Foundation Year Project
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an ability to undertake a project involving plan, execute, analyze findings, and draw conclusions for an investigation with specified aims and objectives identified.
2. Enable students to manage their time effectively in conduction a project and, as a consequence, enhance their academic skills
3. Enable students to communicate through written and visual presentation skills
Choose a topic and an organization
• Introduction/background – a brief explanation of your chosen topic and background of the company (100 words)
• State the aim- only 1 aim (one sentence statement-25 words).
• State Objectives of the research- 3 objectives only and must link to the aim. The objectives should indicate the intended research methodology. (50 words)
• Define the research problem- brief paragraph of the main issues relating to the research topic. (75 words)
• Outline the research questions- 4 research questions only. The questions should enable you to achieve your objectives (50 words)
Methodology-(300 words)
•Outline how you intend to collect data (Research Methodology 200 words)
•Show timeline towards completion of the project- Gantt chart or table showing timelines. (100 words.)
Literature review
• Read and gather information on your topic from a minimum of 15 sources (books, published Journals/articles, internet, etc-(300 words.)
Carryout your research using secondary data only (500words)
• Present your findings using tables, charts, and diagrams (250 words)
• Analyze and summarize your findings using secondary research methods (250 words).
Conclusion (100 words.)
•References- list all sources you have cited in the report here in alphabetical order.
•Appendix (optional)-includes all other materials not directly included in the report, but these must be referenced in the report. For example, see Appendix 1