Assignment: Research Project Proposal
Objective: This group assessment task requires students to compile a detailed research project proposal that specifies the scope and plan of the group's project.
The research gap and methodology should be strictly about the topic - "GREEN ROOF".
A brief description of the task:
In this group task you and your team will submit a research project proposal (final report). Please submit only one report per group. The submitted report will be a written report of no more than 5000 words.
The submitted report will be marked according to the marking rubric associated with this assessment. This assessment task is worth 30% of the total assessment for this unit, each member of the group will receive the same mark. However, the unit chair will have the discretion to adjust individual grades based on the feedback received during the group updates, particularly in relation to non- or under-performing students.
What you need to do:
This is a group task. Your group will be required to submit a research project proposal (final report) that summarises the: research aims, scope and outcomes, literature synthesis, refined research question/s, research methodology, evaluation of safety, risk and ethical considerations, timeline of scheduled tasks, justification for necessary resources, need for research and research impact, team charter including team communication strategies.
Your submission should be in a simple text-based format, with an appropriate layout consisting of sections (with section headings). For example, your section headings may be something like the following:
1. Project title
2. Table of contents
3. List of figures
4. List of Tables
5. Chapter 1: Introduction
6. Chapter 2: Literature review
7. Chapter 3: Data collection and analysis
8. Chapter 4: Research methods
9. Chapter 5: Research plan
10. Reference list
11. Appendix
Note: you do not have to use these headings, they are meant to be an example only. The Reference list and Appendix do not count toward the word limit.
Word/Page Count: 5000
Formatting & Referencing: Harvard