HI6008 Business Research T1 2025 Assignment
Group Assignment
Unit
Details
Name Business Research
Code HI6008
Year, Trimester 2025 Trimester 1
Assessment
Details
Name Group Literature Review
Due Date & Time
22May, 2025
Student
Details
Student Number
First Name
Family Name
Submission
Declaration
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Format& submission
instructions
Most assessments must be in MS Word format only.
You must name your file with the Unit Code and Student ID
example: HI6005-GWA1995
Check that you submit the correct document as special consideration is not granted if you make a mistake.
Your student ID& name must be entered on the first page.
Submission declaration must be completed on the first page.
All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date and time.
Late submissions are not accepted.
You have two attempts to submit. The final submission will be marked only.
Penalties
Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Holmes Institute Adapted Harvard Referencing. Penalties are associated with incorrect citation and referencing.
For all other penalties, please refer to the Final Assessment Instructions section on Blackboard.
Watch this video: D4M https://youtu.be/rBKvPh5Lau0
Then decide on an angle or perspective that appeals to your sense of inquiry. Focus your research on ONE of these areas and define a succinct Research Question on one of the following topics:
the indications that the entrepreneurs’ current Return on Sales of D4M holds for future growth and scaleability of the enterprise
promotion strategies that would apply to the growth of this business
people aspects of the business, in particular retention of staff, possible sales incentives (‘finder’s fee’), burnout, or loyalty matters
the mentorship that can potentially be offered by the two chosen dragons
Compile a comprehensive Literature Review, using the following structure.
Structure
Cover Page
Clearly state which topic you will be focusing your research on (i.e. one of the dot points above, expressed as a Research Problem)
Clearly state the Research Question (RQ)
Present the facts from the video(s) that are relevant to the RQ
Justify at least 6 additional sources of literature will be cited and why. Provide a list of references, showing clearly the url at which they can be accessed.
Present a 150 to 200 word summary of each cited source.
Apply the theoretical concepts emanating from your literature review (as in section 6) to make sense of the facts taken from the content of the video(s) (as in section 4), making certain to relate practice and theory.
Conclude by evaluating the research you have done and clearly stating the extent to which it has addressed your RQ (as stated in section 3)
Add a reference list, in Holmes compliant format
Add an Appendix stating which section (1-9) was undertaken by each member of the team.
Total word count for sections 2 to 8 inclusive should be 2500 to 3000 words
Citation and Referencing Rules
Holmes has implemented a revised Harvard approach to referencing. The following rules apply:
1. Reference sources in assignments are limited to sources that provide full-text access
for lecturers and markers.
2. In-text Citations
All assignments must include in-text citations to the listed references. These must include
the surname of the author/s or name of the authoring body, year of publication, page
number of the content, and paragraph where the content can be found. For example, “The
company decided to implement an enterprise-wide data warehouse business intelligence
strategy (Hawking et al., 2004, p3(4)).”
3. Reference List
The reference list must be located on the last page of your submission
The reference list must include the details of all the in-text citations, arranged A-Z
alphabetically by author surname with each reference numbered (1 to 10, etc.) and each
reference MUST include a hyperlink to the full text of the cited reference url.
For example:
7. Hawking, P., McCarthy, B. & Stein, A. 2004. Second Wave ERP Education, Journal of
Information Systems Education, Vol … Issue No. … ,pages … to …
http://jise.org/Volume15/n3/JISEv15n3p327.pdf
4. Non-Adherence to Referencing Rules
If students do not follow the above rules, penalties apply:
1. For students who submit assignments that do not comply with all aspects of the rules, a 10% penalty will be applied.
2. If citations are ‘fake’, students will be reported for academic misconduct.
Marking Rubric
Marking Rubric Excellent Very Good Good Slightly deficient Unsatisfactory
Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
Cover page and Submission structure
(5 marks)
fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Clearly state which aspect of the topic you will be focusing your research on(5 Marks) fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Clearly state the Research Question (RQ)(5 Marks)
fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Present the facts from the video(s) that are relevant to the RQ(5 Marks)
fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Justify at least 6 additional sources of literature that will be cited and say why they were chosen(5 Marks)
fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Present a 150-200 word summary of each cited source(10 Marks) fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Apply the theoretical concepts emanating from your literature review (as in section 6) to the video(s) (as in section 4), relating practice and theory(10 Marks) The section is fully compliant in all respects The section is mostly compliant The section is compliant but contains minor shortcomings The section is slightly deficient The section is non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Evaluate the research you have done and clearly state how it has addressed your RQ (as stated in section 3)(5 Marks) fully compliant in all respects mostly compliant compliant but contains minor shortcomings slightly deficient non-compliant or unsatisfactory
Penalties will apply, as follows:
no cover sheet or incorrect cover sheet -20%
mistake or omission on cover sheet -10%
solo submission -20%
incomplete in-text citations (sections 5, 6, 7) -10%
incomplete reference list -10%
non-compliant word count (more than 10% above or below) -10%
no appendix or incomplete appendix or errors in appendix -10%