HOLMES INSTITUTE FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
HI6008 Assessment Three
FINAL Business Research Report.
Individual Report: Submit Online and Hard Copy with safe Assign Report.
Due Friday Week 14, 25 pages
(Minimum 22, Maximum 28 pages excluding references and appendix)
Worth 50%
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:
150-200 words with a brief description of your business research topic, its business significance,
research methods used and key 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.
Include your research question.
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 Brief discussion of data sources, attributes, collection, and tie-in to the research question.
1.4.3 A brief description of the research methodologies and techniques to be used for the research
project. What research methodology will you use and how is it tied into to the data?
1.5 A description of the research process. What will be the steps in your project?
1.6 Outline describing what will be in each chapter of the report.
Chapter 2 (8-12 pages) Literature Review:
2.0 Management Summary – briefly (½-1 page) provide an over-view of the literature review
From Assignment 02 include:
2.1 Introduction to Literature Review: Start with introduction (with your research topic, research
question, and hypotheses (if you are doing statistical analysis)).
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. Tie back to your research question.
2.3 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. Tie back to your research question.
2.4 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. Tie back to your research question.
2.5 Topic 4: Define your 4th 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. Tie back to your research question.
2.6 Conclusion to Literature Review. Tie back to your research question.
NB: overall you must have at least 20-30 references (to get that number you will have to read about
100 items – keep the blogs to a minimum – please use the Harvard Reference style.
Chapter 3 (6-8 pages) Data Collection, Methodology, 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, statistical, and/or non-statistical procedures will
be applied to the data? Which of these will allow you to accept or reject your hypotheses and/or
formulate logical assessments?
3.4 Conclusion to Data Collection and Analysis – tie-back to your research question/s.
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?
References
At least 16 references (4 references per topic; ideally 20-30 items in total) properly referenced.
You can add a separate Selected Readings Bibliography, but it is optional.
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.
Any very detailed discussion, explanation, graphs, or images should be in an appendix and referred to
in the body of the literature review.
NB: some graphs are better placed in the body of the literature review.