Homework
Length: 1500 words.
Purpose of the Homework: The homework consists of two parts (Part A and Part B) and is designed to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to develop a well- structured abstract with the inclusion of appropriate sources and develop an understanding on how you will need to work on and develop various dissertation chapters.
Part A: Abstract
Your task is: Prepare and upload your proposed abstract. Follow the suggested structure - Good abstract samples are available on Moodle.
An abstract is a concise summary of a research paper or entire thesis. It is an original work, not an excerpted passage. An abstract must be fully self-contained and make sense by itself, without further reference to outside sources or to the actual paper. It highlights key content areas, your research purpose, the relevance or importance of your work, and the main outcomes. It is a well-developed single paragraph of approximately 250 to 300 words in length. The function of the abstract is to outline briefly all parts of the thesis.
Part B: Mind Map
Your task is: The second part of the homework aims to assist you to develop an understanding on how you will need to work on and develop various dissertation chapters. You can use the outcome of this homework to develop your research proposal at a later stage. Please remember you can always change your topic at a later stage.
Produce a document to describe how you intend to structure your dissertation. Your document should include a brief description (synopsis) of your chapters. Your synopsis should include the following:
o Introduction: Your suggested topic with your suggested Research Question(s) and Research Objectives. Any current trends that are relevant to your selected topic. Also comment on the significance of your study.
o Literature Review: List any sources / studies that you feel are relevant to your selected topic. Moreover, mention any theories / models that you intend to use and you feel that will add value to your work. please briefly discuss the gap in the current literature and ideally link it to your research question(s).
o Methodology: Briefly mention your suggested methodology (Quantitative / Qualitative / Mixed). How you intend to collect and analyse your data? Are there any limitations? You do not need to be very extensive here as we are going to talk more about different approaches and research philosophies during Research Methods II.
o Findings: Here you need to mention briefly your expected / desired findings. How your findings will add value to the current literature? Who will be interested in your findings? Briefly identify any stakeholders.
o Conclusion. Briefly mention whether you expect that your findings can be generalised (based on the size of your desired / expected sample). Would you think about any future areas of research?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.