The forced decline in focus of gas vehicles in the car industry

ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES***

Projects BUSI 301

Introduction (Topic, Research Objectives, Context, and Rationale, some general literature review) (4 Marks)

Guiding questions:

· Has appropriate background information been provided with special terms and concepts defined?

· Is the research topic or problem clearly stated and shown to be worth investigating (rational for the chosen topic)?

· Are the research objectives/research questions clear, relevant, coherent and achievable?

· Are the research significance/contributions clearly stated?

Specific Literature Review (4 Marks)

Guiding questions:

· Has a comprehensive range of RELEVANT literature been used to discuss relevant concepts, models and theories?

· You must use at least 10 academic journal articles in your paper

· Are the sources used up to date and sufficient?

· Are the key themes and issues surrounding the research questions clearly drawn from the literature?

· Does the paper give evidence of a critical attitude towards source material?

· Have sources been acknowledged and referenced fairly and properly?

Development of a research model and hypotheses (4 Marks)

Guiding questions:

· Does the paper develop an accurate model based on the relevant literature review?

· Does the paper develop an accurate figure that captures the research model?

· Does the paper develop accurate hypotheses that captures the relationships in the research model?

· Does the paper provide theoretical background and prior research findings that support the paper hypotheses?

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Research Design and Methodology (4 Marks)

Guiding questions:

· Is there a clear rationale for the research design and methodology?

· Are the research methods fully described and the advantages and disadvantages of chosen methods discussed?

· Are the relevant research instruments (e.g., blank questionnaire, interview questions etc.) included in the appendices?

· Are the research instruments well designed with all questions etc. relevant to research objectives?

· Are sampling methods described in detail? i.e. who the respondents are, how many there are and how they were selected?

· Are data analysis methods discussed?

· Is there evidence of care and accuracy in the data collection process? Are reliability and validity issues addressed?

Presentation, Structure, and Writing (4 Marks)

Guiding questions:

· Is the overall style and presentation of the paper appropriate and clear (titles, section headings, spacing, pagination, appropriate font, bolding, italics, etc.)

· Does the paper use Times New Roman 12 point font?

· Are all citations and references properly formatted in the appropriate referencing style (APA)?

· Is the title concise and appropriate?

· Is the abstract a concise (150 words) summary of the main aims, methodology, findings and conclusions?

· Is the contents page clear, concise and logically numbered?

· Are appendices, tables and figures numbered and listed in the contents page?

· Are all appendices referred to in the text?

***Other Important issues

· The due date for the individual paper is before 3:00pm April 7, 2021

· You must submit 15-20-page paper (12 point – double spaced - Times new Roman)

· Because we are using virtual class room, you must do a 10-15-minute virtual presentation or submit 10-15-minute video presentation of your paper.

· You must also submit an electronic copy of all the articles that you used in your paper

· You will be requested to submit your progress (e.g., proposal, hypothesis, proposed model) in writing the paper during the semester. Failure to do so will result in losing points from your grade on your final paper.