Research Report Structure

Research Report Structure Order Description ? Double Space ? Font type “Calibri” ? Font size 12 ? APA Style ? Academic Journals ONLY Research Report Structure • Cover Page: Title • Table of Content • Abstract: a summary of the assignment which in" rel="nofollow">includes the topic, questions (what, why, where, when, how), methodology and fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings (1 page). • Keywords: we must grab the most important keywords in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment and put it after the abstract as one sentence. • Introduction: a. It should in" rel="nofollow">include what am I researchin" rel="nofollow">ing? (the research question) and that this paper contain" rel="nofollow">ins… b. You must start by analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing your in" rel="nofollow">interest when in" rel="nofollow">initially thought about this topic (problem, existin" rel="nofollow">ing challenge or a new in" rel="nofollow">innovation) and how you have reached to the fin" rel="nofollow">inal shape of your research question. You are effectively demonstratin" rel="nofollow">ing that this is a good topic. c. After writin" rel="nofollow">ing your research objectives (that will be mapped later with your results/ fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and conclusion), you have to explain" rel="nofollow">in all keywords that you have selected in" rel="nofollow">in the title, research question or within" rel="nofollow">in your text to better help reader to locate topic. d. You may at this level start referrin" rel="nofollow">ing to research onion with related layers. At each layer, you will recall theoretical research process defin" rel="nofollow">initions/ termin" rel="nofollow">inologies/ pros & cons, decide what you have selected to the related layer and most importantly how you are applyin" rel="nofollow">ing this to your topic with evidence. • Literature Review: a. Choose 10 academic journals, in" rel="nofollow">interviews, surveys. b. Why you have decided to conduct your research. c. After recallin" rel="nofollow">ing the types of literature review (see page 74) and determin" rel="nofollow">ined approaches (see p.77) you will again" rel="nofollow">in demonstrate how what you have selected in" rel="nofollow">in the most appropriate type and approach to your topic. (Text Book Name: Saunders, M., Lewis, P., & Thornhill, A. (2015). Research Methods for Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Students. Pearson Publications). d. Literature in" rel="nofollow">include at the first priority references from in" rel="nofollow">international/local ranked academic journals, in" rel="nofollow">interviews, surveys, additional resources specific to the UAE in" rel="nofollow">in additional to other resources that you may see of use to your rational thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing. Do not forget to in" rel="nofollow">include in" rel="nofollow">in appendix screenshots from the database that you have used with related results. e. You are required to raise the debate between authors who already treated this topic. f. You are in" rel="nofollow">invited to in" rel="nofollow">insist on the theory or theories that you will refer to when analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing and evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing your topic. • Research Methodology and Strategy: a. Qualitative - in" rel="nofollow">interviews, observational analysis, etc. (a screenshot should be in" rel="nofollow">in the appendices) Pros & Cons of this method. b. Quantitative - surveys, statistics, etc. (a screenshot should be in" rel="nofollow">in the appendices) Pros & Cons of this method. c. Mixed methods (Pros & Cons of this method). d. After recallin" rel="nofollow">ing the different methodological choices, you will justify how the method that you have selected is suitable to your research. e. This will in" rel="nofollow">include strategy, data collection and analysis tool. • Data Analysis Results • Discussion: a. Say your opin" rel="nofollow">inion based to the theory development and data analysis. • Recommendations • Conclusion: a. You must demonstrate that you answered to your research topic and fulfilled the research process requirements. • Appendices a. Results from excel or data analysis software, screenshots from any used database, survey questions and results, in" rel="nofollow">interview questions. • References: APA Style (max. 10 references) • Bibliography Excel Sheet • Regression Analysis (example attached) please follow exactly the excel file I will send (just change the titles and the numbers based on the survey results). • This assessment is to measure the followin" rel="nofollow">ing learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes as per the course syllabus: Course Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Outcomes assessed (CLO3, CLO4, and CLO5): a. Outcome statement (3): Determin" rel="nofollow">ine how research methods, techniques and skills can be used to address particular research questions (P1, P4, P6, K2, K3, S1) b. Outcome statement (4): Evaluate a wide range of methodological approaches in" rel="nofollow">in social research (P1, P5, K1, K2, AR3) c. Outcome statement (5): Synthesize and comment critically on a body of research. (P1, P4, K2, K3, S1) ? P1 – P5: Program Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Outcomes ? Qualifications Framework Emirates (QFE) criteria: ? K = Knowledge ? S = Skill ? AR = Autonomy and Responsibility ? RC = Role in" rel="nofollow">in Context ? SD = Self-Development • The objective of this assignment is to develop a detailed research report on an issue of the student's choosin" rel="nofollow">ing, but which should be relevant to the UAE context of Leadership and Organizational Development and agreed with the faculty member prior to commencement. • Students should follow established research design prin" rel="nofollow">inciples, and support their proposal with a comprehensive and critical literature review clearly establishin" rel="nofollow">ing the contribution of the proposed research, identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing data-sources and justifyin" rel="nofollow">ing methodological choices. • The length of the report is 3,000 words. Markin" rel="nofollow">ing Rubric 1. Topic Focus 2. Integration of theories 3. Adequacy of methodology and analysis 4. Depth of Discussion 5. Cohesiveness (flow of work and sequence of ideas) 6. Spellin" rel="nofollow">ing and Grammar 7. Sources 8. Citations 9. Quality of appendices