Assessment 1A: Review Report Research Proposal BUSN2002

Research Proposal

Assessment 1A Review Report (20 marks)

Assessment 1A requires you to prepare a review report of no more than 1500 words using a given template. Your report must be relevant to the unit content and Moodle sources and must only be based upon your learning in this unit. You must submit the review report in word format along with the annotated PDF file of the main article. You must follow the following steps in developing your report:

1. Choose and develop an initial research topic using a topic from the given list.


2. Conduct a literature search to identify one scholarly paper relevant to your chosen topic.


3. Annotate the PDF version of the paper using the annotated paper in Week 3 tutorial as an example. Upload the annotated pdf along with your review report in Moodle.


4. Provide a detailed annotated bibliography of the paper using your own words and the given template in the week 3 tutorial.


5. Provide an explanation of the search process you followed in locating and downloading this paper (Include screenshots).


6. Demonstrate adequate evidence of the credibility of the paper ( include at least three indicators of credibility with screenshots).


7. Identify two relevant sources/references relevant to the summarised paper (e.g. one source cited by the paper and a second source citing the paper).


8. Build a review summary table and a theme matrix table of the three identified papers


9. Provide your personal reflection of your learning experience in this phase.

Tip:The personal reflection should record your experiences, feelings and reactions during the learning experience in the last four weeks. This may include your commentary on Turnitin similarity percentage, evaluation of the adopted approaches, techniques or tutorial activities that have been helpful or unhelpful. You must also reflect on the consultation process you have had with your lecturer/tutor, peers and/or Moodle sources.

Assessment Criteria:

Assessment will be done according to presentation, accuracy and coverage of the content for each step defined in the description of assessment 1A. In particular, the following assessment aspects will be used to assess submissions:

• The selected articles are properly identified, credible and relevant to the chosen topic. (20%)


• The annotated bibliography is concise and based on the annotated attached PDF file (20%)


• The summary and matrix tables include key and useful information to guide the writing. (20%)


• Personal reflection is relevant, critical and well-articulated in response to the assessment task. (10%)


• The report content is substantially based upon the unit resources and lecture notes. (20%)


• Clarity and soundness of language, report format, presentation and referencing. (10%)