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BRM Individual Paper

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Individual Research Proposal (IRP)

Weight: 70%

Brief description: After the course week ends, all student will develop an individual research
proposal in written format (Word/PDF). The proposal should outline a research proposal that, if the
proposed research were to actually be conducted, would lead to relevant, valid and reliable findings.
The IRP should be in the format of the attached template: BRM paper template.pdf
(https://tias.instructure.com/courses/4752/files/847380?wrap=1)
(https://tias.instructure.com/courses/4752/files/847380/download?download_frd=1)

Mandatory formatting requirements:

The IRP should consist of three chapters:

1. Research problem (including research problem, research question and scientific and
managerial relevance)
2. Theoretical framework (including definitions of all core concepts, the conceptual model, a
description of the theoretical mechanism, and hypotheses/propositions with motivation)
3. Methods (including all methodological design choices: research design/strategy, sampling,
data collection, operationalization, data analysis, and quality criteria (all forms of validity and
reliability)
The IRP should come with a (full) reference list meeting the APA requirements. All in-text
references should also meet APA requirements. Note: The assignment is scanned for plagiarism.
Maximum word count (incl. reference list, excl. appendices): 2500 words
Beware: Failure to use the mandatory template (see above) and components and exceeding the
word count limit may result in a reduction of the IRP grade.

Criteria: See rubric.

Rubric FT BRM - English

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Criteria Ratings Pts

Quality of the research question 15 Pts 12 Pts 7.5 Pts 4.5 Pts 0 Pts 15 pts
Is there a convincing reason for the chosen Full Good Average Weak Deficient
research question? Is the research question marks
clear? Is there a clear unit of analysis? Are the
limitations of the research clear?

Relevance of research 10 Pts 8 Pts 5 Pts 3 Pts 0 Pts 10 pts

Is the scientific relevance clearly formulated Full Good Average Weak Deficient
and sufficiently substantiated? marks

Quality of the literature (and hypotheses in 15 Pts 12 Pts 7.5 Pts 4.5 Pts 0 Pts 15 pts
case of quantitative research) Full Good Average Weak Deficient
Has relevant literature been used? Is it clear marks
why the chosen literature is used?
If applicable: are the hypotheses based on the
literature used?

Research design 15 Pts 12 Pts 7.5 Pts 4.5 Pts 0 Pts 15 pts
Is the choice for the research design well Full Good Average Weak Deficient
motivated? marks
Are alternative designs taken into
consideration?
Is it clear if it is inductive or deductive
research? Is it clear whether it is qualitative or
quantitative research?

Sample strategy/choice for interviewees 10 Pts 8 Pts 5 Pts 3 Pts 0 Pts 10 pts
- Quantitative research: Is the sample strategy Full Good Average Weak Deficient
clearly described? Is there a consideration of marks
the pros and cons of the suggested sample
strategy?
- Is it clear how many interviewees there will
be, what their function is and what kind of
information they, ideally, would provide? Is
there a consideration of the pros and cons of
the suggested sample strategy?

Data collection 15 Pts 12 Pts 7.5 Pts 4.5 Pts 0 Pts 15 pts
- Quantitative research: Are the chosen Full Good Average Weak Deficient
variables/indicators reflecting the theoretical marks
concepts in a logical and consistent way? Is it
clear how the data of the variables are being
collected?
- Qualitative research: Are all the concepts that
play an important role in the research being
discussed?

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Criteria Ratings Pts

Data analysis 10 Pts 8 Pts 5 Pts 3 Pts 0 Pts 10 pts

Is it clear how the data is being analyzed and Full Good Average Weak Deficient
how the data analysis will lead to answering the marks
research question?

Quality of writing 5 Pts 4 Pts 3 Pts 2 Pts 0 Pts 5 pts

The paper does not contain any Full Good Average Weak No
grammatical/spelling errors and has been marks marks
written in a consistent way. The writing style is
evaluative, interpretative and clear.

Referencing 5 Pts 4 Pts 3 Pts 2 Pts 0 Pts 5 pts

APA is consistently and correctly being used Full Good Average Weak No
and all used sources are named. marks marks

Total points: 100

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