Order Description
The main focus of the write up is to discover how ethics can be applied to engineering.

CETM11 ASSIGNMENT
PORTFOLIO ITEM 2: The Research Plan
THIS IS WORTH 70% OF YOUR MODULE MARK AND ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:

Outcomes
3 Ability to critically assess the ethical, legal and professional issues in research relevant to your programme of study when planning research.
4. Ability to critically analyse academic arguments, research design, findings and supporting evidence and write a comparative analytical review

Important Information
You are required to submit your work within the bounds of the University Infringement of Assessment Regulations (see your Programme Guide). Plagiarism, paraphrasing and downloading large amounts of information from external sources, will not be tolerated and will be dealt with severely. You should make full use of any source material, which would normally be an occasional sentence and/or paragraph (referenced) followed by your own critical analysis/evaluation. You will receive no marks for work that is not your own. Your work may be subject to checks for originality which can include use of an electronic plagiarism detection service.
Where you are asked to submit an individual piece of work, the work must be entirely your own. The safety of your assessments is your responsibility. You must not permit another student access to your work.
Where referencing is required, unless otherwise stated, the Harvard referencing system must be used (see your Programme Guide).

All research paper based assessments are now required to be submitted through the Turnitin system to check for plagiarism. This happens automatically when you submit through Sunspace.

Submission Date and Time 01/02/2016
Submission Location No hard copy submission: Electronic Submission to Turnitin through Dropbox in Sunspace CETM11

Portfolio item 2: Assignment worth 70% of the module

THE TASK
Choose one of the following topics on which to do a plan for a research study. This must build on a topic suggested for further work in a published, peer-reviewed article. You must reference this source article and although you may use some of their references, the literature review to support your proposed new study and the design including sampling, number of participants, process of research, data collection instruments must be your own writing.
• The ethics of collecting and analysing data in sensitive commercial or government institutions.
• The ethical considerations of managing failing projects
• Ethics and other soft skills in successful project management
• Ethics, privacy and security in collecting social networking data
• Managing ethical risks when designing public access wireless networks
• E-commerce and ethical web design
PART A PLANNING A NEW PIECE OF RESEARCH USING A V DIAGRAM (10%)
You firstly need to decide on your research question(s). You will plan a research study that addresses these research question(s) related to the chosen topic and use this to build your V diagram. This research must be on one of the above topics. You can use the Q5 technique to help you complete a V diagram of your research plan but you will only be marked on the V diagram. Put as much detail as you can on your V diagram as this will help in the planning process of any research. You are NOT required to collect or analyse any data.

PART B (90%) RESEARCH PLAN (NB YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COLLECT ANY DATA)
The total word count is 2000-2,500 words. The requirements for each section, relative importance of the weightings and guidelines on word count are given next.

Structure of the assignment
Part A
Title of research and plan mapped onto a V diagram (about 200 words) worth 10%
Map out (as a minimum) your research question(s), concepts, hypotheses, methods and expected findings.

Part B
Introduction (about 150 words) worth 10%
Establish the significance of the topic/subject, problem/issue/theory, the context of the work (why is this new? What does it build on?) and what you expect to find. Include a critique of how ethical considerations are addressed if applicable.
Literature review (about 1000 words) worth 30%
This will contain a summary of the key academic debate on this topic with reference to key papers and concepts/ constructs. The literature review should include at least 10 relevant academic journal articles, conference papers or other peer-reviewed material and must be written to support your argument. This section should also lead to the formulation of your research question/ questions and any related hypotheses. You can find examples of the style needed by carefully reading good academic articles.

Methodology (about 750 words) 30%
Describes the research approach adopted and the main instruments used to collect the data and the rationale for the methods. Also briefly outlines the suggested analytical techniques (including statistical techniques) that may be used to analyse the hypothetical data. Research ethics should be considered if relevant to the study.
Reflective summary (about 250 words) 20% (NB-do not write just a a conclusion to the papers)
A concise summary of the arguments presented in the papers and a reflection on what you have learnt from the planning of this research study and how this could be applied to your future research for say your MSc project.

Feedback sheet
Structure >80% 71-80% 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Boderline Fail Fail Mark
PART A
V diagram 10% Succinct and interesting title, excellent, very appropriate research question(s) and detailed sections that could be used to plan a research project Interesting title, very good and very appropriate research question(s) and detailed sections that could be used to plan a research project Title is good and not too general, very appropriate research question(s) and detailed sections that could be used to plan a research project Title is adequate and not too general.
Research question(s) are appropriate and and sections could be used to plan a research project Title a little high level, adequate research question and most sections complete and appropriate The research question is too high level or not very appropriate, some sections not correctly completed. Not done or plagiarised

PART B
Introduction
10% Excellent, concise and very well-written summary of the significance of the problem addressed, the methods used and the suggested findings. A very good, concise summary of the significance of the problem addressed, the methods used and the suggested findings. A very good, concise and generally very well-written summary of the problem addressed, the methods used and the suggested findings. A good, concise and well-written summary of the problem addressed, the methods used and the suggested findings. An adequate summary of the problem addressed, the methods used and the suggested findings. A descriptive account of the research into the topic with little or no link to the current debate Not done, no comparison or plagiarised
Literature review) 30% An excellent summary of the key academic debate on this topic with reference to key papers and concepts/ constructs. Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses clearly and appropriately articulated. A very good summary of the key academic debate on this topic with reference to papers and concepts/ constructs. Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses clearly and appropriately articulated.
A very good summary of the academic debate on this topic with reference to key papers and concepts/ constructs. Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses appropriately articulated.
A good summary of the academic debate on this topic with reference to papers and concepts/ constructs. Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses articulated.
An adequate summary of the academic debate on this topic with reference to papers and possibly concepts/ constructs. Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses articulated. A summary of this topic with reference to some papers and concepts/ constructs. May or may not identify the Research question/ questions and any related hypotheses. Not done or may contain large sections of the original papers and/or plagiarism. No clear research question.
Methodology 30% An excellent research design with a clear, systematic means described for collecting data. Excellent rationale for the methods and excellent understanding of the possible ways of analysing the data, including use of statistical techniques. Understanding of research ethics demonstrated. A very good research design with a clear, systematic means described for collecting data. Very good rationale for the methods and very good understanding of the possible ways of analysing the data including use of statistical techniques. Understanding of research ethics demonstrated. A good research design with a systematic means described for collecting data. Good rationale for the methods and good understanding of the possible ways of analysing the data including use of statistical techniques. Understanding of research ethics demonstrated. A reasonable research design with a mainly systematic means described for collecting data. Some rationale for the methods and an understanding shown of the possible ways of analysing the data including use of statistical techniques. Understanding of research ethics demonstrated. An acceptable research design with means described for collecting data. Some rationale for the methods and some understanding of the possible ways of analysing the data. Some mention of statistical techniques. Understanding of research ethics demonstrated. Some methods described for collecting data but these may not be appropriate. Limited appreciation of research ethics demonstrated. Not done/ No understanding of research ethics demonstrated possible plagiarism detected.
Reflective summary 20% An excellent reflection of the process of planning this research and how this may help you in future work eg for your MSc project A very good reflection on the process of planning this research and how this may help you in future work eg for your MSc project A good reflection of your research planning process and how this may help you in future work eg for your MSc project An adequate reflective summary of the process of planning this research and how this may help you in future work eg for your MSc project A basic summary of the process of planning this research and how this may help you in future work A summary of the research and no personal reflection Not done/ too brief or plagiarised
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