BMO0114 Individual Research Project Assessment Brief

BMO0114 Submission Information

BMO0114 Assessment Task  

You are required to produce an original piece of research in an appropriate business or organizational topic consistent with your course of study. The word limit is 8,000 words (excluding abstract, references and appendix items).

You must choose one of the following types of research for your work: 

1. A structured literature review
2. An analysis of secondary data
3. A study based on primary data collection

Each of these approaches to research have different requirements. The approach taken will depend on the type of research you wish to do, and on the topic you wish to explore. Further details can be found in Student Guide to Undertaking the Individual Research Project document available on Individual Research Project Brightspace site.  

Task specific guidance: 

1. Please read through Student Guide to Undertaking the Individual Research Project document prior to the start of your research. It is available on your Brightspace list of modules. This document explains the requirements of this project and offers an illustrative structure for each type of research listed above (i.e., a structured literature review, an analysis of secondary data, or a study based on primary data collection).
2. You should familiarise yourself with the roles and expectations for both you and your supervisor. You can find out more information in the Supervisor-Student Agreement document available on the Individual Research Project Brightspace page.
3. Please make sure that you have an approved Ethics form before you start your research project and before gathering any research materials and/or data. You should include your signed Ethics form in your final work as an appendix item. More details are available in Student Guide to Undertaking the Individual Research Project document. 

General study guidance:

• Cite all information used in your work which is clearly from a source. Try to ensure that all sources in your reference list are seen as citations in your work, and all names cited in the work appear in your reference list.
• Reference and cite your work in accordance with the APA 7th system – the University’s chosen referencing style.For specific advice, you can talk to your Business librarians or go to the library help desk, or you can access library guidance via the following link:
  oAPA 7th referencing:https://library.hud.ac.uk/pages/apareferencing/
• The University has regulations relating to academic misconduct, including plagiarism. The Academic Skills Team can advise and help you with how to avoid ‘poor scholarship’ and potential academic misconduct.  
• If you have any concerns about your writing, referencing, research or presentation skills, you are welcome to consult the Academic Skills Team, you can book tutorial appointments with them via the website How to book a tutorial appointment
• Further study resources including the Academic Skills Team overview can be found here: Study resources

Do not exceed the word limit.

BMO0114 Appendix 1 PGT Assessment Criteria

These criteria are intended to help you understand how your work will be assessed. They describe different levels of performance of a given criteria.  
 
Criteria are not weighted equally, and the marking process involves academic judgement and interpretation within the marking criteria.
 
The grades between Pass and Merit should be considered as different levels of performance within the normal bounds of the module. The higher-level categories allow for students who, in addition to fulfilling the basic requirement, perform at a superior level beyond the normal boundaries of the module and demonstrate intellectual creativity, originality and innovation.

BMO0114 PGT Generic Assessment Criteria