HPCOS81
ASSIGNMENT 3 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO. 762179
DUE DATE: 8 AUGUST 2025
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HPCOS81_Tut102_2025
Documents
You need to use the following documents during the execution of the activities for this
assignment:
• Learning unit 1 (under Study Resources)
• Learning unit 2 (under Study Resources)
• Learning unit 4 (under Study Resources)
• Information about Academic Writing that will be circulated and shared on
Moodle. A lot of e-tutor virtual lessons will cover this assignment.
Outputs
• Clear understanding of academic writing of a Literature Review.
• Clear understanding of a Research Question, Objectives and Deliverables.
Action
Use Turnitin before final submission of Assignment 3.
Assignment 3:
Submit a written document on the topic of
interest stated above (p. 2):
(Note: Actual headers of sections in
Assignment 3 may differ depending on the specifics of your topic.)
Section 1: Front Matter (Template available under Study Resources, i.e.,
“HPCOS81_Assignment 3_TitlePage _2025”)
Title of the research proposal, page with your name, student number and course code
and your Turnitin score (should be less than 30%).
Section 2: Table of Content (must be auto generated)
Section 3: Introduction
• This section provides an introduction to your research (½ page).
Here you introduce the topic you are focussing on and the context in which you plan
to study the topic.
• Provide some insight on the background of your research (½ page).
Introduce the key issues, problems and themes that have emerged from the
literature you have read. Focus on the knowledge gaps and problems that others
have highlighted. Also introduce the methodologies that others have used in their
research.
Section 4: Problem statement
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• Problem statement (+/- five sentences) – Based on what you have read from
the previous sections, articulate the problem issues you are focussing on.
• Research question – Articulate the main research question. This should align
with the title.
• Research sub-questions (two or three sub-questions that align with the main
research question). For each of these questions, also articulate a purpose
statement, e.g. ‘The purpose of this question is to …’.
• Research objectives – each of these should broadly align with the sub-
questions.
• Research deliverables (expected outcomes) – if you answer the research
questions and address the objectives, how do you expect the reader will
benefit?
Section 4 should not be longer than 2 pages.
Section 5: Literature review
Develop the literature review section:
1. Introduction – explain the approach you followed to do the literature review
and the key themes you used to do searches on Google Scholar and the library
website (½ page)
2. Define the topic of interest and what you will focus on (½ page)
3. Discuss some of the main themes emerging from the literature (½ page).
4. Explain the importance of focussing on and studying this topic
according to literature (1 page)
5. Summarise your review of literature in some sort of framework, diagram,
or narrative (½ page) to show the relevance of your topic.
6. In order to confirm your research questions for the reader, elaborate on
the possible gap(s) you identified (1 page) and how your research will
overcome this gap(s).
7. Conclusion (½ page)
Section 5 should not be longer than four pages.
Section 6: References (35 or more references)
Section 7: Appendixes
Appendix A: Add a screenshot of your home page of your referencing software
Appendix B: Add a screenshot of your signed plagiarism pledge
Appendix C: Turnitin submission receipt (optional, since all written submissions will be
automatically subjected to Turnitin)
Please note:
Please take note that the use of Turnitin is compulsory within the module. No
Assignment/Portfolio will be marked if there is not a Turnitin submission.
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ASSIGNMENT 3 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO. 762179
DUE DATE: 8 AUGUST 2025
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
HPCOS81_Tut102_2025
Documents
You need to use the following documents during the execution of the activities for this
assignment:
• Learning unit 1 (under Study Resources)
• Learning unit 2 (under Study Resources)
• Learning unit 4 (under Study Resources)
• Information about Academic Writing that will be circulated and shared on
Moodle. A lot of e-tutor virtual lessons will cover this assignment.
Outputs
• Clear understanding of academic writing of a Literature Review.
• Clear understanding of a Research Question, Objectives and Deliverables.
Action
Use Turnitin before final submission of Assignment 3.
Assignment 3:
Submit a written document on the topic of
interest stated above (p. 2):
(Note: Actual headers of sections in
Assignment 3 may differ depending on the specifics of your topic.)
Section 1: Front Matter (Template available under Study Resources, i.e.,
“HPCOS81_Assignment 3_TitlePage _2025”)
Title of the research proposal, page with your name, student number and course code
and your Turnitin score (should be less than 30%).
Section 2: Table of Content (must be auto generated)
Section 3: Introduction
• This section provides an introduction to your research (½ page).
Here you introduce the topic you are focussing on and the context in which you plan
to study the topic.
• Provide some insight on the background of your research (½ page).
Introduce the key issues, problems and themes that have emerged from the
literature you have read. Focus on the knowledge gaps and problems that others
have highlighted. Also introduce the methodologies that others have used in their
research.
Section 4: Problem statement
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HPCOS81_Tut102_2025
• Problem statement (+/- five sentences) – Based on what you have read from
the previous sections, articulate the problem issues you are focussing on.
• Research question – Articulate the main research question. This should align
with the title.
• Research sub-questions (two or three sub-questions that align with the main
research question). For each of these questions, also articulate a purpose
statement, e.g. ‘The purpose of this question is to …’.
• Research objectives – each of these should broadly align with the sub-
questions.
• Research deliverables (expected outcomes) – if you answer the research
questions and address the objectives, how do you expect the reader will
benefit?
Section 4 should not be longer than 2 pages.
Section 5: Literature review
Develop the literature review section:
1. Introduction – explain the approach you followed to do the literature review
and the key themes you used to do searches on Google Scholar and the library
website (½ page)
2. Define the topic of interest and what you will focus on (½ page)
3. Discuss some of the main themes emerging from the literature (½ page).
4. Explain the importance of focussing on and studying this topic
according to literature (1 page)
5. Summarise your review of literature in some sort of framework, diagram,
or narrative (½ page) to show the relevance of your topic.
6. In order to confirm your research questions for the reader, elaborate on
the possible gap(s) you identified (1 page) and how your research will
overcome this gap(s).
7. Conclusion (½ page)
Section 5 should not be longer than four pages.
Section 6: References (35 or more references)
Section 7: Appendixes
Appendix A: Add a screenshot of your home page of your referencing software
Appendix B: Add a screenshot of your signed plagiarism pledge
Appendix C: Turnitin submission receipt (optional, since all written submissions will be
automatically subjected to Turnitin)
Please note:
Please take note that the use of Turnitin is compulsory within the module. No
Assignment/Portfolio will be marked if there is not a Turnitin submission.
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