Instructions

- Answer ALL questions.
- Marks will be awarded for good presentation and thoroughness in your approach.
- NO marks will be awarded for the entire assignment if any part of this is found to be copied directly from printed materials or from another student.
- It is recommended that your name and your student number be included in the header or footer of every page of the assignment.
- The assignment should be accompanied by a completed assignment cover sheet.
- There is no need to include the assignment question in your submitted work.
- Written assignments must be correctly referenced and written in acceptable English. Be sure you acknowledge all sources of information in the body of your assignment and supply a reference list at the end.
- Use the APA system referencing style adopted by the College.
- Where appropriate assignments should be prepared using a word-processing package with 12 point font (Times New Roman/ Arial), 1.5 line spacing and page numbering.
- Please ensure that your work has been proof read for spelling and for grammatical construction.
- If you are not clear about the assignment requirements please contact the subject Lecturer/ tutor.
- Keep a copy of each assignment you submit.
- A soft and hard copy of the assignment shall be submitted.

Learning outcomes Covered

- Source, evaluate and appropriately reference information from a range of sources;
Engage in critical thinking when reading and comprehending research articles;
- Critically evaluate a range of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms;
- Conceptualise a problem; formulate hypotheses and objectives; design a research strategy,
- collecting, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data as appropriate; Apply theoretical principles underlying descriptive and inferential statistics;
- Select and justify the most appropriate analyses, interpret the results, and write up the result accurately and completely;
- Develop a robust research proposal appropriate for an Under graduate Degree research method assignment;

QUESTION:

You are required to prepare a HR related research proposal appropriate for an undergraduate research method assignment. The purpose of the proposal is to help you focus and define your research plans. These plans are not binding, in that they may well change substantially as you progress in the research. However, they are an indication to your faculty of your direction and discipline as a researcher.

Sequence of the proposal should be as follows:

1. Title

2. Introduction/Background

Provides background information relating to the social/politicallhistoricall educational/business/human resource management context of the study

3. Problem Identification

Identify briefly the state of uncertainty or dissatisfaction with present knowledge in the field

4. Problem Justification This follows from background to persuade the reader that the study will be useful/ interesting and how it will help to advance our knowledge in that field.

5. Research Problem Briefly explain the problem statement

6. Research Objectives State clearly and concisely the purpose of the study

7. Literature Review

This is to show your lecturer and department that you are aware of significant writers/researchers in the field, and to indicate which issues/topics you will focus on in your review (this may change later).Further you need to show that you can be judicious in your selection of issues to focus on and take an approach of critical inquiry.

You should have done an initial survey of the main theorists and a library information search (Search engines etc.) to establish your directions and formulate a tentative list of readings You should demonstrate critical analysis and review should be shaped by your argument and should seek to establish your theoretical orientation. Research Methodology

Describes the research plans as well as includes your understandings of the nature of knowledge and hove this affects your choice of the research approach. Includes description of and rationale (brief) for selection of participants, methods of data collection and analysis, and procedures you will use to ensure ethical practice.

References

All studies cited in the proposal should be included using APA referencing style.