THE INSTITUTE OF FINANCE MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT
Instructions
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Answer the questions given below in a group of 5 members

Proper citation and referencing is necessary
Originality of the work is important, i.e., avoid plagiarism
Every group must be ready for presentation scheduled to commence from 20th March
2014 on world.

Select a topic of your interest, competency and relevance to your carrier development and then
write/develop the following
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Background to the study

Statement of the problem indicating clearly the knowledge gap
General research question
General research objective
Three specific objectives
Three research hypotheses
Significance of the study
Limitations of the study
Around 1200 words of literature review (at least 15 references including at least 8
academic journal articles be used)
10. Conceptual framework of the study
11. Sample design to be used for data collection
12. Data collection design clearly indicating the methods to be used for data collection
(justification for the chosen methods must be given)
13. A questionnaire or an interview guide for data collection
14. Data analysis design