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Research Methods
Proposal or Report
The convener appreciates the diversity of students' background from various disciplines at different levels. Therefore, the convener is prepared to accept different styles such as research proposal, research report, project proposal or project report. However, your proposal/report should be consistent with your oral presentation for Assessment / Assignment 1 in terms of concept and content.
The difference between a ‘Proposal' and a ‘Report' can be found in text book and lecture notes. The proposal/report templates provided in the lecture notes MUST be used - Module 08 for quantitative/qualitative proposal templates and Module 10 for report template.
Your report/proposal will be assessed and marked against the above items, and
Clear indication of the style (say, a Qualitative/Quantitative Report or Proposal) at the beginning of your submission
Neatness and clarity, precision, and logical structure of the report/proposal
Correct use of bibliographical tools (i.e., Endnote)
Length of the report being around 3000 words including figures/tables/references (using single column, single spacing and 12 point font size with A4 paper size). Your submission shall normally contain no more than seven pages including everything.