Reference no: EM133102811

PRJ6001 Applied Project - Asia Pacific International College

Project Topic: Impact of COVID 19 on the construction industry in Australia.

Assessment : Project Procedure and Evaluation-Data Collection

Assessment 1 Detail

A report outlining the project to be carried out, analysed and evaluated to address the business goal/problem.

A Research Proposal Brief early in the semester is to ensure feedback about the suitability of the topic and which informs others of a proposed piece of research and its significance. This is the first stage of preparing a Research Proposal that could be used as part of an application to undertake a research degree or to apply for funding to conduct the research.

For Assessment Task 1 you need to prepare an outline of your proposed research topic and research plan for investigating the topic using a structure like shown below:

1. Project Title: This is a brief descriptive summary of the proposed research topic. For ideas on how a project title should look, look at articles in Project Management journals such as the International Journal of Project Management.

2. Research Overview and Justification: This is a brief summary of the research topic that describes the topic and why it is important for a research study to be conducted to investigate the topic.

3. Literature Review: Discuss the objectives, methodologies and findings of relevant previous research that provides a background for your research topic.

4. Research Objectives, Research question and Sub-questions: Linking back to sections (2) and (3), present and justify the question that your research project will be designed to answer.

5. Methodology: Details about how you would answer your research question (e.g., by reviewing trends in national / international statistics, by conducting a survey of consumers, by undertaking interviews with employers) and start to consider any advantages, disadvantages, materials needed or practical limitations of the methodology.

6. Significance of the research of the project. A summary of the sections ending with a statement of why it is important to conduct the research using the methodology proposed.

7. References and Resources: provide references to key research studies, government reports and/or industry reports using Harvard Referencing.

Assessment 2: Project Procedure and Evaluation - Data Analysis

Assessment Detail
A report outlining how the project was conducted, the data was collected and analysed and an evaluation of key findings in comparison to other published reports on a similar topic.

For Assessment Task 2 you need to prepare an outline of your proposed research topic and research plan for collecting and analysing the data relevant to the research topic using a structure like shown below:

1. Project Title:

2. Research Overview and Justification:

3. Methodology: Describe the proposed strategy.

4. Data Analysis: Describe the proposed analysis strategy briefly.

5. Results: An indication of what results are expected.

6. Ethical issues: This section would cover any ethical issues that were considered in the research.

7. Significance of the research of the project.

8. References and Resources: provide references to key research studies, government reports and/or industry reports using Harvard Referencing.

Assessment 3: Peer review/persuasive critique presentation

Assessment Detail

For each research theme, students need to critique their peer's research and present their critique in the form of a presentation using an annotated PowerPoint, Zoom recording and mobile recording.

This presentation will be submitted in Canvas but will not be presented to their peers. Students will be allocated two other Assessment 2 submissions to critique.

This assignment is aimed at ensuring that the students can assess whether a research project is important, realistic and manageable, and that the research question is appropriate and can be answered with the proposed methodology. It is crucial for their own project that the students can complete research evaluation tasks in a timely manner and then apply the relevant project management and research tools and techniques.

Assessment 4:

The final report will incorporate key aspects of the design, conduct, research and analysis and will be presented in a structured and coherent manner which is appropriate for a research report or publication. This will include abstract, introduction, methods, analysis and results, discussion, conclusion and appropriate referencing.

Assessment 5: Verbal Presentation

Students present their final report, model, or artefact of the research study. The assessment will consist of a PowerPoint together with Audio or a short video which will cover the marking criteria.

Note: Need Only Assessment 1 (Project Procedure and Evaluation-Data Collection)

Attachment:- Applied Project.rar