Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 1 of 9 In Semester Assessment Fall 2016 Mini Project Level: 6 Max. Marks: 100 Submission Date: Week 14 of Fall 2016 Objective: This is an individual assignment aimed to give students the experience to design and implement a mini project based on their project proposal. Mini project is to check the students' ability to design and implement an effective project proposal relating to business and information systems. This will help students to achieve all learning outcomes. Learning Outcomes covered: 1. Design and implement an effective project proposal relating to business and information systems. 2. Critically review existing academic literature relevant to an area of research. 3. Appraise the different research techniques and tools. 4. Evaluate, assess and choose research methods. Instructions to students  Students are expected to do the following based on the "project proposal" submitted in week 9. a. Detailed Literature review b. Initial designResearch methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 2 of 9 c. Research methodology d. Referencing e. Documentation  Each student has to work individually. No two or more students can work together. Task 1: Mini Project work proposal submission (10 marks) Submit a work proposal for the Mini Project by the end of week 12, which must include: • Understanding of deliverables – a detailed description of deliverables covering the general overview of proposed plan for mini project - initial understanding of solution to all the tasks • Timeline of action plan You must submit the mini project work proposal in the form of word document in Moodle. Task 2. Submit a mini project based on the "project proposal" in week 14 which must include: (90 marks)  Detailed Literature review o Engage with reading literature from multiple resources such as text books and internet. Critically review the existing academic literature pertaining to the area of research chosen.  Initial design o Prepare an initial design matching with your research problem. This should include the modules / functionalities that are planned to be implemented in the application  Research methodology o Prepare a detailed evaluation of the different research techniques, tools and assess research methods chosen for your research work.  References o Prepare the references using Harvard referencing style.  Documentation o Prepare a document describing all Tasks above.Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 3 of 9 Refer the Project Handbook given below to accomplish the tasks. A mini project report including the above must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle. Project Handbook Detailed Literature review: a detailed critical analysis of (minimum 4) research articles to be carried out. Place your investigation in the context of previous research and justify how you have approached your investigation. Provide evidence to help explain the findings of your investigation. Initial design: this section must provide the description and the work flow of the system. This initial design should match with your research problem. This should include the modules / functionalities that are planned to be implemented in the application. Research methodology: a detailed evaluation of the different research techniques and tools utilized need to be carried out. Also assess the research methods chosen for your research work. References: All citations in the literature review section should be mentioned in references. Prepare the references using Harvard referencing style. Documentation: Prepare a document describing all Tasks above. The report must be logically structured, using correct grammar and spelling, excellent cross-referencing and links to supporting evidence. Guidelines Follow the guidelines mentioned below for your assignment.  Assignment documentation/report should be typed.  Assignment documentation/report should be uploaded in Moodle and will undergo plagiarism detection test through Turnitin (a plagiarism detection tool)  Handwritten assignments will not be acceptedResearch methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 4 of 9  Assignment should have a Title Page. Title Page should contain the following information.  Assignment Name  Session  Student name  Student ID  It should have Table of Contents  Use page numbers  Assignment should be typed in your own words using Times New Roman font size 12.  Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, Underline  Use Diagrams and Examples to explain your topic.  Copy paste from the Internet is strictly not acceptable.  Reference should be included in the last page as follows  Author name, Book Title, Publisher, Year in case of books  In case of web site references type the full path of the web page with referenced date  In case of magazines/ periodicals type article name, magazine name, Issue Number and date Rules & Regulations  If any topic or diagram of the proposal is found copied from other student's proposal then marks will be deducted for both.  The purpose of assignment is to do some research work by referring books in Library or use internet or computer magazines or any other related source. Plagiarism Policy Plagiarized documents, in parts or whole, submitted by the students will be rejected.Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 5 of 9 As per MEC policy, any form of violation of academic integrity will invite severe penalty. Plagiarised documents, in part or in whole, submitted by the students will be subject to this policy. A. First offence of plagiarism a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed. b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5 (after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work). c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next Sunday 5 pm. d. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero. e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the work will be awarded a zero. B. Any further offence of plagiarism a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to re-submit the work.Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 6 of 9 C. Guidelines a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students. c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group. d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable: 1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. 2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone.Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 7 of 9 3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment). D. Amount of similar material a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%. c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case. Late Submission Penalty for late submission - 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment will be deducted for each working day. Assessment documents submitted beyond a period of one week after the last date of submission will not be accepted and will be marked as zero for that assessment. Note: Must follow assignments instructions.Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 8 of 9 Research methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) Spring 2016 Student ID: ________________ Student Name: ____________________ Evaluation Grid Task 1 Deliverables 0 1-6 7-10 Mark Work proposal No submission Proposal is incomplete but has relevant information Complete and excellent proposal Task 2 Deliverables 1-2 3-8 9-14 15-20 Mark Literature review Incomplete literature review Satisfactory literature review Good literature review in par with the research problem Complete and sufficient amount of literature review in par with the research problem Deliverables 1-2 3-8 9-14 15-20 Mark Initial design Incomplete with respect to research problem Satisfactory design appropriate to research problem Good design appropriate to research problem Excellent design appropriate to research problem Deliverables 1-2 3-8 9-14 15-20 Mark Research methodology Incomplete with respect to research problem Satisfactory evaluation of research techniques, tools. Satisfactory assessment of research methods Good evaluation of research techniques, tools. Good assessment of research methods. All with partially sufficient justification. Excellent evaluation of research techniques, tools. Excellent assessment of research methods. AllResearch methods and Project Design (BUSS1008) – Fall– 16–CW3– QP (Mini Project) BUSS 1008 Page 9 of 9 with sufficient justification. Deliverables 0 1-3 4-7 8-10 Mark References Missing Few / irrelevant references / Not followed Harvard referencing style/ no citations Good references. Followed Harvard referencing style. Citations missing or done incorrectly Excellent and relevant references using Harvard referencing style. Citations provided Deliverables 1-5 6-11 12-17 18-20 Mark Documentation Incomplete documentation Satisfactory documentation with few objectives of Task 2. Good documentation describing all objectives of Task 2 Excellent documentation describing all objectives of Task 2. Correct grammar and spelling. The answer is complete in all respects. Signature of faculty member: Feedback: Total Marks Penalty Final Marks