Assignments

ASSIGNMENT # 2 (BOTH Individual & Group Project)		Submission Date
Task	Deliverable
1.    GROUP ACTIVITY (2-3 team members): · Conduct a literature review on a common interest area with the aim of identifying different research topics within that area and the relationships between them. Each member will select one of these topics for their Research Proposal (Individual activity). · Produce a Literature Review Report on the common interest area as described in Deliverable (1).	Literature Review Report: Use Class 3 Slides to develop this group activity report. Include a section at the end of the report to describe the topics selected for individual work by group members and the interrelationships among these topics.	Group Activity Task (1) DEADLINE 16 Sept. 2018
2.    INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY (each team member): · Develop a research proposal for your selected topic as described in Deliverable (2). · Although this is an individual activity, team discussions are encouraged to discuss alternative research strategies for each topic and share ideas.	Research Proposal: This is the product of the individual activity where you follow proposal format suggested in Class 5 to develop your proposal according to the research design you selected for the study.	Individual Activity Task (2) DEADLINE 30 Sept. 2018
Guidelines for Submission Length and Formatting 1.       Report Title (14pt, Bold, Times New Roman) 2.       Sub-titles (12pt, Bold, Times New Roman) 3.       Body Text (12pt, Regular, Times New Roman) 4.       Line spacing (1.5 throughout document) 5.       Number of pages (Maximum: 5 pages for each report) 6.       References and Citations (Use IEEE standard) How and When ·         Individual Report: Printed AND placed inside envelope marked by YOUR NAME and PROPOSAL TITLE (either to Research Office or in Class of 21st April) ·         Group Report: Same as above marked by TEAM MEMBERS NAMES and RESEARCH AREA ·         Deadlines for submitting Deliverable (1) and (2) are 9th and 23rd September 2018 respectively.

ASSIGNMENT # 1 (Individual Project)		Submission Date
Task	Deliverable
Organise your time: 1.     Select a topic that you would like to study. 2.     Conduct preliminary literature review. 3.     Identify appropriate worldview, research strategy and research methods for the intended study. 4.     Write a concept note.	Include the following information: 1.    Introduction 2.    Purpose  3.    Project Description a.        Goals and Objectives/Research Questions b.        Methodology and Timelines c.         Benefits/Anticipated Outcomes 4.    Study needs (support, equipment, etc.) 5.    Contact information (Name and email address) 6.    References	SUNDAY 12 August 2018
Guidelines for Submission Length & Formatting 1.      Concept Note Title (14pt, Bold, Times New Roman) 2.      Sub-titles (12pt, Bold, Times New Roman) 3.      Body Text (12pt, Regular, Times New Roman) 4.      Line spacing (1.5 throughout document) 5.      Number of pages (Maximum 3 pages) 6.      References and Citations (Use ACM standard) Deadline & Procedure ·         Deadline for submission: 12 August 2018 ·         Print AND place inside envelope marked by YOUR NAME and STUDENT ID (to Postgraduate Office) Assignment Marking Scheme ·         Weight of Assignment #1 is 10% of Total Course Evaluation ·         Distribution of Weight is as follows: Effort (4%) + Logic (4%) + Guidelines (2%) ·         For late submissions, 2% will be deducted from total score for assignment Resources ·         On Writing a Concept Note ·         On Concept Note Structure