Dissertations
Research
proposals and dissertations, which are submitted in
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Postgraduate Diploma, are assessed using the
following criteria:
The Research Problem
The research
proposal and dissertation should have an introduction that:
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including a literature review;
• explains the
organisational setting for the research;
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why the proposed research is important; and
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the aims and objectives of the proposed research.
Theoretical Perspectives and Concepts
The
research proposal and dissertation should show that the student has:
researched, selected
and justified the chosen theories;
considered
the relationships between theories and the research methods; and
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developed
a coherent and reasoned theoretical framework for the proposed research.
Research Methods
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The
research proposal and dissertation should show that the student has:
•
the principles of research design;
applied an
appropriate methodology to the research problem;
considered
feasibility issues, such as access to subjects and organisations for
the collection of
data;
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reliability issues;
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disadvantages of various data gathering
techniques; and
•
the constraints of time and effort in the research project.
Anticipated Problems
The
research proposal and dissertation should demonstrate that the student has:
anticipated
problems in conducting the research, such as whether there are
ethical, data, access or other issues;
and
considered
ways to resolve anticipated problems and discussed the limitations
of the results.
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