Reference no: EM133120402 , Length: word count:2000
Topic - "EDUCATION AND EARNINGS"
Assessment 1- IRP
Instructions
In this assessment, you will create a 5-minute video blog to explain what you understand by research. Use an example of a project that you would like to undertake in this unit to illustrate your understanding. Note that projects in this unit must investigate a problem using secondary data only.
Advice
The presentation (video blog) can make use of up to five Powerpoint slides with audio. The following clip from YouTube provides you with a brief introduction on how to record audio to a PowerPoint presentation:
If you cannot use the audio feature in PowerPoint, you can write your talking points (script) in the notes section in your PowerPoint presentation. Please ensure that your video blog is clear, concise, and well-presented (as style and substance go hand in hand).
Assessment 2- IRP
Review and PowerPoint presentation
Instructions
This assessment is comprised of two parts.
In the first part, you will prepare a written review/synthesis of the academic and professional literature (including grey literature) relating to a problem of interest that you intend to investigate in this unit. The literature review should be comprised of the following parts:
• Project objective (i.e., clearly write your research question).
• Institutional context (i.e., the literature review/synthesis).
In the second part, you are to prepare a PowerPoint presentation with audio of up to 15 minutes summarising the details of your proposed project. The presentation (a maximum of 15 slides) must contain the following sections:
• Title slide - 1 side;
• Introduction - up to 5 slides;
• Previous studies - up to 5 slides; and
• Proposed data and empirical strategy - up to 4 slides.
Advice - Part I
When preparing your written review/synthesis, your institutional context section should consist of two sections:
• The first section should discuss previous research (i.e., the academic and professional literature) that is directly relevant to your project
(and not every single paper written on the topic).
• The second section should explain your proposed contribution in a little more detail. How does your approach differ from what has been done below? Is it new data? A new model? Are you answering a question more broadly/specifically? In this section, you should think creatively about external validity issues: are your findings relevant for a population/institutional environment that is different from previous work, and could this be why your findings differ?
Advice - Part II
When preparing your PowerPoint presentation, please take into account the following:
• The introductory section must contain a statement of the research question and its significance along with any relevant background;
• The previous studies section must contain a review of relevant past work and your contribution to the literature; and
• The proposed data and empirical strategy section must contain an overview of the proposed data source and the empirical approach that you will use to address the research question.
Please ensure that your PowerPoint presentation with audio of up to 15 minutes is clear, concise, and well-presented.
Assessment 3 - IRP
Instructions
Prepare a written final report based on your completed project. The final report must be structured as follows:
• Introduction (i.e., the research question that was investigated and why it is important);
• Institutional context (i.e., a review of the relevant literature);
• Data source and empirical approach (i.e., the data source used and analytical approach adopted);
• Results (i.e., a clear and concise presentation of the key results);
• Discussion (i.e., a summary of the findings and whether the findings are consistent with other studies); and
• Conclusion (i.e., the implication of the findings).
Advice
Please ensure that your final report is clear, concise, and well-presented (as style and substance go hand in hand).
Note: Need assessment 2 only
Attachment:- Industry Research Project.rar