Module: Marketing Research (MKTG 320)
PROJECT
Assessment Grade Weight: 30% of overall Grade
For this assignment, it needs to write a research project related to the field of Marketing Research. As part of the group research project, you are expected to take the following steps:
- Identify a business problem that you will conduct market research to solve. The clarity of your problem statement will be key to successfully executing the following steps
- Determine the type of data needed to solve the problem you identified in step 1 and the research tool to collect the necessary data
- Design your selected tool(s)
- Analyze the data you collected
- Present your findings and actionable insights in the classroom
The report should be a maximum of 2.500 words, (12 pt. font; double-spaced), plus charts, tables and appendices.
The answers should include mainly the basic points:
Each group should submit a written research project. The paper should state the research background and research objectives, explain why the current research needs to be carried out, and describe the data collection and analysis methods they expect to use, data description, data analysis, and managerial implications
Assessment rubric for the ‘Essay’
| Grade range | A | B | C | F |
| Organization | Easy to read, topic introduced, organization clearly evident with proper introduction, body, conclusion | Paper has intro, body, and conclusion but may take a re-reading to understand | Disorganized, leaves reader wondering what is being said; abrupt ending | Fails to meet this criteria by obvious disregard for the expectations stated in the criteria; Disorganized and the reader can not follow the paper at any length |
| Relevance to material (is the topic addressed?) | The student’s reflection about the topic is explained in clear language; immediately interesting and supported with detail | The entire paper’s content relates to the prompt or topic; the student explains his/her reflections about the topic but may take a rereading to understand | Student does not clearly identify his/her reflections about the topic; may veer from topic | The topic of the paper is not addressed at all; Fails to stick to the topic therefore fails to meet this criteria |
| Writing style/Clarity | Consistently precise and unambiguous wording, clear and lucid sentence structure. All quotations are well chosen, effectively framed in the text and explicated where necessary. | Mostly precise and unambiguous wording, mostly clear sentence structure. Mostly effective choice of quotation. Mostly effective framing and explication of quotation where necessary. | Imprecise or ambiguous wording. Confusing sentence structure. Poorly chosen quotations, or ineffective framing and explication of quotations. | Consistently imprecise or ambiguous wording, confusing sentence structure. Quotations contradict or confuse student’s text. Serious errors; difficult to comprehend |
| Presentation/Referencing | Paper is clean, correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins), written in full sentences. Quotations are all properly attributed and cited in a consistent style. Virtually no spelling or grammatical errors. APA referencing system is followed flawlessly | Paper is clean, correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins), written in full sentences. A few minor spelling or grammatical errors. Proper references are cited and listed in the bibliography and in text citations are included but there are a few errors and omissions. | Paper is clean, correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins), written in full sentences. A number of spelling or grammatical errors. References are cited and listed in the bibliography but not in the correct format; in text citations are missing | Paper is sloppy or incorrectly formatted, not written in full sentences. No references included even though the student uses secondary sources. |
