Assignment Task: HR7004 - Mental Wealth and Applied Business Research

Learning objectives applied

1. Identify and justify a business issue that is of strategic relevance to the organization and to pose and solve organizational problems (IC) (CC).

2. Effectively understand connected digital social and economic space relevant to your professional discipline (IC) (DP) (SID) (CC).

3. Compare and contrast the relative merits of different research methods and their relevance to different situations (IC).

4. Complete Expertise route to Digital Skills Planner (DP) (SID).

5. Develop the ability to identify, assess, and regulate one’s own emotions and moods; to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions and where one has to make consequential decisions for oneself (EID) (SID).

6. Critically analyze and discuss existing literature, contemporary professional policy and practice relevant to your subject discipline (IC).

7. Use ICT effectively; to understand the importance of the proliferation of technology and access to information; and to develop competencies to realize opportunities in the connected digital, social and economic space within your subject discipline (DP).

8. Develop the interpersonal ability to identify & understand the underlying emotions of individuals and groups, enhancing communication efficacy, empathy, resilience and influence (EID) (SID).

9. Develop the ability to perceive and optimize physiological activity and responses to influence emotion and solve problems that could otherwise affect behavior (EID) (SID).

10. Develop capacity for self-discipline, managing stress and physical resilience (EID) (SID)(UGB).

Task

You will prepare a report outlining further details of your chosen research that will form the basis of your Dissertation/Applied Business Project.

The applied report/proposal should include the following:

Section

1. Research topic, aim and objectives

Identify your proposed research topic and offer a clear rationale, along with aim and objectives.

In this section, you should present your research topic and explain the topic area. The section should include appropriate background information and explain the rationale for selecting this research topic and its potential contribution. Also, clearly present the aim and objectives of the proposed research.

2. Literature review

The literature review should analyze and synthesize relevant academic literature, critically engaging with the field of scholarship. Discuss how your research topic will fit within existing published work. Find at least 12-15 sources of literature (mainly academic) connected to your proposed research and analyze them to show how your research will attempt to contribute to existing knowledge. Paraphrase the sources in your own words (and cite and reference appropriately) and synthesize the potential contribution of these sources to your research.

3. Methodology

Methods and ethical considerations.

Identify and justify a research methodology appropriate to your proposed research. Identify and justify research methods and data appropriate to your proposed research. Identify key ethical considerations relevant to your proposed research.

In this section, discuss your research methodology, considering your epistemological approach and how it impacts your research design. Also, discuss your data collection methods and the types of data you will collect, justifying your choices referring to your research aim and objectives. Comment on the feasibility of your research and your ability to access the required data. Finally, outline the ethical considerations related to your research.

4. Research schedule/plan

Induce a provisional project schedule/plan for your proposed research.

Outline the key milestones for the completion of your research project and propose the length of time that each milestone will require. Be realistic, considering factors like work schedule, busy periods, holidays, and other breaks. Present your schedule/plan on a table listing the milestones, the duration of each, and a brief note for each describing its role in the process and justifying the assigned duration, including any concerns, contingency plans, or limitations.