ITECH 5500 Professional Research and Communication
Literature Relevant to a Proposal
Overview
The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to demonstrate a critical awareness of previous research in an IT context within a chosen topic area through a basic understanding of research theory and techniques. Overall goals of this assignment are to help you to:
• Become more knowledgeable about finding and using varied research sources in your chosen area in IT.
• Further develop your critical thinking skills and back up your points with evidence.
• Become more adept at synthesizing information and developing informed views.
• Discipline yourself to follow a scholarly research format to document in-text sources and a references page (bibliography).
You must work on this report individually
Timelines and Expectations
Percentage Value of Task: 15%
Due: 17.00
Wed Week 5, Minimum time expectation: 3-8 hours
Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
Knowledge:
K1. Determine the role IT research plays in contributing to organisational innovation, and success. K2 Identify appropriate research philosophies for IT projects, which match organisational approaches.
Skills:
S2. Demonstrate expert English language skills in academic and professional contexts. S3. Evaluate the quality and utility of literature sourced.
S4. Undertake a literature review for an organisational IT research project.
Application of knowledge and skills:
A2. Present written and oral reports to academic and organisational audiences.
Assessment Details
Background
The report requires a critical analysis of literature relevant to a proposal.
Requirements
You are required to submit:
• An interim research proposal (50-200 words)
• A synthesis matrix (as described in lectures)
• A list of references named in the synthesis matrix. These should be in APA referencing style.
The purpose of this task is to assist students to prepare a research proposal.
You have already done quite a bit of work for this research in tutorials: you should have a tentative research issue, strategies and evidence to persuade your readers about the significance of the problem you’re researching, as well as the validity of your research issues. You also should consider opposing views or good counter-arguments that you can address in order to help establish your credibility and enhance the relevance of your paper.
A. Interim Research Proposal (20%)
The mini research report must contain the following sections, submitted in the order as listed below-
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Title
– proposal title (10 words maximum)
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Proposal
- summarization of the significant concepts in the proposed study focusing on key aspects (200 words max)
B. Synthesis Matrix (20%)
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Main Idea A
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Main Idea B
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Main Idea C
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Article #1
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Article #2
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C. References (20%)
References- include relevant literature sources (a list of full-text references)
Note: Students are required to follow the ‘General guide to referencing’ and ‘Guide to Writing and Study Skills’- specially the ‘Layout and Appearance’ and the ‘Report’ sections.
http://federation.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/164121/FedUni-General-Guide-to-Referencing-
2014.pdf
http://federation.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/190044/2014-General-Guide-to-Writing-and-Study-
Skills.pdf
[For distribution of marks, see the Marking Rubric at the end of this document]
Submission
Submit an electronic copy of the Literature Review Report via the Turnitin submission link on the course Moodle page. Please refer to the Course Description for information regarding late assignments, extensions, special consideration, and plagiarism. A reminder all academic regulations can be accessed via the university’s website, see:
http://federation.edu.au/staff/governance/legal/feduni-legislation
Marking Criteria/Rubric
ITECH5500 Research Report- Marking Rubric
Student Id.
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Student Name
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Category
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Excellent
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Good
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Acceptable
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Poor/Unacceptable
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Marks
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Title
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8-10
Very coherent and succinct title
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6-7
Coherent and succinct title
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3-5
Title doesn’t convey the proposal
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0-2
No title or
incoherent title
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/5
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Proposal
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8-10
Excellent
problem
identified with a succinct and clear propsal
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6-7
Good problem
identified,
clear proposal outlined
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3-5
Problem not clear,
presentation poor
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0-2
No proposal
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/10
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Literature Review Synthesi matrix
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14-20
Sources are exceptionally well- integrated and they support claims argued in the paper very effectively.
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8-13
Sources are well integrated and support the paper’s claims.
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4-7
Sources support some claims made in the paper, but might not be integrated well within the paper’s argument.
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0-3
The paper does not use adequate
research or if it does, the sources are not integrated well.
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/25
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References
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9-10
An appropriate number of authoritative references in APA style
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6-8
Authoritative references in APA style with some
deficiencies
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3-5 Few
authoritative references in APA style with many
deficiencies
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0-2
Too few authoritative references in poor adherence to APA
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/20
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