The following guidelines are designed to help you with Assignment (3) and to clarify what is expected
from you. Please pay attention to the following instructions:
1. The assignment is expected to be written in a report style and MUST have the following
components:
a. Introduction (briefly state in one paragraph what the research problem is, the theory
you plan to use, and your research questions/hypotheses/objectives just to remind the
person marking your work what your study is about. This information is straight from
Assignment 2).
b. Main section (this should be broken down into sections with headings from the
marking scheme as follow:
(1) Draft research design
(2) Planned sample, population or subject selection
(3) Planned instrumentation and materials for data collection
(4) Planned variables in the study
(5) Plan for data analysis
(6) Plan for data presentation
Please use these headings rather than your own.
c. Conclusion (briefly summarize your overall design in one short paragraph).
d. References
2. References must be cited both in-text and in a references list, using an acceptable referencing
style.
3. Read the blue comments below for guidance on what each criterion requires you to do.
4. Note: Although there are no marks for the ‘introduction’ and ‘conclusion’, it is a good practice
to include these two sections in your report. This is an opportunity to develop and demonstrate
your report writing skills.