SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETY Postgraduate/MSc Programme ! Co!struct o! Stude!t Assessme!

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Ass g!me!t T t"e# Orga! sat o! a!d Ma!ageme!t o/ Researc$ a) Discuss the issues involved in starting research and selecting a research topic (20 marks) b) Explain how aims, objectives and hypotheses may be established or research! (20 marks) c) Examine research methodologies appropriate or construction research, indicating in each case how data collection, analysis and interpretation may be carried out! ("0 marks)

Notes# #! $our submitted work should be approximately %000&'000 words in total! 2! ( hard copy o your assignment should be submitted to (ssignment )anagement and an electronic copy through *urnitin on the module +lackboard site! %! *he presentation o your work should be typed in report ormat, ully re erenced and commensurate with postgraduate standards!

Lear! !g O12ect 3es# #! *o test the knowledge and understanding o how to start research and select an appropriate topic! 2! *o test the knowledge o establishing aims, objectives and hypotheses or research! %! *o test the knowledge and understanding o research methodological approaches or research and appropriate methods o data collection and analysis! Ha!d Out Date# ,-4,)4.Su1m ss o! Date# .54,64.Retur! o/ mar&ed ass g!me!ts# ,)4,54.Note# *he ,uality o presentation will be marked to a maximum o #0- o the marks awarded!