EDEC307 Overview of Research Plan Assessment
- Subject Code :
EDEC307
Assessment 1 - Overview of Research Plan
Description of topic
- First, start by contextualising the topic. Briefly describe where the topic in question is being investigated. Provide some contextual information about the service.
- Describe clearly and succinctly the topic of investigation.
- Provide a brief definition of key terms (what are the key terms in your topic & research questions). Provide a definition of them.
Rationale – Significance of your research
- First, start off by indicating what led you to choose the topic you’ve chosen. For example, is it because it’s an issue you’ve been dealing with for a while, it’s a topic of personal interest, you feel the service needs improvement in this area, there’s not enough research on this topic, etc.
- Indicate why the topic matters – in other words, say why we should know more about this topic, why your research questions are addressing a critical problem, and why this problem should be addressed.
- Identify what current literature says about your topic – how does the literature help you support the significance of your study?
Methodology
- Indicate what kind of methodology you’re planning to employ. Define the methodology you’re employing.
- Who are the participants involved? Provide a description of the participants.
- What kind of data are you planning to collect?
- Over what period of time?
