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Paper Instructions:
Topic (Exposure of chemical Agents exposure on sanitation workers in Office Premises and its health effects)
This assessment includes preparation of a research proposal and presentation based on your first coursework (Literature Review).
Task 1: Research Proposal (70 marks)
You need to submit a proposal (~2000 words), which includes:
1. Title page should include:
Title of the research topic, student’s name, student’s number and supervisor’s name.
2. Introduction
Introduce the key concept and the importance of these concepts in brief.
Provide a description of the basic facts and importance of your research area, showing the motivation behind your research and how important is your research for particular area.
3. Background and statement of the problem
(This is done in light of a thorough literature review)
What is already known or unknown? Why did you select this particular topic?
Clear description of the issues that need to be addressed. For example: The specific problems that can be addressed are…
4. Research Aims and Objectives
The main question or questions that you hope to address in your research. What the research is going to achieve. The objectives provide a list of goals that will be achieved through the proposed research. Outline the benefits/impacts that will be generated if the research problem is answered.
5. Methodology: Discuss in detail; the methods that you used in your research (e.g., survey, modelling, case study etc.), the type of data and its source must be specified.
5.1. Study design (type of study)
(Descriptive, correlation, semi-experimental, experimental, review)
5.2. Data collection methods and instruments
Primary data collection methods or secondary data collection method (in details).
5.3. Data analysis methods
Use data analysis tools and software to understand and interpret your results, choose the way to express your data analysis e.g. in words or maybe a table or chart.
6. Study period - Time duration or time plan of your research (yearlong).
This work may continue for your Year 4 dissertation on approval from the project supervisors
7. Resources required for the study, including budget if applicable (list of materials you need and the price).
8. References (Harvard style).
Task 2: Presentation (30 marks)
• A PowerPoint presentation should be prepared for presenting the research project work carried out.
• The presentation should be prepared for 15 minutes duration with not more than 10-12 slides and it must briefly explain the identification of the research problem, with the aims, objectives, methods and time plan.
Guidelines for preparation of the proposal
The submitted report of this assessment should be simple and easy to understand, without any excessive use of complex statements. The text should be prepared on one-side of A4 sheet in single spacing and should suitably divided into the following sections below:
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Aim and objectives
4. Methodology
5. Conclusion
6. References
7. Study plan
The following specifications may use for the preparation of the text:
Section heading: Title case, Arial, font size 14, bold, left aligned.
Sub-sections: Title case Arial, font size 14, left aligned.
Text: the text must be divided into suitable paragraphs in single spacing in Arial font size 12, justified. Use Harvard Style of referencing. Please make sure that all items mentioned in the list of references must referred in the main text (and vice versa).