Business Finance - Management Management Investigation Assignment Brief

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Student Name

A Research Project /Management Investigation Report Submitted to Westford University College and Abertay University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Business Administration

Insert Specialization

2024

Student ID: _______________________

Supervisor Name:

Date:

Topic Name

By

Student Name

I declare that this Management Investigation/Research Project, in its entirety, is my own work, and it has not previously been presented in whole or part, for any other award, or published in whole or in part elsewhere.

Signed:

Student Name:

Date:

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

Table No.	Title of the Table	Page No.

List of Figures

Fig. No.	Title of the Figure	Page No.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sl No.	Topics	Page No
1	INTRODUCTION
1.1	Background of the study
1.2	Need and Significance of the study
1.3	Statement of problem/Research Question
1.4	Objectives of the study
1.5	Scope of the study
1.6	Limitations of the study
1.7	Organization of the report
2	LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1	(Suitable headings based on reviews)
2.2	THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK (if any)
2.3	(Suitable headings)
2.4	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (if any)
2.5	(Suitable headings)
3	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1	Introduction
3.2	Research Design
3.3	Sources of Data - Primary and Secondary data
3.3	Population
3.5	Sample Design
3.6	Sampling method
3.7	Method of data collection
3,8	Questionnaire Design
3.9	Pilot survey (Reliability and Validity of the instrument)
3.10	Data analysis techniques used

4	FINDINGS, ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
4.1	(Suitable headings may be provided)
4.4
5	CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS (if any)
5.1
	REFERENCES
	APPENDICES
	APPENDIX A – Questionnaire (Compulsory)
	APPENDIX B – Interviewee Consent Forms (Compulsory)
	APPENDIX C Permission from the Organization (If company based research)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This summary should cover everything about the project, all sections of the project report shall be covered in this section, such as significance of the study, objectives, hypothesis, research methodology, data collection, analysis, interpretation, findings, and recommendations. In short, the executive summary should be a snapshot of the entire project work. This summary should not exceed 300-400 words.

Text style and format

Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spacing, margins 1.5 inch on all sides Harvard Style of referencing must be used

Main heading 14 Bold- Capital Letters

Sub headings 12 Bold- Capitalize each word Chapter titles-16 BOLD- Capital Letters

Footer should contain Module code (MBA555), Topic Name and Page number.

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

(Background of the study, Problem statement/Research Question, Need and Significance of the study, Objectives of the study, Limitations of the study)

CHAPTER 2

LITERATURE REVIEW

(Students should use at least 10-12 sources of literature reviews including sources from journal research papers, articles, books etc. Proper referencing and in-text citation needs to be provided using Harvard referencing style.)

CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

(Objectives, Hypothesis (if any), Research Design, Sources of data, Primary data, secondary data, Population, Sample design, sample size, Sampling method, Method of Data collection, Drafting a questionnaire, Pilot survey, Data Analysis techniques)

CHAPTER 4

FINDINGS, ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION

(For quantitative survey findings, you should present the table of findings followed by the bar graph, pie chart etc. This should be followed by a brief interpretation of the chart. Each table and chart should be numbered and placed below the table and chart, see below an example)

CHAPTER 5

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS

(Conclusion should align with the objectives, research question/problem statement set, Recommendations are mandatory for Company based research and OPTIONAL for Industry based research.)

MANDATORY TO INCLUDE THE BELOW:

How this study/project addressed the management aspects/questions relevant to my MBA (Add your Specialization)? (100-150 words)

REFERENCES

(All references must be in Harvard Style and must be alphabetically arranged.)

APPENDICES

(Appendices will contain your research questionnaire, Interviewee Consent Form, Approval letter/email from company for Management Investigation Report, and any other attachments that you may want to include)

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