HRPYC81
RESEARCH REPORT
PROJECT 4805
ASSIGNMENT 25
FEEDBACK
2022
Student name: ____________
Student number: __________
Due Date: 16 May 2022
Unique Number: 166478
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ANSWER BOOKLET
PROJECT 4805 - ASSIGNMENT 25.
Use this Answer Booklet to answer the questions in Assignment 25. Answer the questions in
the spaces provided, and do not exceed the length. Additional work will not be marked. Note
that Assignment 25 is in Tutorial Letter 102. You are welcome to write or type the answers
in the spaces provided. For your convenience, we provide the Answer Booklet in PDF format
(to write your answers) and Word format (to type your answers).
Activity 1:
Provide 6 characteristics of (or ‘rules’ for) a good title for a research article or a research
report. [6 marks]
1. It is short; between 5 to 10 words.
2. Conveys the main focus points of the research.
3. Is not too brief (or ambiguous) or too in-depth (using words such as research, investigation,
etc)
4. It states the main points, or the gist of the research (Terre Blanche, Durrheim, & Painter,
2006).
5. According to tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022), it contains information on the
population or the sample studied (University Of South Africa , 2022).
6. Tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022) states that it should be clear and concise
(University Of South Africa , 2022)
Activity 2:
The following title does not comply with the rules for a good title: ‘Morals down the drain? A
research study Investigating the relationship between different variables of moral
development in South African adolescent boys and girls between 12 and 18 years of age’.
Correct this title by providing a better title which complies with the rules for a good title.
[5 marks]
Contributing Factors of Adolescent Moral Development Within The South African Context.
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Activity 3:
Provide a provisional title for your research project. (You will probably change the title a
couple of times – a normal process as your knowledge and understanding increases).
[5 marks]
Parental Influences and Moral Development in South African Adolescents.
Activity 4:
Complete the following sentences: [10 marks]
An abstract (definition), as stated in tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022), is a detailed
summary of the main points within the research report. It is the most important paragraph as
it is the first contact (as well as the title) the reader engages with when reading your content.
It must be structured well and understood clearly. It creates a lasting impression on your work
(University Of South Africa , 2022). (4)
An abstract should answer three main questions, namely:
(a) What? – What the results were; results and conclusions
(b) How? – How the study was conducted; describes research methods
(c) Why? - Why the study was conducted; states the goals (Terre Blanche et al, 2006).
3.1
The abstract for Project 4805 should be no longer than 300 words. The abstract is usually
written at the end of the report writing process, but it is placed at the beginning of the report,
according to tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (University Of South Africa , 2022). (6)
RESEARCH REPORT
PROJECT 4805
ASSIGNMENT 25
FEEDBACK
2022
Student name: ____________
Student number: __________
Due Date: 16 May 2022
Unique Number: 166478
, 1
ANSWER BOOKLET
PROJECT 4805 - ASSIGNMENT 25.
Use this Answer Booklet to answer the questions in Assignment 25. Answer the questions in
the spaces provided, and do not exceed the length. Additional work will not be marked. Note
that Assignment 25 is in Tutorial Letter 102. You are welcome to write or type the answers
in the spaces provided. For your convenience, we provide the Answer Booklet in PDF format
(to write your answers) and Word format (to type your answers).
Activity 1:
Provide 6 characteristics of (or ‘rules’ for) a good title for a research article or a research
report. [6 marks]
1. It is short; between 5 to 10 words.
2. Conveys the main focus points of the research.
3. Is not too brief (or ambiguous) or too in-depth (using words such as research, investigation,
etc)
4. It states the main points, or the gist of the research (Terre Blanche, Durrheim, & Painter,
2006).
5. According to tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022), it contains information on the
population or the sample studied (University Of South Africa , 2022).
6. Tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022) states that it should be clear and concise
(University Of South Africa , 2022)
Activity 2:
The following title does not comply with the rules for a good title: ‘Morals down the drain? A
research study Investigating the relationship between different variables of moral
development in South African adolescent boys and girls between 12 and 18 years of age’.
Correct this title by providing a better title which complies with the rules for a good title.
[5 marks]
Contributing Factors of Adolescent Moral Development Within The South African Context.
, 2
Activity 3:
Provide a provisional title for your research project. (You will probably change the title a
couple of times – a normal process as your knowledge and understanding increases).
[5 marks]
Parental Influences and Moral Development in South African Adolescents.
Activity 4:
Complete the following sentences: [10 marks]
An abstract (definition), as stated in tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (2022), is a detailed
summary of the main points within the research report. It is the most important paragraph as
it is the first contact (as well as the title) the reader engages with when reading your content.
It must be structured well and understood clearly. It creates a lasting impression on your work
(University Of South Africa , 2022). (4)
An abstract should answer three main questions, namely:
(a) What? – What the results were; results and conclusions
(b) How? – How the study was conducted; describes research methods
(c) Why? - Why the study was conducted; states the goals (Terre Blanche et al, 2006).
3.1
The abstract for Project 4805 should be no longer than 300 words. The abstract is usually
written at the end of the report writing process, but it is placed at the beginning of the report,
according to tutorial letter 104 for HRPYC81 (University Of South Africa , 2022). (6)
