RAssessment item 3 Research Project Methodology Value: 40% Due date: 16-Oct-2016 Return date: 08-Nov-2016 Length: 5000 words APA referencing Submission method options EASTS (online) Task Research Project Methodology: You need to write a research project methodology to conduct a study Doctor of Information Technology Course ITC713 - Research Plan in IT for your article. Use the title of your research project as the title of your assignment, so that the subject coordinator/teaching staff knows which study you are doing. Your research plan should address in great detail the following areas about your chosen or proposed research study or research topic Charles Sturt University Subject Outline ITC713 201660 W D-1 June 2016-Version 1 Your research methodology should State the research questions or hypothesis(s) related to your topic (if applicable) Make clear aim or objective of the research Discuss the research methodology to be used Provide justification (using theory or experimental evidence) for your choice of the methodology Comment on your choice of the research paradigm (if applicable) Describe all the experimental setup and/or framework (if applicable) Describe all the steps you will take to collect data and analyse it (if applicable) Describe the experiments to be designed (if applicable) Describe the tools to be used to test the hypothesis(s) (if applicable) Describe the steps to be taken to ensure the reliability and validity of your data (quantitative) Describe steps to be taken to ensure the trustworthiness of your results (qualitative) Setup quantifiable measure for the research outcome (if applicable) Have a conclusion List the bibliographic references at the end of your work that correspond to your in-text citations Be written clearly, with well-organised content You should use the APA referencing style adopted by the Faculty of Business. Rationale The assessment item is designed to help you to build skills towards achieving the learning outcomes, by requiring you to: be able to compare and contrast research methods in IT; be able to identify ethical issues around a research problem; be able to select an appropriate research methodology; be able to demonstrate advanced academic writing skills in preparing a research methodology; and, be able to independently and systematically explore an area of research within IT and how it interrelates with other IT issues; Marking criteria The following marking sheet will be used to assess students' submissions. Please check that you have fulfilled the criteria before you submit your assignment. Please note that while some of the items in these criteria are common to both quantitative and qualitative approaches, a few are specific to either the quantitative approach or the qualitative approach. ITC713 Assessment 3 (Total marks 100) Charles Sturt University Subject Outline ITC713 201660 W D-1 June 2016-Version 1 Criteria Marks Pass CR DI HD Reasonable objectives/aims of the project The methodology is appropriate for the research questions/hypothesis(s) The data collection technique is appropriate for the type of data to be collected and the reasons for the choice of the technique are explained The data analysis technique is appropriate for the research questions/hypothesis(s) and the reasons for the choice of the technique are explained The discussion of the steps you will take to conduct your interviews or do the observation (if applicable) is rich and the reasons for the choice of steps are explained The discussion of the steps you will take to conduct your survey (if applicable) is rich The discussion of the steps you will take to analyze your data is rich The steps you will take to collect data and analyze it are systematic, logical and sensible The design overall is sound. And The experimental setup and/or framework is reasonable (if applicable) The way you will select your sample is sufficiently described and justified, and or The way you will 60 Reasonable objective and aims described The methodology and data collection techniques are defined and appropriate for the questions with some explanation on the rationale Data analysis technique is presented with an analysis on why Steps are defined and reasons presented and analyzed The design overall is sound with a reasonable experimental set up (if applicable) Collecting data or numerical experiments and/or testing is Reasonable objective and aims described with a justification The methodology and data collection techniques are defined and appropriate for the questions with a good justification Data analysis technique is clearly presented with an analysis on why Steps are defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in depth The design overall is complete and sound with a reasonable experimental set up (if applicable) Collecting data or numerical experiments and/or testing is Reasonable objective and aims described with sufficient justification The methodology and data collection techniques are defined and appropriate for the questions with a sufficient justification and analysis of the reasons for choice Data analysis technique is clearly presented and well written with a analysis on why Steps are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way The design overall is complete and sound with sufficient details for a reasonable experimental set up (if applicable) Collecting data or numerical Reasonable objective and aims described with a very well-written justification The methodology and data collection techniques are defined and appropriate for the questions with a sufficient justification and analysis of the reasons for choice. Those are well written and presented Data analysis technique is clearly presented and well written with an analysis on why and the technique is innovative Steps are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way. Information well presented The design overall is complete and sound with sufficient details for a reasonable experimental set up (if applicable) and information is well presented Collecting data or numerical experiments and/or testing is described and justified with sufficient and Charles Sturt University Subject Outline ITC713 201660 W D-1 June 2016-Version 1 conduct the experiments (if applicable) is sufficiently explained and Justified. The way you will test the hypothesis (if applicable) is sufficiently described and justified The steps to be taken to ensure the validity and reliability of your data and, where appropriate, generalisability (quantitative) are sufficiently described and justified The steps to be taken to ensure the trustworthiness of your results (qualitative) are sufficiently described and justified described and justified Steps to ensure the validity and reliability are defined and reasons presented and justified Steps to ensure trustworthiness of your results are defined and reasons presented and justified (30-38) described and justified with relevantly sufficient argument/details Steps to ensure the validity and reliability are defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in depth Steps to ensure trustworthiness of your results are defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in depth (39 - 44) experiments and/or testing is described and justified with sufficient argument/details/ Steps to ensure the validity and reliability are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way Steps to ensure trustworthiness of your results are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way (45 - 50) convincing argument/details Steps to ensure the validity and reliability are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way. Information well presented Steps to ensure trustworthiness of your results are clearly defined with details and reasons presented and analyzed in a scientific way. Information well presented (51 - 60) Conclusion is verifiable. 10 Conclusion is evidence-based (5 – 6.4) Conclusion is evidence-based and writing is convincing (6.5 – 7.4) Conclusion is evidence-based and writing is convincing with some explanation (7.5 – 8.4) Conclusion is evidence-based and writing is convincing as it explains why and how the conclusion is drawn (8.5 – 10) Research methodology is written clearly with content well-organized (including any appendices, bibliography, etc). 20 The methodology is readable and contains necessary components (10– 12.9) The methodology is easy to read with clear structures with all the necessary components (13 - 14.9) The methodology is easy to read and understand with flow of information with identified research questions/hypothesis contains all the necessary components (15 – 16.9) The methodology is easy to read and understand with flow of information with identified research questions/hypothesis and contains all the necessary components with sufficient information (17 – 20) Citations and references are compliant with CSU/FOB requirements. 10 Citations and References provided, majority of them satisfy the requirement. (5 – 6.4) Citations and References provided, all of them satisfy the requirement. (6.5 – 7.4) Sufficient Citations and References provided, all of them satisfy the requirement. Bib information is close to complete (7.5 – 8.4) Sufficient Citations and References provided, all of them satisfy the requirement with complete bib information (8.5 – 10) It is expected that in most cases a satisfactory mark will be awarded. Higher marks