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MANCOSA: BBA (HONS) Assessment
A class-based discussion with model answers to PAST EXAMINATIONS AND
Assignment
Model Solutions provided in this document are not intended for cheating, rather
to provide a starting point.
All solutions were presented based on class discussion.
Further breakdown are given for each question to give students a
comprehensive starting point and keep on referencing to the relevant areas.
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APPENDIX A: ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Surname
First Name/s
Student Number
Quantitative Methods & Business Research Methodology
Subject
Assessment Number
Tutor’s Name
May 2025
Date Submitted
Submission () First Submission Resubmission
Postal Address
Gauteng
0680538213 (Work)
0612621185 (Home)
Contact Numbers
0743895097 (Cell)
Course/Intake BBA Jan 25
Declaration: I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of work produced by myself.
Signature: Date: /05/2025
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Read the scenario below and answer ALL the questions that follow.
A Bachelor of Business Administration Honours student at a Cape Town-based Business
School has formulated the following tentative topic of a research proposal for a
quantitative study:
An evaluative study of the impact of basic financial training on small-scale
entrepreneurship in the Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town.
Answer ALL the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1 (20 Marks)
Answer the following questions about the proposed study described above:
1.1 On the basis of the 5W’s (What? Who? Why? Where? When?) criteria, critically
analyse the tentative topic of the student’s research proposal. (10 marks)
1.2 State the aim of the proposed study. (2 marks)
1.3 Explain the purpose of the research design underpinning the study. (4 marks)
1.4 Identify and motivate an appropriate research design for the proposed study. (4
marks)
QUESTION 1 (Research Proposal Analysis & Design)
Study Units & Key Aspects Examined:
1.1: Research topic formulation (5W’s framework – What, Who, Why, Where, When).
1.2: Research aim formulation (clear, measurable objective).
1.3 & 1.4: Research design selection (purpose, appropriateness for quantitative study).
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