KIT714 ICT Research Principles Assignment 3: Literature Review Type: In-Semester, Group Assignment Task Length: 2,000 words +/- 10% acceptable (note different to 3,000 words indicated in Unit Outline), reference list *not* counted toward the word count. Weighting: 30% of total assessment for this unit Due Date: 11:55pm, Monday 16 May 2022 Submission: electronic submission on MyLO in PDF format Description: An important aspect of ICT research is being able to search for and critically review the published literature related to the research topic to identify “research gaps” in order to formulate a research question(s). This assignment will require student groups to demonstrate their understanding and skills in this area. Objectives of Assignment: To effectively search for different literature available for the chosen research problem area; To analyse the literature with an evaluation of relevance to the research, using critical thinking; To develop skills in academic writing to communicate the findings of the literature review. Requirements: Students should form a group of 3 or 4 to complete this assignment. All members in the group must be in the same tutorial session. It is every student’s responsibility to find themselves a group, but please consult with your tutor and unit coordinator if you are having troubles doing so. Provide evidence of findings of the literature highlighting important points across a range of relevant literature. Provide evidence of analysis and synthesis using critical thinking by evaluating the strengths/weaknesses or/and similarities/differences of the relevant bodies of work. Highlight clearly the research gaps. Formulate ONE research question based on a clear argument and appropriate justification from reviewing the literature. Include appropriate in-text referencing and a reference list containing around 20-30 references based on the Harvard Method of referencing. You SHOULD NOT include any references in the reference list that you have not used in-text. Link to Intended Learning Outcomes #1 Produce a research artefact by investigating an ICT related problem Process Guidelines: 1. Identify an ICT research topic that your group are interested in. 2. Search for literature (at least 25 papers) that seem relevant to the topic. 3. (Skim) Read through all the literature you found and organise the articles by sorting the literature based on their findings and its relevance to the topic. 4. Define your research problem (within a domain knowledge) – note this may involve iterative search, as most likely, the initial findings do not provide a well-defined scope of research. 4. Select 10-15 papers from the literature that are considered as significantly relevant to the focus of the defined research problem. 5. Comprehensively review each of the selected papers using critical thinking skills to determine: Identifying: What does the paper communicate (key findings) How do the findings relevant to the chosen research problem Analysing Arguments: How does the paper form its arguments/outputs/claims Are the claims supported by the findings Analysing Methodologies: What are the chosen methodologies Is it logical that the methodology was designed or chosen Are there benefits/limitations of the chosen methodology Analysing Evidence: Were the evidence gathered properly Is there sufficient logical evidence to support the arguments Is there an evidence of bias Is there any other type of evidence that might be missing 6. Analyse similarities and differences across different papers and evidences. 7. Narrow down your search problem (topic), based on your group’s preferred perspective on the findings of the review and analyses. 8. Extract the detail of the comprehensive review that are relevant to the narrowed research topic. 7. Identify the research gaps from the extracted detailed review. Please note that the identification of the research gaps must not be assumed but persuasively demonstrated through the arguments that you make from the review of the literature. 8. Formulate a research question based on the gaps th
at you have identified. The PDF report should have the following format: title, table of contents, page numbering, introduction/conclusion, appropriate headings and subheadings with Harvard style of referencing. Peer and self-evaluation: Peer and self-evaluation will be conducted after the assignment has been submitted. Students will evaluate each group member’s contribution for the assignment as well as perform a self-assessment. The tutor of the group’s tutorial session will make notes and observation during Week 9 and Week 11. Each student will be awarded individual marks for the assignment based on the results obtained from the peer and self- evaluation process, mediated by the tutor’s observation notes. More instructions will be provided at a later date. Criteria Outstanding (HD) Very Good (DN) Good (CR) Adequate (PP) Poor (NN) Review findings of Literature (30%) Outstanding review of the findings of literature highlighting important points across extensive and highly relevant academic literature cited from reliable sources. Very good review of the findings of literature highlighting important points across highly relevant academic literature cited from reliable sources. Good review of the findings of literature highlighting important points across relevant academic literature cited from reliable sources. Adequate review of the findings of literature highlighting some important points. Little or no relevant academic literature reviewed. Analysis and synthesis of the literature using critical thinking (30%) Outstanding analysis and synthesis of cited literature using critical thinking clearly highlighting strengths/weaknesses or/and similarities/differences of the relevant bodies of work. Very good analysis and synthesis of cited literature using critical thinking clearly highlighting strengths/weaknesses or/and similarities/differences of the relevant bodies of work. Good analysis and synthesis of cited literature using critical thinking highlighting strengths/weaknesses or/and similarities/differences of the relevant bodies of work. Adequate analysis and synthesis of cited literature mentioning strengths/weaknesses or/and similarities/differences of the relevant bodies of work. Insufficient analysis. Justification and formulation of research gap(s) and ICT-focused research question (20%) Research gaps are clearly identified and supported by a coherent and logical argument through an excellent critique of the literature. Presented a clear and focused ICT related research question with an appropriate scope to answer the research gap(s). Research gaps are clearly identified and supported by a coherent and logical argument through an very good critique of the literature. Presented a clear and focused ICT related research question with an appropriate scope to answer the research gap(s). Research gaps are identified and supported by an argument through a critique of the literature. Presented a ICT related research question with a scope to answer the research gap(s). Research gaps are identified and supported by an argument. Presented a ICT related research question. Limited to no argument presented for the proposed research question. Communicate research according to best practices (20%) Produced a professionally formatted document using language that was suitable for publication in an academic setting. Accurate referencing provided using the Harvard method. Produced a professionally formatted document using language that was appropriate for the audience. Mostly accurate referencing provided using the Harvard method Produced a document that was appropriately formatted with language that required improvement to better suit the audience. Minor errors in referencing provided using the Harvard method. Produced a document that was appropriately formatted with language that required improvement to better suit the audience. Document was poorly presented and contained numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors.