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HI moderators, i am interested in writing topic 6 for my OBU rap 2020, I am scared as I don’t really know how to go about it, I have read the guide which suggests a 3 chapter thesis,
-would it be compulsory?-can I get like a sample project to serve as a PROPER guide while I try to build mine?
pls all advice would be needed am stuck
Thanks in advance
First this a Research and Analysis PROJECT of 7,500 words it is NOT a thesis!
As per the Information Pack it is in 3 parts: Part I is basic background, Part 2 approach and ‘methodology together with a brief outline of at least 3 classic motivation theories. These theories are used to design a questionnaire that is used to survey employees to gain information about the level of motivation and significance of the factors from the theories in employee motivation in the organisation.
Part 3 – the most important section is where the results of the survey are analysed and assessed against the theories and their significance overall is evaluated with suggestions of what the organisation could do to improve motivation levels. Graphs are useful to display the basic results but discussion of the implications of the findings is the most important element.
We do not encourage students to share work because of ethical issues (plagiarism /copying) and University rules) but you may possibly get some ideas if you use Google Scholar as your search engine and use key words in your search.
However most importantly you need to get a letter of authorisation by the employer giving you permission to conduct the survey in accordance with p. 29 and 31 of the Information Pack before you even start.
@Trephena
thanks for the information above and your quick response,I have checked the info pack reference you suggested and it was really an eye-opener,
Currently, I would like to know if it’s compulsory to use the 3 part structure suggested in the information park.
TITLE PAGE
CONTENTS PAGE
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PART 3And can the approval be in the form of a handwritten letter from a manager in my selected organization?
The letter must either be on the official company letterhead and show the name and position of the person signing it or it must be an email originating from the company email address and show the position and the company contact details of the person who is doing the authorisation.
You are advised to follow the prescribed format in the Information Pack. Firstly because it includes the necessary subsections that are required and secondly because markers are very suspicious of work that deviates from the ‘norm’ as it is often an indication that it may have been submitted by another student to a different educational establishment for another course. Such suspicions, if there is high matching score will invariably lead to a referral to the Academic Conduct Office for further investigation
@trephena
Good day sir,pls, I would like to know what primary information would be necessary to pass the topic 6 aside from the questioners from the employe
es?Mostly you are required to do a good survey with the questions mapped to your chosen motivation classic theories and relevant analysis of the results. This should be supplemented with reference to the actual company”s terms and conditions and working policies and practices e.g. flexitime, annual leave and sick leave polices, maternity pay and any bonus schemes.
Hello guys,
Is it ok to based my research upon an organization for which I have worked in the past ? and is it ok/should I mention it in the introductory part?
Thanks .You will need to get a letter of authorisation from the company whether it is past or present to comply with the Ethics requirements – please see the Information Pack about this. Otherwise there is no problem about whether you work or do not work in the organisation.
Hi Trephena,
Thank you so much for your reply. I have a few more questions and I shall be very grateful to you if you could clear me on those.
1. In BSc. info pack , pp 28, it says “the research approach must explain :” and there are a list of things that it says we need to include. Is it telling us to to explain everything of those things in the list, in Part 1 under ” Overall Research Approach” ? . For eg: the need for primary data, source, how we got it, sampling strategy? If yes, in how much detail we have to explain? Or should we be doing that in Part 2 under ‘Information Gathering Part’. ?
2. I got the knowledge from the forum and other sources that only questionnaire is not enough and we need to cross reference it with company policy etc. If the organization cannot provide me its HR policy, etc due to their internal policy , then will an interview with the HR manager be ok for that purpose , where he will be giving us a general idea of his company policies?
3. Can we reference the BSc info pack itself and if yes, who is the author , Oxford Brookes Uni or ACCA? Sorry this might seem like a silly question but I just couldn’t figure it out myself.
4. Is collecting data through closed ended, likert scale type questions be quantitative data collection? And whether questionnaires result to test against the theories a deductive approach?
Thank You.1. I suggest that you read up on how to conduct valid surveys and how to write up the methodology on this – perhaps using Google Scholar may help.
2. Yes an interview with appropriate personal provided you document the structured interview and its relevance to the research questions is a possible alternative
3. The Info Pack is produced by Oxford Brookes University so would be referenced to (Oxford Brookes, 2019)
4. Adequate research via point 1 should provide an answer to this in respect of Likert. You should map your questions to the theories as part of your survey designHey, Please let me know the reason of failure? I am going to submit my RAP on this topic in May attempt. My question is that whether you submit any permission letter with your Rap? is it necessary to submit a permission letter of that company on which we are writing our thesis. I wrote my thesis on mcdonald’s, so is it necessary to take a permission letter to conduct a questionnaire in any of its Branch?
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Hey, I am going to submit my RAP on this topic in May attempt. My question is that is it necessary to submit a permission letter of that company on which we are writing our thesis. I wrote my thesis on XYZ, so is it necessary to take a permission letter to conduct a questionnaire in any of its Branch or we can submit my RAP without any Permission letter as I already completed my questionnaire part as the company provided me permission oral?
This is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. In fact first you need to get the letter of permission to allow you to use the company signed by a senior named person of the company on the official letter head or via the official company email address. Then you have to forward that to acca@brookes.ac.uk to seek permission to use the company name anonymously.
Unless you comply with this requirement you have not complied with the necessary ethics [see pages 29 and 31 of the Information Pack) and it could be failed for this.
Trephena,
Thanks you for your support.
On the appendix 10 of the information pack, it is stated that a spreadsheet in excel format which demonstrate us of appropriate formulae MUST be included during submission.
In terms of Topic 6 (Motivation), what can be the the content of the excel sheet considering nature of the topic?
Regards,
Yamikani.Yes that’s right you MUST submit a spreadsheet demonstrating used of varied formulae.
For Topic 6 you would normally use a spreadsheet to show your raw data and from that you can sum the number of respondents and then calculate the percentage who responded to each question. There may also be scope to calculate averages (using the AVERAGE function).
Good day,
I almost lost it….. Have no idea exactly what I am to do. However after doing some reading of the topic area I realized its not so hard. I am employed in a rank environment. Can I conduction my research on a particular category of employees instead of the entire organisation? I had received written permission to carry out the research on the organisation.
I have failed topic 6 in p40. I failed 8 out of nine parts. I think i will fail even in my 2nd and 3rd submissions. I have considered leaving it and join local university for a degree program.
I find the project costly and hard to pass and i may fail in all the 3 submissions and end up without getting the degree.Unfortunately Topic 6 tends to have a,low pass rate -mostly because students carry out poor surveys not designed around the classical theories of motivation. This then means the evaluation is inappropriate and therefore this results in fails for 1,2,3 and 6. If the results are not set out in clear graphs then this would also be a fail for 4 (Presentation of the Data) and if the report is based on inappropriate results then the slides are also unlikely to be suitable (so a fail for 9).
Therefore hopefully you now understand how important it is to design and conduct a good questionnaire as without this most of the report will fall to meet the Assessment Criteria.
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