Instruction to students: This is an individual assignment.

Value: 25% of semester assessment

NIT6130 Methodology, Introduction to Research Assignment

Objective:
The purpose of this assignment is to help students getting familiar with the process of identifying an appropriate methodology for their research projects. Students will review, analyse and summarize the existing methodologies reported in the collected literatures. From then, students will be able to work out their own methodology to be used to solve the research problems.

Tasks:

Question 1. State your research problems and re-organize your collected literatures

a. Prepare a statement on your research problem

b. Try to structure the problem into a set of smaller sub-problems if possible

c. Organize the collected literatures according to the sub-problems defined

d. Record your work using the table below

Question 2. Determine the types of methodology (qualitative or quantitative)

a. Compare and contrast the features of qualitative and quantitative methodologies

b. Decide what type of methodology you plan to applied in your project and justify your decision

Question 3: Review, analyse and summarize the existing methodologies reported in the collected literatures.

a. Select one sub-problem that you are going to work with. Get all  the related literatures ready for further analysis.

b. Take intensive reading to identify research problems and the methodologies used to solve the proposed problems.

c. Rate the relevance of the literature to your sub-problem.

d. Record your work using the table below

Marking criteria: NIT6130 Methodology, Introduction to Research Assignment-Victoria University Australia