Organisational Leadership UU-PSY703 Page 1 Organisational Leadership (UU-PSY703) Organisational Leadership (UU-PSY703) Assignment 2 Guidelines Assignment Two: 50% of module marks Research Proposal Assignment 2 Title: Develop a research proposal evaluating the impact of leadership and culture on the sustainable development of the 21 st century organizations. Word Limit: 3000 words (absolute max 3500) Assessment Point No: 2 (2 out of 2) 50% of final module mark Online Submission: End of week 7 (Sunday) Time: By 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hours) UTC time at the latest. Important Note: If you miss the deadline, UNICAF rules on late submission/non-submission will come into effect. Learning outcomes assessed: 1. Illustrate the ability to evaluate the existing literature, identify potential gaps and propose a research which examines the relationship between leadership and culture on the sustain how you understand your research area 2. Demonstrate knowledge, critical evaluation and practical understanding of leadership. 3. Present critical and evidence-based arguments in written form. Guidelines: 1. Add in depth evidence of advanced research and theories beyond the core readings which have been provided in the module. 2. The essay should be reported by using the APA referencing format. Full and detailed “References” section should be included at the end of the essay. 3. The essay should be within the indicated and appropriate word limit. Assignments that overly exceed the absolute maximum will not be marked. Organisational Leadership UU-PSY703 Page 2 Organisational Leadership (UU-PSY703) 4. Your assignment should be word processed; Arial font size 11 or 12 and double- spaced and numbered pages. 5. Headings (e.g., Introduction/Discussion/Conclusion) should not be included in your final essay. Note: Essential information must be included in the body of the essay and will be counted in the word count. Extra illustrative information may be included in the appendices. Your essay will be assessed using the Writing Rubric located at the top of the course shell. Students will decide on the appropriate structure and content but we would expect to see the following elements:  Introduction: Typically, research proposals are developed by scholars who aim to be funded for a research project (or as the initial step for getting approval to develop a dissertation). Despite this being a course assignment, in your introduction you should have a clear statement of your idea and an examination of the significance of a research problem: o What is the central research problem? o What is the topic of study related to that problem? o What methods should be used to analyse the research problem? o Why this is an important research, what is its significance?  Literature review: introduce the area of research, review key publications, identify any gaps in the kn.

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Assignment 2 Guidelines
Assignment Two: 50% of module marks
Research Proposal Assignment 2
Title: Develop a research proposal evaluating the impact of
leadership and culture on the
sustainable development of the 21
st
century organizations.
Word Limit: 3000 words (absolute max 3500)
Assessment Point No: 2 (2 out of 2) 50% of final module mark
Online Submission: End of week 7 (Sunday)

2. Time: By 11:59 p.m. (23:59 hours) UTC time at the latest.
Important Note: If you miss the deadline, UNICAF rules on late
submission/non-submission will
come into effect.
Learning outcomes assessed:
1. Illustrate the ability to evaluate the existing literature,
identify potential gaps and propose a
research which examines the relationship between leadership
and culture on the sustain how
you understand your research area
2. Demonstrate knowledge, critical evaluation and practical
understanding of leadership.
3. Present critical and evidence-based arguments in written
form.
Guidelines:
1. Add in depth evidence of advanced research and theories
beyond the core readings which
have been provided in the module.
2. The essay should be reported by using the APA referencing
format. Full and detailed

3. “References” section should be included at the end of the essay.
3. The essay should be within the indicated and appropriate
word limit. Assignments that overly
exceed the absolute maximum will not be marked.
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4. Your assignment should be word processed; Arial font size
11 or 12 and double- spaced and
numbered pages.
5. Headings (e.g., Introduction/Discussion/Conclusion) should
not be included in your final
essay.
Note: Essential information must be included in the body of the
essay and will be counted in the
word count. Extra illustrative information may be included in
the appendices.
Your essay will be assessed using the Writing Rubric located at

4. the top of the course shell.
Students will decide on the appropriate structure and content
but we would expect to see the
following elements:
scholars who aim to be funded
for a research project (or as the initial step for getting approval
to develop a dissertation).
Despite this being a course assignment, in your introduction you
should have a clear
statement of your idea and an examination of the significance of
a research problem:
o What is the central research problem?
o What is the topic of study related to that problem?
o What methods should be used to analyse the research
problem?
o Why this is an important research, what is its significance?
publications, identify any gaps
in the knowledge or questions which have to be answered. Note
that this section is not an
essay going over everything you have learned about the topic;

5. instead, you must choose what
is relevant to help explain the goals for your study. In addition,
you must include your
hypothesis, your aims and objectives, how is the research
beneficial and to whom. All the
elements that are included in the assignment must be adequately
analysed and supported with
material that is properly cited, paraphrased and referenced from
a wide variety of external
sources.
Methodology (Research Design and Methods): The
methodology identifies the data
collection and analytical techniques that you intend to use. You
should propose a quantitative
study. Propose the research methodology (e.g. techniques,
sample size, target populations,
equipment and data analysis) and explain why it is most
appropriate to effectively answer the
research question. This section must be organized in a logical
manner because you are not
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actually doing the research, yet, your reader has to have
confidence that it is worth pursuing.
The reader will not receive an actual a study outcome from
which to evaluate whether your
methodological choices were the correct ones. Thus, the
objective here is to convince the
reader that your overall research design and methods of analysis
will correctly address the
problem.
o Specify the research operations you will undertake and the
way you will interpret the
results of these operations in relation to the research problem.
o Anticipate and acknowledge any potential barriers and pitfalls
in carrying out your
research design and explain how you plan to address them. No
method is perfect so
you need to describe where you believe challenges may exist in
obtaining data or
accessing information. It's always better to acknowledge this
than to have it brought

7. up by your reader.
study and analyse the results, it
doesn't mean you can skip talking about the analytical process
and potential implications.
The purpose of this section is to argue how and in what ways
you believe your research will
refine, revise, or extend existing knowledge in the subject area
under investigation.
Depending on the aims and objectives of your study, describe
how the anticipated results will
impact future scholarly research, theory, practice, or forms of
interventions.
main points; address the
main question and adequately
summarize the expected findings of your research. This section
should be only one or two
paragraphs long, emphasizing why the research problem is
worth investigating, why your
research study is unique, and how it should advance existing
knowledge.
Marking criteria:

8. Element Weight %
Presentation (General Presentation and APA reference system)
10
Research proposal (abstract, background information,
hypothesis and
objectives, methodology, research design, procedure, analysis
conclusions,
critical analysis) 50
Structure and organization 30
Language clarity and accuracy 10
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The following points should be noted for this part of the
assessment:
and textbooks.

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of organisations to illustrate
the application of the leadership theory in organizations. This
information should be
referenced to reports, websites and other relevant documents to
allow tutors to access it.
- 10%. This does not include
the reference list and any
appendices the assignment may include.
The referencing system used
in this module is the APA Reference system. Please make sure
you are familiar with this.
Marks will be deducted for inaccurate referencing.
‘Turnitin’.
submission. Last minute accidents
involving the loss of data sticks, corrupted files, faulty laptops
and so on can be guarded
against by backing your work up thoroughly and regularly.
– use
your student number for

10. identification only.
te that tutors will not be able to pre-assess draft
assignments. We will comment on
short sections if students are concerned about their writing
style, and we are happy to advice
on outline structures. Please do not ask tutors to comment on
whole draft assignments.
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How to write a good postgraduate research proposal
General Rules
Contents:
h is important

11. benefit the wider society
or contribute to the research community?
Styles:
solid block of text
break up the text
Structure for a Research Proposal
1. Title
2. Abstract (summary of the proposed researched 100-200
words)
3. Introduction (background information/brief summary of
existing literature)
4. Hypothesis and main objectives
5. Methodology, research design, participants, procedure,
material, analysis
6. Summary and conclusion
7. References

12. 8. Appendices
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Writing the Proposal
Important Components
Title:
Well-presented and clearly written proposals are more likely to
stick in people’s mind. Avoid
long and convoluted titles. You will get an opportunity to give
more detail in your
introduction
Plagiarism:

13. Make sure that you acknowledge the authors of ALL
publications you use to write your
proposal. Failure to do so will be considered as plagiarism. Do
not copy word to word what
an author has said. It is best to analyse and re-write all
borrowed information in your own
words. If you absolutely have to quote an author, and then make
sure that you use quotations
marks.
Abstract:
An abstract is a brief summary written in the same style as the
rest of our proposal. It will
provide your reader with the main points and conclusions of
your proposal.
Introduction and Literature Review:
A well-written introduction is the most efficient way to ‘hook’
your reader and set the context
of your proposed research. Get the reader’s attention early on
and do no waste space with
obvious and general statements. The introduction is your
opportunity to demonstrate that
your research has not been done before and that the proposed
project will really add

14. something new to the existing body of literature. Your proposal
does not have to
extraordinary, but it has to be based on sound hypotheses and
reasoning.
You will have to provide background information in the form of
a literature review which
helps you set the context for your research, to help the reader
understand the questions and
objectives. You will also be expected to show that you have a
good knowledge of the body of
literature, the wider context in which your research belongs and
that you have awareness of
methodologies, theories and conflicting evidence in your chosen
field.
Choose key research papers or public documents and explain
clearly how your research will
either fill a gap, complete or follow on from previous research
even if it is a relatively new
field.
Methodology:
The methodology identifies the data collection and analytical
techniques that you intend to
use. You should propose a quantitative study.

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For quantitative studies, the method section typically consists
of the following sections:
-Is it a questionnaire study or a laboratory
experiment? What kind of
design do you choose (descriptive, cross-sectional, case-
control)?
- Who will take part in your study?
What kind of sampling
method / procedure do you use? You will need to decide on the
inclusion and
exclusion criteria
– you need to calculate your sample size based
on the type of study you
are conducting. There are several formulas for sample size
calculation.
- What kind of measuring instruments or
questionnaires do you
use? Why do you choose them? Are they valid and reliable?

16. on - How do you plan to carry out your study?
What activities are
involved? How long does it take?
– this includes plans for
processing and coding data,
computer software to be used (eg Statistical Package for Social
Sciences / SPSS, EPI-
INFO, etc), choice of statistical methods, significance levels
etc.
– It is necessary to identify any ethical
components especially
if you are using invasive procedures for human subjects. For
instance:
o Consent forms (which state overall purpose and any risks or
benefits of
participating).
o Potential risks that could be involved in any questioning
(emotional distress,
dignity).
o Confidentiality of participants (anonymity).
o Feedback of results to participants.

17. Important Note:
o Make sure the research design or approach is appropriate for
the stated
objectives
o Do not assume the reviewers are familiar with techniques to
be used in your
study
o Provide a brief description of the study location, study design
and flow of
activities
Summary and Conclusions:
Present an indication on how you envisage your research will
contribute to debates and
discussions in your particular subject area. Will it make an
original contribution? How might
it fill gaps in existing work or extend understanding of
particular topics? Which are the
expected results? Summarize the research proposal’s main
points.

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For more information, please see the links below:
http://www.studygs.net/proposal.htm
http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/writingAPA.pdf
http://www.studygs.net/proposal.htm
http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/writingAPA.pdf