Inquiry projects

 Research Topic:

Module (FY028): Inquiry-Based Learning

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CW1: Inquiry Project (Business)

Name:

Student Number:

Lecturer’s Name:

Submission Date: 27th May 2021

Executive Summary

 

 

Table of Contents

1.       Introduction…………………………………………………………………

2.       Literature Review…………………………………………………………

3.       Methodology……………………………………………………………….

4.       Results / Discussion……………………………………………………..

5.       Recommendations……………………………………………………….

6.       Conclusions ……………………………………………………………......

7.       References/bibliography………………………………………………

8.       Appendices (optional)…………………………………………………..

               List of Tables…………………………………………………………………

               List of Charts…………………………………………………………………

Research Title:

1.       Introduction

Aim of the report/research (purpose of research?)

- State the importance of the topic (Why have you chosen this topic?)

- Briefly provide some background information

(This could be about the chosen organization of choice and the reason for choosing a company. You could briefly mention here how this organization relates to the topic of research).

- Clarify the concept/ terminologies (briefly state how you intend on carrying out research (do not explain techniques or methods here).

Objectives of research

What is the question you want to answer? What do you want to find out?

1.

2. List them.

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2. Literature Review

In this section, you should report the work that has already been done on your topic. Explain how other people’s research is relevant to yours.

Write in an analytical (essay) style. compare, and contrast the information you may find on the topic.

 You can find the related literature on books, journals, official websites, etc.

 

3.       Methodologies

In this section, you should clearly state how you carried out your investigation. You need to describe what you did to conduct your investigation and follow a step-by-step procedure of what you did.

 

Explain:

1. Primary data

2. Secondary data

3. Quantitative technique

4. Qualitative technique

 

Which of the above research methods will your research/report include?

 

The areas below will help you to complete this section

 

• How have you collected data / information for your research topic/area?

• What are the sources of information?

- E.g., Did you use online sources /books/ journals/newspapers, etc?

• Are the data primary or secondary or both?

• Are the data qualitative or quantitative or both?

• State the benefits of your data/information collection methods.

- E.g., If you collected information from books and journals; explain the benefits.

- If you collected secondary data; explain its benefits

 

Limitations

• State the limitations (if any) of your research. For e.g.

- If you have only collected secondary data / information

- If you have collected primary data, review how reliable this is. (Refer to what the assignment task has suggested for your primary research)

 

4.       Results and Discussion (E.g., from any data from Methodologies)

This is the section you interpret and explain your results, offering possible reasons as to why you got the findings you did, providing evidence to back up your explanations.

• Present the finding of your research. You can use text, graphs, or diagrams. (graphs, pie or bar charts, etc., can be put into Appendices. This is after your referencing list. However, you must let the reader know in this section they are there.)

• Give each graph/table a title and provide a description of the information demonstrated

• Discuss what your findings mean by supporting the explanation with previous research.

 

5.       Recommendations (use bullet points)

• What is the recommendation for action?

• Let readers know what they (chosen organization) should do because of the investigation and result.

 

6.       Conclusion (overall evaluation within this section)

 

• Summary of the main points of your research, the key points you have made, telling the reader why your findings are important, in one paragraph, ending with the message that you want to leave your readers with. This is where you ask yourself “So what do my findings show, what does this mean and why should the reader care?”

• Suggestions for future research.

 

7.       References

List all your sources in alphabetical order, using the Harvard Referencing style.

!!Please ensure you utilize Library Resources (via LSST connect) to source quality materials, DO NOT produce your research is based on websites only!!

 

8.       Appendices (this is optional)

 

Please Note:

Written work submitted as part of this assignment should be presented in Arial 12, 1.5 line spacing. Required word count: 2000. (PDF SUBMISSION ONLY)

 

It is expected that the report (including any other requirements will be around 2000 words: 650 words for the trends in retail, 650 for the analysis of the organization and 650 for the recommendations / conclusion).

Please Note: Suggestion

Introduction: 250 words

Literature Review: 650 words

Methodology / Data Results – 550 words

Recommendation / conclusion: 550