clearly describe the topic of the assignment and provide a detailed overview/summary of the content of the paper
- Worth 45% of final grade
- Marked out of 100
- Length should be a maximum of 2,000 words (excluding references)
This assessment requires students to describe key elements of research design. To complete this assessment, you will discuss:
- Whether the study is quantitative, qualitative or uses a mixed-methods approach
- Whether it is cross-sectional or longitudinal
- Whether there is a control group (e.g. randomly assigned or matched)
- A step-by-step explanation or ‘blueprint’ of how the research will be carried out
- A clear rationale/argument as to why the proposed approaches have been chosen
- The ethical considerations for the project
Students will be assessed on the following key criteria:
- Introduction and conclusion that clearly describes the topic of the assignment and provides a detailed overview/summary of the content of the paper
- Research question and if relevant, hypotheses that are clear, concise and testable
- Identified key elements of research design
- Explained and justified the research design
- Identified data collection methods
- Overall presentation of document, including grammar, spelling, formatting, word limit and APA referencing
An EXEMPLAR will be uploaded along with the marking criteria to help make sense of all the above.
