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The main objectives of this assessment are to demonstrate that you have met the following learning outcomes:
• are able to identify and critically review relevant academic literature
• formulate and clarify a research topic and research questions
In addition, you will be required to demonstrate that you
• understand the nature of academic research
• understand alternative research philosophies and approaches
• identify appropriate methods that would allow you to address the research questions
• identify any ethical issues that may arise in the proposed research
Specifically, to achieve these objectives, you are required to
• identity a suitable research topic (for example, a topic you may choose if you were to undertake an academic research dissertation) – this should be reflected in the title you give to this assessment
• identify a selection of the most relevant publications of prior research and theory relating to this topic (a minimum of 12 sources)
• provide an overview and critical synthesis of the content of these sources – this literature review should be the main part of your assessment and will be weighted accordingly
• identify the gap in the literature, i.e. identify opportunities to build on this prior research and suggest suitable research objectives, questions or (where feasible) hypotheses
• briefly explain what research philosophy, approach and methods would be suitable to
address/answer the research objectives, questions (or hypotheses) – you are not required to describe the method in detail, but should consider and demonstrate its feasibility
• identify any ethical issues, and any limitations that may arise in the context of the proposed research
• thoroughly reference your assignment throughout, and provide in-text references and a bibliography in accordance with the Harvard style .