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Date set 11th August 2024

Submission date 12:00 Noon (UK Time) 23rd September 2024
(excluding extensions)
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Marks return date 21st October 2024

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Module title & code WM999-15

Module leader Dr Maryam Masood

Module tutor Dr Maryam Masood

Dr Asima Iqbal
Ninna Makrinov
Dr Lauren Schrock
Dr Poonam Aulak

Assessment type Essay

Weighting of mark 50%

Assignment brief

YOU ARE NOT TO COLLECT ANY DATA FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

For this assignment, you will prepare a comprehensive research feasibility report to
investigate a complex problem within your discipline (this should align with the project
requirements for your course). You may select the problem that you have identified for
your MSc dissertation to complete this assignment.

To complete this assignment, follow these steps:

1. Identify and describe a complex problem within your discipline, providing a rationale
for why this problem is significant and warrants research

2. Develop a clear and concise research question that addresses your complex problem.

3. Create research objective(s) based on your research question, including contribution to

knowledge and/or practice that could arise from this research

4. Outline the design of your research study. including: selection and justification of type
of data (e.g. primary/secondary, and secondary data may be publicly available or not),
and selection and justification of potential data collection method/s (e.g. case study,
systematic literature review, survey, interview, experiments, simulation) that could be
utilised to collect this data for your study. Please note you may use one or multiple
methods for data collection, depending upon your research question and potential
contribution

5. Evaluate the feasibility of your selected data collection method. You are expected to
evaluate your selected data collection method/s based on several criteria, including:

 Relevance of the method to addressing the research question and objectives

 Availability of resources, such as software, tools, or equipment
 Access to data sources and/or participants (consider your population and data
sample)
 Time required to conduct the research, including steps for the collection of data
(consider if your timeline plan is achievable)
 Ethical risks associated with data collection method/s and data to be collected

6. Summarise the key points of your evaluation and a justification of the use of your
selected method, reflecting on the feasibility of your proposed research study.

In review of the numbered items above, your report must contain the following sections:

1. Introduction (step 1)
2. Research question and objective/(s) (steps 2 and 3)
3. Design of research (step 4)
4. Evaluation of selected data Collection Method/s (step 5)
5. Conclusion (step 6)
6. References

Students are encouraged to consult their supervisors for guidance in completing this
report and also engage with the asynchronous content on SPA Moodle.

Please note, at Master’s level academic integrity is a requirement for all of your work, including
this assignment. Therefore, you need to consistently apply the Harvard referencing style
throughout your assignment, including citations and reference list. Remember you can review the
Academic Integrity guidance in Study Skills on the SPA Moodle site if you have any concerns about
how to correctly use the Harvard style.

Academic writing and presentation are also important qualities of a successful assignment. Review
the Academic Writing guidance in Study Skills and Communication in Professional Skills to ensure
you are presenting your work in a high quality, clear, and structured way that can be appreciated
in the first reading.

To maintain the academic integrity of your work, for the purpose of this assignment, you must not
use any GAIT (Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools) in the preparation, composition, or checking
of this assignment.

Word count This essay is limited to 2000 words. You are allowed to go above or
below the word count by 10%. The marker will stop reading your essay
 after 2200 words.

Tables, figures, and mind maps are not included in the word count. The
reference list is not included in the word count.

Module learning 1. Critically evaluate a research problem and draw conclusions

outcomes (numbered) from it using literature
2. Communicate critical analysis and evaluation of research
effectively in verbal and written format
3. Select appropriate research design and methodologies for
complex problems providing clear rationale for selected
approaches
4. Analyse ethical issues involved in a research design
5. Design a feasible research project to be completed in limited
time and resources

Learning outcomes 3. Select appropriate research design and methodologies for

assessed in this complex problems providing clear rationale for selected
assessment (numbered) approaches
4. Analyse ethical issues involved in a research design
5. Design a feasible research project to be completed in limited
time and resources

Marking guidelines Please see the marking guideline below

Academic guidance The SPA Moodle site contains information on Study and Professional
resources Skills that will help you to complete this assignment. See the SPA
reading list for recommended sources.

To help you achieve your potential, remember you can review

additional guidance on this assignment in the ‘Assessment’ block of
the SPA Moodle site.

Where to get help:

1. Talk to your module tutor if you don’t understand the question or are unsure as to exactly
what is required.
2. Study, Professional and Analytical Skills (SPA) Moodle site – we have a lot of resources on
this website with workbooks, links and other helpful tools.
https://moodle.warwick.ac.uk/
3. There are also numerous online courses provided by the University library to help in
academic referencing, writing, avoiding plagiarism and a number of other useful
resources. https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/students/your-library-online/
4. If you have a problem with your wellbeing, it is important that you contact your
personal tutor or wellbeing support services https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss
Criteria 81 and above 71-80 61-70 51-60 41-50 39 and below

A complex problem A complex problem A complex problem A complex problem A complex problem A complex problem
Identification and is correctly is correctly is appropriately is identified and is identified but is not identified or
justification of a identified and identified and identified and justified to an may not be clear is incorrect and
complex problem exceptionally well- strongly justified, clearly justified, extent, and the justification justification is
(10%) justified, demonstrating a demonstrating a demonstrating a fair may be missing or missing.
demonstrating a strong good understanding of its limited.
deep understanding of its understanding of significance.
understanding of its significance. its significance.
significance.
A research question A research question A research question A research question A research question No research
Development of and research and research and research and research and/or research question and no
research question objectives are objectives are objectives are objectives are objectives are research objectives
and objectives created. The created. The created. The created. The created though are are created.
(10%) research objectives research objectives research objectives research objectives not appropriately
holistically support strongly support are appropriately may be minorly aligned with the
answering the answering the aligned with the incomplete and not research project.
research question research question research project reflect the research
and are well- and are well and reflect the project as a whole.
developed for the developed for the project as a whole.
project. project.
An exceptional A strong design of A good design of A fair design of An unclear design A design of research
Design of research design of research research is research is research is of research is is missing or not
study (25%) is presented. There presented. There is presented. There is presented. There is presented. There is relevant. There is
is excellent a strong good justification some justification limited or no no justification for
justification for justification for for selection of type for selection of type justification for selection of type of
selection of type of selection of type of of data and data of data and data selection of type of data and data
data and data data and data collection method collection method data and data collection method
collection method collection method relevant to the relevant to the collection method relevant to the
relevant to the relevant to the research project research project. relevant to the research project.
research project research project maybe supported research project.
 supported by supported by by credible sources.
credible academic credible academic
literature. literature.
There is an There is a strong There is a good There is an attempt There is limited There is no
Evaluation of data exceptional evaluation of the evaluation of the at evaluation of the evaluation of the evaluation of the
collection evaluation of the suitability of suitability of suitability of suitability of suitability of
method/s on the suitability of selected data selected data selected data selected data selected data
listed factors (45%) selected data collection method/s collection method/s collection method/s collection method/s collection method/s
collection method/s on the listed on the listed on the listed on the listed on the listed
on the listed factors. There is a factors. There is a factors. This maybe factors. factors.
factors. There is strong evaluation good evaluation of supported by
deep evaluation of of evidence why evidence why this credible academic
evidence why this this method is more method is more sources.
method is more suitable compared suitable compared
suitable compared to other data to other data
to other data collection methods. collection methods.
collection methods. This is supported by This maybe
This is supported by credible sources. supported by using
credible sources. by credible sources.

Academic Integrity A variety of Credible sources Credible sources Sources appear on Few credible Limited or no
(5%) credible sources are are used are used the submission, and sources are used in credible sources are
used throughout throughout the throughout the majority are the submission, and used in the
the submission. submission. There submission. There credible. There may other sources may submission, or all
There are no errors are no errors in the are minor errors in be some errors in be of questionable sources are of
in the referencing referencing of the referencing of the referencing of quality. There may questionable
of sources in the sources in the sources in the be major errors in quality. Sources are
sources in the
Harvard style. This Harvard style. This Harvard style. This the referencing of consistently not
Harvard style. This
is an exceptional is a strong example is a good example sources in the referenced
example of of academic of academic is a fair example of Harvard style correctly in the
academic integrity. integrity. integrity. and/or a few Harvard style
 academic integrity. sources are and/or missing
missing.

Academic Writing Exceptional Strong Good Fair communication Poor Poor

(5%) communication communication communication skills evident communication communication
skills evident skills evident skills evident throughout the skills evident skills evident
throughout the throughout the throughout the document though throughout the throughout the
document. The document. The document though there may be issues document that document that
document is well- document is well- there may be minor that cause some cause serious prevent
structured and all structured and issues. The confusion. The confusion. The understanding. The
points can be most points can be document is well- document is document lacks document is
appreciated in the appreciated in the structured and structured though structure and is unstructured and is
first reading. first reading. main points can be some points may difficult to follow overall difficult to
appreciated in the be difficult to majority of the follow
first reading. follow at times. The time. The document
document may may require serious
require some re- re-reading
reading.