other software to produce the Gantt Chart.Your milestones for HI6008 are:
Week 6: Literature Review due.
Week 14: Final Business Research (Capstone) Thesis due.
6. Description of the research process. What will be the steps in your project?
7. Description of data collection and analysis methods. What data will you collect? What data analysis will you do?
8. Description of expected research outcomes. Who is your primary mentor or supervisor?
9. A completed Ethics Checklist.Complete and sign ethics checklist below and attach with FINAL research project proposal.
Business Research Literature Review
Due Friday 4pm of Week 06,
8-12 pages excluding references,worth 30%
This is an individual assignment.
Literature Review is to be submitted by Friday 4pm in Week 6.
This will consist of developing a comprehensive literature review chapter for the business research proposal. You will have to identify a business research topic, describe the literature on the research topic and provide hypotheses based on the literature for the research questions you have already defined in your research proposal in HI6007.
It is a special form of information gathering where you present the known body of knowledge relevant to the issue(s) or problem(s) you are addressing
The literature review is NOT just a string of authors, names, pages and references. It is structured as if you are developing an argument explaining why you need to undertake your research. Possibly, you might point to: a gap in the literature, oran issue or question that needs more evidence or research.
From week 04 and 05 tutorials you learnt how to develop aliterature review.
A strong suggestion is to follow the following format discussed in week 05:
1. Introduction to Literature Review
Start with introduction which includes a list of the topic you will do a literature review on, what your hypotheses are from these topics that you are starting out with (what you think is true about the topics).
E.g. I believe outsourcing for IT services I still growing and providing better quality for companies.
1.1 Topic 1
Define your 1st key word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
1.2 Topic 2
Define your 2nd key word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
1.3 Topic 3
Define your 3rd key word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
1.4 Topic 4
Define your 4th key word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
Add Topics as you see fit to build your literature review here ….
1.5 Conclusion:
Finish with conclusion which includes a list of the topic you discussed in the literature review, a summary of what your literature research discovered and a conclusion on the hypotheses from these topics that you started with.
(E.g. After studying the literature on outsourcing for IT services, there are a lot of issues in quality of customer service and product quality when it comes to some of the outsourcing IT service providers.)
FINAL Business Research Report
Due Friday Week 13, 25 pages
(Minimum 22, Maximum 28 pages excluding bibliography and appendix)
Worth 60%
The FINAL business research proposal will consist of the following items:
Abstract
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Literature Review
Chapter 3 Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter 4 Discussion of Results
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Future Work
Bibliography
Appendix
Recommendations on how to write the final report:
Abstract:
150 to 200 words with a brief description of your business research topic, its business significance, research methods used and research results.
Chapter 1 (4-5pages) Introduction: From Assignment 01 include:
1.1 Your business research topic. What is your topic and what is its business significance.
1.2 A brief background/literature discussion of your topic. Provide a list of research questions for the identified business problem or opportunity.
1.3 A brief description of the research methodologies and techniques to be used for the research project. What research methodology will you use?
1.4 A description of the research process. What will be the steps in your project?
1.5 Outline describing what will be in each chapter of the report.
Chapter 2 (8-12 pages)Literature Review: From Assignment 02 include:
2.1 Introduction to Literature Review: Start with introduction which includes a list of the topic you will do a literature review on, what your hypotheses are from these topics that you are starting out with.
2.2 Topic 1: Define your 1st key word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
2.3 Topic 2. Define your 2ndkey word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
2.4 Topic 3: Define your 3rdkey word or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
2.5 Topic 4: Define your 4thword or phrase. Provide strengths and weaknesses from literature about the topic. Provide at least 4 references. Analyse your hypothesis about this topic and discuss your conclusion.
2.6 Conclusion to Literature Review
Chapter 3 (6-8 pages)Data Collection and Analysis
3.1 Introduction to Data Collection and Analysis
3.2 Data Sampling Method. How will you get the data you need to test your hypotheses? What tools or devices will you use to make or record observations?How will you choose the sample? What degree of accuracy or level of confidence can you guarantee?
3.3 Data Analysis. What combinations of analytical and statistical process will be applied to the data?Which of these will allow you to accept or reject your hypotheses?
3.4 Conclusion to Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter 4 (3-5 pages)Discussion of Results
4.1 Discussion on Hypotheses. Was your initial hypothesis supported or rejected? Why?
4.2 Discussion on Literature and Research Results. What are the implications of your findings for the theory base, for the background assumptions, or relevant literature?
4.3 Recommendations. What recommendations result from the work?
Chapter 5 (1-2 pages)Conclusion and Future Work
5.1 Conclusion: Brief summary connecting your business research topic to your research results
5.2 Future Work: What suggestions can you make for further research on this topic?
Bibliography
At least 16 references properly referenced.
Appendix
Here you could include the PowerPoint slides from your presentation, any (empty) surveys, any extra information of value such as extra data analysis not included in the chapters.