Identify the individual task descriptions appropriate each phase

Part 1: Trial Research Proposal (500 marks)

Your tasks in this assignment are to prepare the elements of a Preliminary Research Proposal. This trial proposal would help you to prepare the proposal in your final year Research Project in the courses ENG4111/ENG4112 or PSG4111/PSG4112). You should review the structure of the sample Research Proposal provided in this course. You are likely to use different chapter and section headings, but those in the sample are a useful guide.

You should develop a brief but solid review of literature with a clear focus on your chosen project. This will help determine the scope of the project and allow you to conduct a project feasibility

analysis. During the literature review, you will also be able to ‘borrow’ methodology ideas from the reviewed articles. Please remember that the key function of literature review is to identify what WAS NOT done so far. Please do NOT use a simple annotated bibliography from your assignment 1. While the articles found in assignment 1 can form the basis of your literature review, a proper literature review is very different from a simple list of annotated bibliography.

Task 5: Identify the key steps and features of your project plan

Consider your individual task descriptions in the context of Risk Assessments and Special Project Requirements. Then determine a reasonable Project Schedule.

Part 2: Presentation of Research Proposal (100 marks)

Prepare four slides that will sum up your proposal and upload them as a separate file.

30 marks for the title and abstract. The abstract must clearly outline the project, not just the background. Remember that a good abstract is the miniature version of your whole research proposal.

70 marks for the Introduction, the majority will be given for a clear description of the project justification and the importance of the project. Your project proposal should promise RESEARCH, but please remember that you do not need to be overly ambitious.

How will you interpret the analysis to make your conclusions?

100 marks will be given for timelines, resources and other considerations.

50 marks will depend on language and presentation. You will NOT be required to format your assignment to any specific template. Nonetheless, you will be required to present a professional looking document.

100 marks will be given for Presentation Slides.

‘Trial Research Proposal’ can become the ‘starting point’ of your honours research proposal for next year. However, your allocated final project may be different, because of your own changed interests or because your supervisor or sponsor will require changes. Thus, there could be significant changes to the overall direction of your project – by negotiation with your supervisor and approved by the examiner of the project courses.

It would not be feasible to simply "resubmit" or substantial portions of this assignment (from ENG4110) for any other course including ENG4111 or PGS4111 that could result in an automatic fail.