Academic Writing

An assignment on already done research business related problem or opportunity. Total words count 5000 Harvard Referencing Contents: Section 1 Background – 500 words  Is the overall context for the research well established?  Is the research topic interesting from an academic and practical perspective?  Is there a statement of the problem?  Is there a rationale for the topic?  Is it clear what aspects of the chosen topic will be researched?  Do the boundaries of the research make sense?  Is there a clear statement of the aim of the research?  Are research objectives included which are specific?  Are research questions matched to the research objectives? Section 2 Literature Review - 2500 words 2.1 Introduction  Is the domain explained?  Is there a rationale for the chosen topic?  Is there a wider point of reference? 2. 2 The Main Body  Is there a clear structure?  Does the review flow into a logical progression?  Does the review convey the thinking of the writer?  Use of secondary sources, citation, references, synthesis, critique, chronology, seminal works, models?  Is the current position conveyed?  Is there a set of emergent conclusions? 2. 3 Conclusion  Is there a clear concluding statement?  Is there a clear implication for further research?  Are research questions specified?  Are there emergent themes?  Is the literature review conclusive? Section 3 Research Methodology – 1200 words  Is there a logical and cohesive structure to the proposal?  Are all the relevant sections included?  Is the approach adequately explained?  Is the scope of Literature outlined relevant to the research objectives to address the research questions?  Is the relevance of the literature, models, theories and frameworks for thinking justified?  Are the proposed research methods appropriate to the research task?  Have the data types been defined and classified?  Have target populations and samples been defined and justified? Section 4 Data Analysis - 500 words  Is the proposal for analysis linked back to the literature and the research questions?  Have analysis methods been specified? Section 5 Ethics, Validity and Reliability – 300 words o Are validity and reliability issues discussed? o Are the ethical issues in the project understood and dealt with? o Are the intended outcomes for the research made known and is there a clear understanding of the value added?