Assignment Brief 2 (RQF)
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Student Name/ID
Number:
Unit Number and Title: Unit 11 – Research Project
Academic Year: 2021 - 2022
Unit Assessor:
Assignment Title: ASSIGNMENT 2 – Research Report
Issue Date:
Submission Date:
Internal Verifier Name:
Date:
Submission Format:
Format:
This assignment is an Individual report and specifically including a Research report.
You are required to follow the format by Pearson-set assignment
You must use font Calibri size 12, set number of the pages and use multiple line spacing
at 1.5. Margins must be: left: 1.25 cm; right: 1 cm; top: 1 cm and bottom: 1 cm.
You should use in text references and a list of all cited sources at the end of the essay
by applying Harvard referencing style.
The recommended word limit is 4500-6000 words, excluding the tables, graphs,
diagrams, appendixes and references. You will not be penalized for exceeding the total
word limit.
The cover page of the report has to be the Assignment front sheet 2 (to be attached
with this assignment brief).
Submission
Students are compulsory to submit the assignment in due date and in a way
requested by the Tutor.
The form of submission will be a soft copy posted on http://cms.greenwich.edu.vn/.
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Remember to convert the word file into PDF file before the submission on CMS.
Note:
The individual Assignment must be your own work, and not copied by or from another
student.
If you use ideas, quotes or data (such as diagrams) from books, journals or other
sources, you must reference your sources, using the Harvard style.
Make sure that you understand and follow the guidelines to avoid plagiarism. Failure
to comply this requirement will result in a failed assignment.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO2. Conduct and analyse research relevant to a business research project.
LO3. Communicate the outcomes of a research project to identified stakeholders
LO4. Reflect on the application of research methodologies and concepts
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
*This assignment guidance is for reference only and can be customized by the tutor to meet
specific needs
Assignment scenario.
You are a business analyst for a multinational corporation operating in Vietnam. You plan to
develop a research for transforming the current workplace. Notably, the problem of
workplace transformation is a difficult issue that your company is facing. Your research will
help the company build a new system to thrive in the digital age. After your research
proposal on the theme “Transformation in the workplace” is approved in the first
assignment, you are required to make a full research report.
Structure of the Assignment:
Title Page
It is important that you state clearly, at the beginning of the assignment, what its title
is, which module it applies to and your name as the author.
You should also include the College name, report title and the date.
Executive Summary
A summary should be provided, so that people can see at a glance what the report is
about. You should mention your key findings, conclusions and recommendations.
This summary is usually printed immediately after the title page
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Contents Page
Page numbers as well as section/chapter titles should be included
If the report incorporates some appendices, their titles should be listed
Acknowledgements
A list of names, roles and organisations (if relevant) of all of those who helped you
when compiling the report should be listed
Introduction
This section should provide some of the background of the subject that forms the
principle theme of your report.
You should also provide some key information about the organisation in which your
research is based.
Literature Review
The history of the ‘problem’ can be reviewed here, culminating in the situation that
prompted the report to be written
Methodology
This section is needed for the reader to judge the authenticity of the ‘evidence’ that
comprises the main body of the report. All sources should be mentioned and, if
appropriate, describe how you put together your questionnaire or survey.
Copies of questionnaires, interview questions etc. should be included in the
appendices.
If any published documents were studied, this should be mentioned here
Main Body
This is likely to comprise many paragraphs or sections. It is often useful to break up
your assignment into subheadings.
This section should be structured around the key themes of your research
Use tables, charts if possible. Your presentation of data is important
This section should bring together your secondary and primary research and your
findings
Discussions
Your recommendations should clearly spell out your ideas to enable them to be acted
upon.
In particular, if your proposals involve expenditure, you must supply a cost benefit
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evaluation to show what it costs and what management will get from it.
Reflect on the effectiveness of research methods applied for meeting objectives of the
business research project (retrospective)
Consider alternative research methodologies and lessons learnt in view of the
outcomes. (Prospective)
Conclusions
In this section you should say what your facts or findings mean i.e. discuss the key
implications arising from the wealth of detail you may have collected.
Your findings and outcomes should be relate back to your initial research objective
and proposal
The conclusions should not incorporate any new facts
Bibliography
All references in the report should be listed in the correct Harvard format
Appendices
All detailed statistical tabulations, graphs, lists, questionnaires etc. should be
organised into separate appendices
Include a list of references (sources that are actually cited in the report itself)
Nothing should be included that isn’t referred to in the main body of the report
Unit assessment criteria
Grading criteria
LO2 Conduct and analyse research relevant to a chosen business research project.
P3 Conduct primary and
secondary research using
D1 Critically evaluate research
appropriate methods for a
methodologies and processes in
business research project that M2 Discuss merits, limitations
application to a business
consider costs, access and ethical and pitfalls of approaches to
research project to justify
issues. data collection and analysis.
chosen research methods and
P4 Apply appropriate analytical
analysis.
tools to analyse research findings
and data.
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Grading criteria
LO3: Communicate the outcomes of a research project to identified stakeholders
M3 Coherently and logically
D2 Communicate critical
P5 Communicate research outcomes communicate outcomes to the
analysis of the outcomes and
in an appropriate manner for intended audience
make valid, justified
intended audiences demonstrating how outcomes
recommendation
meet set research objectives
LO4 Reflect on the application of research methodologies and concepts
P6 Reflect on the effectiveness of
research methods applied for M4 Provide critical reflection D3 Demonstrate reflection and
meeting objectives of the business and insight that results in engagement in the research
research project (retrospective) recommended actions for process leading to
P7 Consider alternative research improvements and future recommended actions for
methodologies and lessons learnt in research considerations. future improvement
view of the outcomes. (Prospective)
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