.Assessment 1: Brief Proposal Word Length: 1500 words In a research report, the early sections of the report contain background information on the organisation, the industry and relevant information relevant to the research (question/objectives) at hand. A literature review is also undertaken to understand the key constructs (i.e., theory) that should be examined which is relevant to the topic and guides the direction of your research. For example, if your research objective was to (a) investigate what level of knowledge exists in the general community about diabetes; (b) to examine the information needs of individuals; and (c) to understand how and where people currently get information about Diabetes, then your literature review for your research would include: • How people acquire information about health and wellbeing (e.g., construct – information search) • What is the role of education and information in healthy living (e.g., construct – health education or something more specific) In writing a literature review, start by finding general articles and then move to articles, which provide more specific and detailed information on the constructs under investigation. For example, using the example above you may start by finding articles on ‘information search’ and ‘health’ the then more specifically about Diabetes. The literature review provides the context for your research and will take into account the broader issues relating to your topic. Assessment Requirements: Assessment 1 requires the research team to prepare a report that includes: • Introduction that provides background information on the topic • The research question/research objectives • A literature review, incorporating the relevant literature on the topic and identifying key constructs, with several (approx. 3) appropriate research questions, hypotheses or propositions. This assessment should be presented as a report (i.e., cover page, table of contents, headings, sub-headings and bibliography). A minimum of 5 academic journal references is expected, journal articles are preferable over textbooks and trade magazines. We are not expecting a detailed literature review at this stage but would like you to demonstrate the direction of your research so that your workshop leader can help you refine your topic. A literature review should be your own work. If you make reference to concepts, other authors have written or researched, you must acknowledge their work in text (i.e., make reference to their work), using the Harvard referencing system (author, year of publication). The assessment criteria are on the following page.