SOEE5010 Research Methods

Summative Assessment Guidelines

Content and structure of the research paper

The final assignment consists of a 3,000 word research paper and a 200 word abstract (3,200 words in total) on adaptation to flooding in the UK that reports an individual research piece based on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.

The assignment structure mimics your dissertation, so you gain skills in identifying research questions, designing appropriate research analyses answer those questions, and academic writing.

Deadline

The essay is due on Thursday January 12* at 2pm.

Essay title

You will choose a specific research question and focus of data analysis related to adaptation to flooding in the UK. The title of your research paper should reflect this specific research question, not be generic to the assessment, such as 'An Analysis of the Drivers of Adaptation to Flooding'.

Data for the essay

The analysis in your essay must be based on the quantitative survey data AND the qualitative interview data on adaptation to flooding that we provide you with in this module.

You do not need to use ALL the information from the surveys and the interviews, but can use them selectively to answer your chosen research question on adaptation to flooding.

You do not need to use ALL the tests you learned in the statistics units, but should use at least some descriptive AND some inferential statistics.

You should provide tables, graphs, and figures in your results section, appropriate to your analysis.