BRM Assignment COURSEWORK 2019 Assignment (Proposal) This coursework aims to raise your awareness of
BRM Assignment
COURSEWORK 2019
Assignment (Proposal)
This coursework aims to raise your awareness of the process, context and the nature of research that you could undertake in business and organisations. The overall purpose is to maximise the transfer of your research findings and learning into practice to facilitate improvements. It has been subdivided into a number of sub-questions intended to address different aspects involved in your project.
Provide a rich picture showing your understanding of problems and issues faced by an organisation of your choice and include the following aspects in it:
Core area of the organisation to be focused upon, e.g. operations
Organisational issues and problems needing solution e.g sustainability
Internal/external environment issues
Key stakeholders
Interests of these stakeholders
Benefits of your project for them
Any other factors
Explain how you intend to undertake research into the key problem areas identified in the rich picture by explaining the followings:
The research proposal should:
State your reasons for carrying out research in this topic
State the aims of your research
Provide a brief review of the relevant literature on your topic culminating in the research questions to which you will be seeking answers
Discuss the method(s) you will use in order to find the answers to those research questions
Discuss the context and population of your study and how you will select them
Discuss how you propose to analyse your data
Provide an overview of the chapters in your dissertation and what each chapter will contain
Provide a timetable (GANTT Chart) which you will follow in order to ensure you can submit your dissertation on time.
Please refer to the postgraduate marking criteria on grading.
Further notes:
Give relevant real life practical examples that you know about or have read about in journals, case studies, newspapers, books and/or the Internet.
Use relevant references throughout the assignment and provide a list of these at the end of the assignment, in Harvard referencing style.
The word limit for both titles is 2000 words in total. A penalty may apply if you go over the word limit so please consult the latest edition of the Student Handbook.
Use the following layout guidelines for the whole assignment :
Font: Times New Roman
Text size: 11
Margins left and right: 3 cm
Margins top and bottom: 3 cm
Number the pages
Left and right margins fully justified
Use Harvard referencing style
You should also include a coversheet at the front of your assignment (as per instructions provided on the next page from the postgraduate office)
Finally make an early start on your assignment and make use of books.
Please also follow the advice provided on the next page and any local instructions.
Standard Expected
Masters Degree Grading Criteria – Framework for Higher Education Level 7)
0-19 A substantial failure to demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a substantial lack of critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. A substantial lack of comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship. A substantial inability to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a substantial inability to demonstrate a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. A substantial inability to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline, to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. A substantial inability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences. A substantial failure to demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level. A substantial inability to continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level.
20-39 A significant failure to demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a significant lack of critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights,
much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. A significant lack of comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship. A significant inability to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a significant inability to demonstrate a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. A significant inability to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline, to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. A significant inability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences. A significant failure to demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level. A significant inability to continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level.
40-49 Achievement of a threshold level of attainment at Masters level by demonstrating a basic but systematic understanding of knowledge, and a basic critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. A basic but comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship. A basic ability to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a basic ability to demonstrate a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. A basic ability to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline, to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. A basic ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non- specialist audiences. A basic ability to demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level. A basic ability to continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level.
50-59 Achievement of a threshold level of attainment at Masters level by demonstrating a satisfactory but systematic understanding of knowledge, and a satisfactory critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. A satisfactory but comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship. A satisfactory ability to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a satisfactory ability to demonstrate a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. A 
