Task 1

You are required to select 6-9 journal articles from reputable databases such asElsevier, Wiley, Emerald and Taylor & Francison a specific research topic of your interest. Once you have found the articles, you should read through the articles in detail.

Part 1:

You should be able to identify some basic but important information from the articles. These include:

1. Name(s) of the author(s);
2. Title of the articles;
3. Title of the journal, volume number, publication date and page numbers;
4. Problem Statement
5. Research question and objectives;
6. Underpinning theory
7. Research framework and hypotheses (if applicable);
8. Research methods and data analysis;
9. Key outcomes and
10. Conclusions.

Part 2:

You are required to read the articles and critically analyse them with an inquisitive to discuss this piece of research work with your own opinion. The following are some questions that may help for your critique:

1. Is the title of the articles appropriate and clear?
2. Is the abstract specific, representative of the articles?
3. Is the problem statement(s) clear?
4. Is the research objective(s) of the articles made clear in the introduction?
5. Is the literature review comprehensive enough?
6. Is the underpinning theory properly used to explain the research framework?
7. Are the experimental methods described adequately?
8. Are the study design and methods appropriate for the purposes of the study?
9. Do you find errors of fact and interpretation?
10. Is all of the discussion relevant? If not, what will be the appropriate one?
11. Has the author cited the appropriate literature?
12. Should some sections of the articles be expanded, condensed or omitted?
13. Are the author's statements clear?
14. What underlying assumptions does the author have? Is it appropriate?
15. What can be done to improve this research?
16. Or just use the 5W+1H to help you along the way eg. Why is the study important? When and where was the data collected - is it appropriate? Who were the study object - is the sampling appropriate? How is the data being collected - is it in a correct manner? What were the strengths and weaknesses of the study design?

Part 3:

1. Each group is required to write-up of about 1,5OO words (+/- 10% are allowed) (not including references, tables, figures, and appendixes).
2. Proper in-textcitations and the use of APA referencing style is required.