ITECH5500-Professional Research and Communication

Overview

The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to demonstrate a critical awareness of previous research in an IT context within a chosen topic area through a basic understanding of research theory and techniques. It requires clear communication of ideas in a professional manner so that the reader can easily understand the purpose and results of your research. Overall goals of this assignment are to help you to:

1.Become more knowledgeable about finding and using varied research sources in your chosen area in IT.

2.Further develop your critical thinking skills and back up your points with evidence.

3.Become more adept at synthesizing information and developing informed views. ? Discipline yourself to follow a scholarly research format to document in-text sources and a references page (bibliography).

4.Compose a well-organized, clear, concise, research paper to expand your knowledge on a research question in your chosen area.

You are responsible for identifying your own topic for this proposal. You may use the same topic as for your earlier interim proposal, but the proposal submitted for this task should be considerably better developed and more detailed

Learning Outcomes Assessed 

The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment: 

Knowledge:

1. Determine the role IT research plays in contributing to organisational innovation, and success.

2. Critique advanced communication theory for organisations.

3. Identify appropriate research philosophies for IT projects, which match organisational approaches.

4. Identify appropriate methodologies and methods, for an organisational IT research project.

Skills:

1. Utilise effective communication practice in organisations.

2. Demonstrate expert English language skills in academic and professional contexts. CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Assignment Proposal.docx Page 2 of 5

3. Evaluate the quality and utility of literature sourced.

4. Undertake a literature review for an organisational IT research project

Application of Knowledge and Skills

1. Compose a research proposal and report on a topic related to an organisational IT research project.

2. Present written and oral reports to academic and organisational audiences. 

Assessment Details 

Background 

The mini research report provides a detailed description of a proposed research idea. It is similar to an essay and needs to be in a formal style with introduction, body and conclusion. In addition it requires a critical analysis and a coherent presentation. 

Requirments

Each individual student or group is required to submit a mini research report (2500-3000 words excluding the title, abstract, table of contents and references/bibliography). The purpose of this task is to assist students to prepare and write a scholarly paper at an appropriate standard for this level of study. You have already done quite a bit of work for this research in tutorials: you should have a tentative research issue, strategies and evidence to persuade your readers about the significance of the problem you’re researching, as well as the validity of your research issues. You also should consider opposing views or good counter-arguments that you can address in order to help establish your credibility and enhance the relevance of your paper