Literature review

Type of

Assessment:

Assessment 2 –

Literature review

Unit Learning

Outcomes

addressed:

(a) Demonstrate an advanced ability to initiate and prepare

an original research

proposal.

(b) Demonstrate an advanced ability to prepare a literature

review based on the support of an original research

proposal.

(c) Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the ethical issues

associated with an original research proposal and their

implications for the research and the acceptability of the

research by an ethics review committee.

(d) Critically evaluate the coherence, relevance and

methodological merits of a given body of literature.

(e) Demonstrate a critical understanding of the theoretical,

practical and professional contexts and significance of the

research.

Prepare a literature review that identifies and

discriminates between concepts, issues, key findings and

relevant theories most pertinent to the research proposal

which the review supports.

Criteria for

Assessment:

• Knowledge and Understanding

• Content and exploration of theories and ideas

• Analysis, synthesis and critical engagement

• Technical skills and referencing

Assessment Task:

Students will submit a literature review for their chosen project

Your review should be shaped by your argument and should

seek to establish your theoretical orientation, along with your

methodological choices. Your review needs to conclude with

what you have demonstrated as a ‘need for research’ in the area.

This literature review needs to be organized with sub-headers in

a meaningful manner based on your topic. The language used in

a literature review is often evaluative and demonstrates your

perspectives of the literature in relation to your question. Your

‘voice’ or your perspective, position or standpoint, should be

identifiable in the

literature review.

It is important that, firstly, your theoretical position is clearly and

strongly stated and that your critical evaluations are an integral

part of this. Secondly, it important that your language indicates

your own or other writers’ attitudes to the question or issue. The

literature review always ends with a research question.

You may follow the outline below;

Title of literature review: In not more than 20 words state the

title of your literature review

Introduction

Provide an overview of the literature review. Indicate the

objectives of the literature review

Literature review

Use relevant headings and sub-headings to organize your

literature review.

Conclusion

Your conclusion should provide a summary of the literature and

show the gaps in the literature 

Assessment Information

Subject Code: BUS606

Subject Name: Business Research Proposal and Literature Review

Assessment Title: Assessment 2 – Literature review

Weighting: 35 %

Total Marks:
Length:

35
2500 (not including reference list)

Due Date: Submission due Week 9 – Sunday at 11.59 pm

COURSE: Master of Business (Research)

Unit: Business Research Proposal and Literature Review

Unit Code: BUS606

Type of
Assessment:

Assessment 2 – Literature review

Unit Learning
Outcomes
addressed:

(a) Demonstrate an advanced ability to initiate and prepare
an original research proposal.

(b) Demonstrate an advanced ability to prepare a literature
review based on the support of an original research
proposal.

(c) Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the ethical issues
associated with an original research proposal and their
implications for the research and the acceptability of the
research by an ethics review committee.

(d) Critically evaluate the coherence, relevance and
methodological merits of a given body of literature.

(e) Demonstrate a critical understanding of the theoretical,
practical and professional contexts and significance of the
research.
Prepare a literature review that identifies and
discriminates between concepts, issues, key findings and
relevant theories most pertinent to the research proposal
which the review supports.

Criteria for
Assessment:

• Knowledge and Understanding

• Content and exploration of theories

and ideas

• Analysis, synthesis and critical engagement

• Technical skills and referencing

Assessment Task:

Students will submit a literature review for their chosen project

Your review should be shaped by your argument and should
seek to establish your theoretical orientation, along with your
methodological choices. Your review needs to conclude with
what you have demonstrated as a ‘need for research’ in the area.

This literature review needs to be organized with sub-headers in
a meaningful manner based on your topic. The language used in
a literature review is often evaluative and demonstrates your
perspectives of the literature in relation to your question. Your
‘voice’ or your perspective, position or standpoint, should be
identifiable in the literature review.

It is important that, firstly, your theoretical position is clearly and
strongly stated and that your critical evaluations are an integral
part of this. Secondly, it important that your language indicates
your own or other writers’ attitudes to the question or issue. The
literature review always ends with a research

question.

You may follow the outline below;

Title of literature review: In not more than 20 words state the
title of your literature review

Introduction
Provide an overview of the literature review. Indicate the
objectives of the literature review

Literature review
Use relevant headings and sub-headings to organize your
literature review.

Conclusion
Your conclusion should provide a summary of the literature and
show the gaps in the literature

Submission Date: Week 9 (online submission).

Total Mark &
Weighting:

35 marks | 35%

Students are advised that any submissions past the due date without an approved
extension or approved extenuating circumstances incur a 5% penalty per

calendar day,
calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 15 will incur a 1.75 mark penalty

per calendar day.

Marking rubrics

Criteria
HD (High Distinction)

85%-100%
DN (Distinction)

75%-84%
CR (Credit)
74%-65%

P (Pass)
50%-64%

F (Fail)
0%-49%

Knowledge and

u n d e r s t a n d i n g

5 m a r k s

Comma nd of th e

topic, u nus ual

creat ivity,

perception and

insight, all

suggesting that

work should be

pub lish ed i n a n

academic forum.

Dem onstr ates

comman d of the

topic by showing

creativity,

perception and

insight — a

serious

c o n t r i b u t i o n t o

t h e

academic

debate.

Dem onstr ates a

wel l- informed

understanding of

the to pic by

showin g

creativity and

insight — a
serious

contribution to

the academic

debate.

Understanding

of

contemporary

academic

debate, with

some

creative input and

insight, with a

tendency toward

description.

Limited/poor

understanding

demonstrated. Any

creative input is

somewhat off the

point.

Content and

exploration of theories

and ideas

10 marks

Outstanding

selection that

makes a

substantial

contribution to
academic
debate.

O u tst a n d i n g

s e l ect i o n from a

wide relevant and

innovative range

of perspectives

and sources.

Selection from a

wide and

rel eva nt r an ge

of perspectives

and sources

that draws

upon

contemporary
academic
debate.

Relevant selection

from a ra ng e of

pe rspectiv es

and sources.

Sources are

mostly

inte gr ate d int o

the overall

argument.

Narrow selection,

minimal use of

sources, to support the

argument.

Analysis,

synthesis and

critical engagement

15 marks

Outstanding use

of source

material.

Excellent

argument that is

of the hig hest

acad emic quality.

Sourc es very

wel l integrated

into the overall

argument. Clear

well

structured

argument that is

well crafted and

Sources well-

integrated into

the overall
argument.

Clear, cogent

and well-

structured

Mostly clear,

cogent and well-

structured
argument.
Dem onstr ates

criticality a n d

Sources are not

properly integrated

into the a rgument.

Absence of clear

and c og ent

argument.

Incomplete analysis

Critical distance

and

outstanding

analysis of the

question, to a

high degree of

excellence.

cogent. Critic al

distance and

outstanding
analysis of the
question.
argument.

Critical

distance and sound

analysis of the
question.

g e n e r a l ly g o o d

analysis.

with a tendency to

accept the source

material at face

value.

Technical skills

and referencing

5marks

Referencing

impeccable

using

appropriate

conventions.

No errors in

grammar or

spelling.

Referencing clear

and accurate using

appropriate
conventions.

Virtually no errors i n

grammar or
spelling.
Referencing

clear and

accurate

using
appropriate

conventions. Good

grammar and

spelling.

Referencing

sufficiently clear

and using an

appropriate

convention.

Adequate

grammar and
spelling.

References

limited/inappropriate.

Many errors in

grammar and

spelling, making it

difficult or impossible

to read.