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ITECH 5500 Professional Research and Communication

Literature Relevant to a Proposal

Overview

The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to demonstrate a critical awareness of previous research in an IT context within a chosen topic area through a basic understanding of research theory and techniques. Overall goals of this assignment are to help you to:

• Become more knowledgeable about finding and using varied research sources in your chosen area in IT.

• Further develop your critical thinking skills and back up your points with evidence.

• Become more adept at synthesizing information and developing informed views.

• Discipline yourself to follow a scholarly research format to document in-text sources and a references page (bibliography).

You must work on this report individually

Timelines and Expectations

Percentage Value of Task: 15%

Due: 17.00

Wed Week 5, Minimum time expectation: 3-8 hours

Learning Outcomes Assessed

The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:

Knowledge:

K1. Determine the role IT research plays in contributing to organisational innovation, and success. K2 Identify appropriate research philosophies for IT projects, which match organisational approaches.

Skills:

S2. Demonstrate expert English language skills in academic and professional contexts. S3. Evaluate the quality and utility of literature sourced.

S4. Undertake a literature review for an organisational IT research project.

Application of knowledge and skills:

A2. Present written and oral reports to academic and organisational audiences.

Assessment Details

Background

The report requires a critical analysis of literature relevant to a proposal.

Requirements

You are required to submit:

• An interim research proposal XXXXXXXXXXwords)

• A synthesis matrix (as described in lectures)

• A list of references named in the synthesis matrix. These should be in APA referencing style.

The purpose of this task is to assist students to prepare a research proposal.

You have already done quite a bit of work for this research in tutorials: you should have a tentative research issue, strategies and evidence to persuade your readers about the significance of the problem you’re researching, as well as the validity of your research issues. You also should consider opposing views or good counter-arguments that you can address in order to help establish your credibility and enhance the relevance of your paper.

A. Interim Research Proposal (20%)

The mini research report must contain the following sections, submitted in the order as listed below-

• Title – proposal title (10 words maximum)

• Proposal - summarization of the significant concepts in the proposed study focusing on key aspects (200 words max)

B. Synthesis Matrix (20%)

Main Idea A

Main Idea B

Main Idea C

…

Article #1

Article #2

..

C. References (20%)

References- include relevant literature sources (a list of full-text references)

Note: Students are required to follow the ‘General guide to referencing’ and ‘Guide to Writing and Study Skills’- specially the ‘Layout and Appearance’ and the ‘Report’ sections.

http://federation.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/164121/FedUni-General-Guide-to-Referencing-

2014.pdf

http://federation.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/190044/2014-General-Guide-to-Writing-and-Study-

Skills.pdf

[For distribution of marks, see the Marking Rubric at the end of this document]

Submission

Submit an electronic copy of the Literature Review Report via the Turnitin submission link on the course Moodle page. Please refer to the Course Description for information regarding late assignments, extensions, special consideration, and plagiarism. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the university’s website, see:

http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation

Marking Criteria/Rubric

ITECH5500 Research Report- Marking Rubric

Student Id.

Student Name

Category

Excellent

Good

Acceptable

Poor/Unacceptable

Marks

Title

8-10

Very coherent and succinct title

6-7

Coherent and succinct title

3-5

Title doesn’t convey the proposal

0-2

No title or

incoherent title

/5

Proposal

8-10

Excellent

problem

identified with a succinct and clear propsal

6-7

Good problem

identified,

clear proposal outlined

3-5

Problem not clear,

presentation poor

0-2

No proposal

/10

Literature Review Synthesi matrix

14-20 Sources are exceptionally well- integrated and they support claims argued in the paper very effectively.

8-13

Sources are well integrated and support the paper’s claims.

4-7

Sources support some claims made in the paper, but might not be integrated well within the paper’s argument.

0-3

The paper does not use adequate

research or if it does, the sources are not integrated well.

/25

References

9-10 An appropriate number of authoritative references in APA style

6-8

Authoritative references in APA style with some

deficiencies

3-5 Few

authoritative references in APA style with many

deficiencies

0-2

Too few authoritative references in poor adherence to APA

/20



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Professional Research and Communication
Professional Research and Communication    
Literature Relevant to a Proposal
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Title
Impact of Facebook on youth's Study/Education.
Proposal
With the expansion in the utilization of internet based life, there is a developing wo
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