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These business research topics are listed purely as examples to give you some ideas for your research project. You can nominate any topic of interest to you (not just from the list below). For your topic approval (assignment 1) submission in week 5, please see the detailed assignment instruction. 1.Air quality and breathability 2.Challenges related to Leading Global Teams 3.Protecting endangered wild-life (specify the species and the region of the world) 4.How online learning is changing expectations of students in and out of the classroom 5.Outsourcing Business Functions 6.Dealing with seasonal fluctuations in demand (in a chosen industry) 7.Business Innovation Through Open Data 8.Challenges in Cyber Security for Business 9.Overcoming the effects of Covid19 in business 10.Business Coaching as an Enabler of Business Growth and Development Task one - Not more than 1200 words for the Topic Approval Assignment Structure should be as the following: 1. Say why this topic interests you. 2. Discuss your initial search for relevant literature and show that it has provided you with a good contextual understanding 3. Define the Research Problem that you intend to address (as you see it, so far) 4. Propose at least ONE research question that you will be seeking to answer through your research project (additional questions may be defined as you progress with this unit) Task two - Report on Literature Review At least 2500 words for the Literature Review Assignment Structure should be the following: 1. An opening statement of the Research Problem and research Question(s) – these should now be more detailed than what you had in your Topic Approval. 2. Discussion of major theories, models or streams of influence around this topic. This provides your lecturer with evidence that you have gone deeper than your initial search now to find literature that leads you toward answering your research question 3. Draw the reader’s attention to any contrasting views expressed in prior research in this area and give your view of how differing opinions can be brought together to help answer the research question and ultimately resolve the research problem. [the more comprehensive your literature review, the better. Whatever you do NOT find out in this literature review will leave you with more work to do when you move to the next part of the project, i.e. methodology] 4. Report how it has brought you closer to an answer to your research question(s). 5. Ensure all in text citations are correctly referenced. 6. Add a comprehensive List of References, in Harvard referencing style. [Students please be warned that errors in referencing attract suspicion of plagiarism/academic misconduct and may require detailed investigation, prompting a request for further information from you regarding your sources. It is always essential that academic integrity is upheld and any breach thereof may lead to a mark of ZERO and a report of academic misconduct. Don’t take a chance!] 7. Append a statement indicating ‘who wrote which sections of this report’ Task three - Report on Research Design and Methodology (including statement of ‘who wrote which sections’) 2500 words (plus revised literature review Assignment Structure should be as the following: 1. Introduction (an edited and adjusted version of your topic approval) including a justification for your research question(s). 2. A detailed research methodology addressing the qualitative-quantitative debate, hypothesis (if appropriate), additional secondary data, proposed primary data sample size and sampling approach, questionnaire design factors (include some sample questions), data collection method, envisaged analysis and interpretation. 3. A summary of your findings OR what you would expect to find 4. A conclusion (relating back to your original research problem and question(s)) 5. List of references in Harvard style (only for sources mentioned in this submission) 6. The appended statement of ‘Who Wrote What’ Task four - Assignment 4 - Reflective Journal At least 1200 words Assignment Structure should be as the following: 1. My personal contribution to the topic selection, problem definition, research question, writing of topic approval submission, and team charter. How I experienced this and what I learnt from it. 2. My personal contribution to the literature review report, i.e. search process, summarising of relevant articles, designing the outline/argument/structure of the literature review, writing up the literature review. How I experienced this and what I learnt from it. 3. My personal contribution to the research methodology report, i.e. my role in discussions about methods, sampling, questionnaire design, data collection, analysis and interpretation. How I experienced this and what I learnt from it. 4. My reflections on the research experience, insights I gained, and any issues, struggles, challenges, synergies I experienced, individually and in the teamwork. 5. Include a statement indicating which sections of this research project (that you personally wrote) provided you with opportunities to learn about Business Research.