Choose any ONE topic, i.e. 1 or 2 or 3 listed below
Topic 1: Currently trending research option – The advent of artificial intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7NddXDdxs
This video discusses AI and offers you an opportunity to form your own opinion about the usefulness and dangers thereof. Select an interesting aspect and formulate a research question (RQ) for your deeper research into the future of AI. In your research, cite at least 6 relevant academic articles from peer-reviewed journals and converge upon a conclusive statement that provides a valid answer to your research question (RQ).
Topic 2: Creative research option – The Philosophy of Colourhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8s8knHFTs
This video highlights several interesting facts or beliefs about colour. Select one interesting aspect and formulate a research question (RQ) for your deeper research into the uses of colour in marketing. In your research, cite at least 6 relevant academic articles from peer-reviewed journals and converge upon a conclusive statement that provides a valid answer to your research question (RQ).
Topic 3: South African entrepreneurs. https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/735023/the-11-richest-south-africans-in-the-world/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0ziRIBUF5z-_-S49UgyT9MQW7XgK50-OXgbj4vFkGZFZdxGGFGQ_I4nKg_aem_RlnUmARuY3FEOgPUjn_DOg
Select any 4 entrepreneurs from the list of South Africa’s most-successful and research the industries they operate within and what has made these individuals successful, with reference to at leastone academic journal articlethat conceptually underpinseach of the 4 (cite no more than 6 articles in total). Complete your report by integrating the literature so as to provide a conclusive statement that provides an academically valid insight about ‘what characteristics and actions make South African entrepreneurs successful’.
Use the following Structure
- Topic selected, i.e. topic 1, 2 or 3: say why you chose this topic, i.e. what interests you?
- Focus: Clearly state which aspect of the topic you will be focusing your research on and why your group chose that perspective.
- RQ: Clearly state the Research Question (RQ)
- Relevant Facts: Present the facts from the video(s) that are relevant to the RQ
- Literature Sources: Justify which additional sources of literature will be cited and why
- Literature Review: Present your literature review as a summary of each cited source
- Application: Apply the theoretical concepts emanating from your literature review (as in section 6) to make sense of the facts taken from the content of the video(s) (as in section 4), making certain to relate practice and theory
- Evaluation: Conclude by evaluating the research you have done and clearly stating the extent to which it has addressed your RQ (as stated in section 3)
Add an appendix clearly stating which members of the group were responsible for which section of the report.
Citation and Referencing Rules
Holmes has implemented a revised Harvard approach to referencing. The following rules apply:
1. Reference sources in assignments are limited to sources that provide full-text access
for lecturers and markers.
2. In-text Citations
All assignments must include in-text citations to the listed references. These must include
the surname of the author/s or name of the authoring body, year of publication, page
number of the content, and paragraph where the content can be found. For example, “The
company decided to implement an enterprise-wide data warehouse business intelligence
strategy (Hawking et al., 2004, p3(4)).”
3. Reference List
The reference list must be located on the last page of your submission
The reference list must include the details of all the in-text citations, arranged A-Z
alphabetically by author surname with each reference numbered (1 to 10, etc.) and each
reference MUST include a hyperlink to the full text of the cited reference url.
Forexample:
7. Hawking, P., McCarthy, B. & Stein, A. 2004. Second Wave ERP Education, Journal of
Information Systems Education, Vol … Issue No.… ,pages … to …
http://jise.org/Volume15/n3/JISEv15n3p327.pdf
4. Non-Adherence to Referencing Rules
If students do not follow the above rules, penalties apply:
1. For students who submit assignments that do not comply with all aspects of the rules, a 10% penalty willbe applied.
2. If citations are ‘fake’, students will be reported for academic misconduct.
Marking Rubric
|
Marking Rubric Criteria |
Excellent | Very Good | Good | Slightly deficient | Unsatisfactory |
| 1.Topic Justification (5 marks): say why you chose topic 1, 2 or 3, i.e. what and why it interests you? |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |
| 2.Focus (5 marks): Clearly state which aspect of the topic you will be focusing your research on |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |
| 3.Succinct statement ofRQ (5 marks): Clearly state the Research Question (RQ) |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |
| 4.Relevant Facts (5 marks): Present the facts from the video(s) that are relevant to the RQ |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |
| 5.Literature Sources (5 marks): Justify which additional sources of literature will be cited and why |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |
| 6.Literature Review (10 marks): Present your literature review as a summary of each cited source | Excellent (10 marks): fully compliant in all respects and exceptionally well-documented | Very Good (8 marks):mostly compliant and very well-documented | Good(6 marks): compliant and well-documented | Slightly deficient (4 marks): minor shortcomings |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (2 marks)
If missing (0 marks) |
| 7.Application (10 marks): Apply the theoretical concepts emanating from your literature review (as in section 6) to make sense of the facts taken from the content of the video(s) (as in section 4), making certain to relate practice and theory | Excellent (10 marks): fully compliant in all respects and exceptionally well-documented | Very Good (8 marks): mostly compliant and very well-documented | Good (6 marks): compliant and well-documented | Slightly deficient (4 marks): minor shortcomings |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (2 marks)
If missing (0 marks) |
| 8.Evaluation (5 marks): Conclude by evaluating the research you have done and clearly stating the extent to which it has addressed your RQ (as stated in section 3) |
The section is fully compliant in all respects (5) |
The section is mostly compliant (4) |
The section is compliant (3) |
The section is slightly deficient (2) |
The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory (1)
If missing (0) |