developing and executing a research projectAssignment Task/Brief1. Developing a research problem and related research question and objectives from sourcedliterature designed to explain an aspect of student life at University. Identify one aspect toconsider, for example, the extent to which students engage in sports, daily routine duringlockdown, consumption of fair-trade products, recycling behaviour; mode of travel; cookinghabits and many more.2. Indicate the approach to data collection and the potential sources of information/data.3. Based on the above research question design an appropriate questionnaire to undertakefieldwork among the Brookes student population.4. Execute the survey and prepare the findings for analysis.5. Carry out preliminary analysis to identify key findings.Further instructions – what is the output?The output should consist of the following:1. Explanation of the research problem together with the research question, aim andobjectives.2. Indication of research approach to data collection and potential sources of information/data3. A word-processed questionnaire for completion by students at the University containingsurvey questions that directly relate to the research question.4. Spreadsheet showing at least 10 responses with the first row containing the keywords tothe questions in the questionnaire.5. Preliminary analysis of the key findings (from both quantitative and qualitative questions)6. A bibliographya) The research problem, and related research question, aim and objectives to bewritten/expressed in the academic style.b) Submission to include bibliography in Harvard style (not included in word limit, althoughcitations within the body text are included).c) The questionnaire should be composed of both quantitative and qualitative questions toenable follow up quantitative and qualitative analysis. The questionnaire should consist of aminimum of 10 questions (quant and qual).You need to consider how to pose the fieldwork questions to get the most meaningful resultout of them in terms of addressing your research question and objectives. Additionally you willneed to think about presenting the results from the questionnaire in a way that will enablesimple descriptive statistical analyses and qualitative discussion.The main aim of this exercise is to help you get initial experience of designing research andundertaking fieldwork as well as helping you with your analytical, quantitative and verbalreasoning skills on a given topic. An ability to interpret research information, make points anddevelop an argument are essential skills for a dissertation and for professional life.How will it be assessed?The Assessment Criteria are:a) Clarity and relevance of the research problem; precision of the research objectives andthe relevance, coherence and justification of the research question and data collectionapproach;b) The quality, range and appropriate use of literature in describing the research problemand deducing the research question and objectives;c) The quality of written academic expression, development of narrative argument and thecorrect citation of sources and production of bibliography;d) Relevance of identified data sources and viability/feasibility of the proposed researchapproache) A questionnaire that clearly addresses the research questionsf) mix of qualitative and quantitative questions in the questionnaireg) A correctly formed excel spreadsheet enabling analysis of quantitative datah) Interpretation of the data gathered and logical flow of discussioni) Relevance of conclusion to data gatheredj) Clarity of presentation
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