Reference no: EM133080028 , Length: word count:6000

Programme - MSc Accounting & Finance

Unit name - Business Research Skills

QAA Level - Level 7

Business Project - BPP Business School (30 Credits)

Task

To produce Research Project up to 7000 words on a topic of your choice. The Research Project should provide some insight into an area of study relating to any topic or theme covered within the Accountancy qualification you are taking or have taken. The Research Project should also be of Postgraduate quality in terms of the quality of analytical content produced regardless of whether it utilises Primary or just Secondary data and you have to underpin all your decisions with theoretical concepts or model frameworks. Effective Referencing via Harvard and usage of appendices are both prerequisites within your work. There is a minimum word count of 5000 words which must be reached to be able to pass.

Part 1) An introduction that briefly outlines the Research Project. This should state what emerging theme/ topic you have chosen and why you are investigating this particular theme / topic. (approx. 500 to 750 words) - e.g. if you wish to investigate Strategic Management for example, you should evaluate journal articles and books that have been written on this topic to provide an overview of your topic to the reader and then give a reason why this topic is worthy of investigation i.e., a gap or to extend the knowledge on the subject, or application in an organisational context, or hypothesis testing.

Part 2) Your project must include research objectives, questions or hypotheses for your project. From your literature review you should develop an overall aim for your project and specific research objectives or hypotheses. For example, you may be replicating a study in a new context or you may have chosen to focus on a gap you identified in the literature; ultimately your choice will be influenced by what research has been undertaken before and the research design and approach you have chosen to adopt. (approx. 100 -200 words)

Part 3) Literature Review. This should synthesise key academic and practitioner literature on the topic related to your own project. (approx. 1000 -1500 words)

Part 4) You must state your proposed research Methodology design and approach. In this section you should discuss: if the research is exploratory or explanatory; the research design (e.g. case study, action research); the time frame (cross-sectional or longitudinal); and whether you are adopting a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods approaches. You should also briefly explain the method(s) you are going to use to collect your data e.g. face to face interviews, online survey, or secondary data searches etc., and justify your choice by drawing on best practice. You need to justify these decisions by referring back to the literature on the subject. If your work is mainly Secondary data biased then the Methodology will be relatively straightforward in terms of what is expected you will cover and talk about. (approx. 300 -500 words)

THE BUSINESS PROJECT PROPOSAL GOES UP TO AND NOT BEYOND THE METHODOLOGY

Part 5) Analysis -The main focus regardless of the work undertaken must ensure that it is Analysis and Description of events that you are putting forward. You need to justify your work by referring back to the literature on the subject you pointed out in your earlier review with extensive referencing being expected by the reader to bring credibility to your work. (approx. 3000 -4000 words)

Part 6) Conclusion - This needs to tie together what you set out in the original project objectives looking at how successful you were in achieving them. (approx. 300 -500 words)

Part 7) References / Bibliography - This must be presented according to the Harvard Referencing System. You must include the papers, books etc. you have used in your report. So if for example you use a phrase from Creswell, (2009) in your report to support your choice of research approach, then Creswell (2009) should be listed in your reference list. The list must be in alphabetical order.

Presentation of your project - Your proposal should be presented as a report with:
• A cover page.
• Table of contents.
• Each section must have a numbered heading.
• Page numbers.
• Bibliography.

Attachment:- Assessment Brief - Business Project.rar