Examining the Employability of Bachelor of Arts Graduates from Sri Lanka State Universities : A Quantitative study

(01) An outline research template: designed to allow you to present the basis of your proposed research topic which is due on Friday 09th June 2014 at 11.59pm (UK time).

(02) A research proposal: detailing the area of investigation, aims and objectives, initial literature review, proposed research approach and planned timescale of your subsequent project which is due Friday 15th August 2014 at 11.59pm (UK time).

(03) Dissertation itself: Yet to notify the date

An outline research template 500 words, A research proposal 4000 words. Dissertation in total is 12,500 words (including outline research template and the research proposal)

I will give send the outline of the research template and the rest of the details on that once the write is assigned
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Dear Writer,
Thank you for the draft. As I have mentioned in the order description, the Out Line Research Template is due on Monday 09th June 2014.

To brief you on the assignment this is a quantitative study. We have been asked to use the SPSS Software and the likert scale and the questionnaire with at least 40 questions.

I have uploaded Out Line Research Template and the other relevant files sent from by the University with dissertation. The name of this Module is Skills for Manager, yet this is the part of the Dissertation (Dissertation comprise of Outline Research Template, Research Proposal and the Dissertation itself).
Total of 12,500 words.

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Please see the below comments I have received from the lecturer.

I have got the lowest mark (P1).
Here are the comments

I?ve read through your Outline Research Template and am awarding this a mark of P1. This is a good start to your project but there are a few areas that need some further input. I have a few comments for your consideration for the Research Proposal. Remember, this is your work, so you decide how you will proceed, but try to make it clear to the reader what you are setting out to accomplish, why and how you will do it:

? In the Aims and Objectives you mention data being available to inform a strategy to increase the number of students that are employed by the State Universities, but in the context you say organisations. Be careful to be consistent. Are you focusing this research on what the Higher Education sector in particular looks for in graduates or are you focusing on Sri Lankan Universities, or general employability within Sri Lanka? Likewise, are you only focusing on Bachelor of Arts graduates, or is it all undergraduates? If so, for your research proposal please elaborate and give some background about who/what exactly you are researching and why.
? If you are researching the general job market in Sri Lanka, you will want to either find some research to use as secondary data or do some research that focuses on employers. You mention quantitative methods to ask students in the university, but you have not made it clear what they will be able to answer. If you are asking questions about employability, a better source would be employers, or possibly graduates. Are you going to try to identify gaps between what skills or attributes employers are looking for and what students feel they have? If so, it would make sense to interview students as your primary research after doing research into what employers want.
? How are you going to answer questions about graduate attributes and employability with quantitative data? I think you would find more with qualitative questions, but that is only a suggestion. This doesn?t mean you can?t use a questionnaire, but you might consider open questions rather than short answer. If you?ve not yet read Bryman & Bell?s ?Business Research Methods? then I would recommend it as a good read to help you think through your research.
? A key aspect of your research should be how formal education can help fulfil the demands of employers, so for your research proposal, you will need to include some information from an employer?s perspective.

If you have any questions for me, please don?t hesitate to be in touch, however I will be on holiday from June 28th until July 13th with no access to email.