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2022/2023- Semester 1

Research Methodology

THE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF JAMAICA

COMMON COURSEWORK

SEMESTER I – SEPTEMBER 2022

PROGRAMME: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COURSE NAME: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CODE: RMTD-3401

YEAR GROUP: THREE

DUE DATE: TBD

UNIT: 2, 3, 4, 5

ASSESSMENT TYPE: COURSEWORK I – GROUP: JOURNAL ARTICLE

CRITIQUE 20%

INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions.

A. Students are required to review and critique a scholarly journal article. This article will

relate to their field of study. In the critique, they will summarise and critique the major

sections of a research paper. The critique should be written in basic 7th edition APA

format and total no more than 2 pages.

2022/2023- Semester 1

Research Methodology

RUBRIC

1. Identification of article (author, year of publication, sources etc.) and article summary.

(3 marks)

2. Identification of research questions/ objectives/hypothesis, source etc. (3 marks)

3. Discussion of major theoretical framework of the paper.

a. Identification of theories (2 marks)

b. Discussion of the relevance of the theory to the research topic

(4 marks)

4. Identification and explanation of research methodology.

a. Research design (2 marks)

b. Population and sampling procedure (2 marks)

c. Data collection tool and procedure (2 marks)

5. Major results summarized (6 marks)

6. Practical application of research done to the students field of study (3 marks)

7. Strengths of the research explained (4 marks)

8. Weaknesses of the research explained (4 marks)

The following must be observed:

7th edition APA Format

Appropriate 7th edition APA format for cover page (.5 marks)

Page numbering (.5 marks)

Paragraph formatting (1 mark)

In text citations (2 marks)

Reference page (1 mark)

(Total 40 marks)