BUS703 Managing Research Student: Harshit Jayesh Patwa Assessment Task 1: Draft of background and problem definition of research proposal Assessment Criteria Criteria Feedback (Checklist) Mark Communication skills Very good spelling and grammatical expression. One-page limit not observed. Please consider the word count for future assessment items. 5/10 Develop Skills in Problem Definition • Identification of background issues Development of problem definition needs improvement. Point form to express problem definition preferred. 13/25 • Definition of Management Problem Management problem is stated in question form Management problem does not clearly focus on a decision. A clear link between the background issues discussed and management problem needs to be developed. 15/25 • Definition of Research Question The research problem is stated as one question. The research question does not enable an answer to the management problem. The research question is not clearly articulated. 10/20 • Definition of Research Objectives There is a disjuncture between the research question and research objectives. The research objectives do not allow the research question to be addressed. 10/20 TOTAL 100 (reduced to mark out of 10) 53/100 5/10