Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-Rector

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Step 2 – Chapter 1 of a
Research Project

1. General Description of the Course

Faculty or Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación

Academic Unit
Academic Level Profesional

Academic Field Formación disciplinar

Course Name Research Project

Course Code 551028
Course Type Metodológico Retake Yes ☐ No ☒
Exam
Number of Credits 2

2. Description of the Activity

Indi
Number of
Type of Activity: vidu ☒ Collaborative ☐ 4
Weeks
al
Initi
Evaluation al
☐ Intermediate ☒ Final ☐
Moment: Unit
1
Environment to Submit the
Total Score of the Activity:
Activity: Monitoring and Evaluation
100
Environment
Starting Date of the
Deadline of the Activity:
Activity:
October 1st, 2019
September 06th, 2019
Competences to Develop:
To Carry out chapter 1 of a Research Project and present what have to
be done in each step
Topics to Develop: Chapter 1 of a Research Project
Steps, Phase or Stage of the Learning Strategy to Develop
Task-Based-Learning
Activities to Develop Step 2 – Chapter 1 of a Research Project
Environments for
This activity must be carry out in Collaborative
the Development
Learning Environment only
of the Activity
Products to be
Submitted by Individual:
Students
Dear students,

1. Review the contents from UNIT 1, the

contents of Research process.
2. Think about a problem statement that
you have evidenced in the field of
languages teaching to carry out chapter
one on research project.

The problem can be related to language skills,

didactics of English, pedagogy, TIC’s, generic
competences… it doesn’t matter the topic, the
most important thing is that the problem must
be related to education

3. Check the all research projects resources

from the unit 1. They are in the Knowledge
Environment. Then, identify the chapter 1 that
shape a research project

4. With this educational resource unit 1, the

student will identify step by step each one of the
chapters when writing a research project. Read
(Part 3. P 50 to 64) from
Habib, M., Maryam, H., & Pathik, B. B. (2014).
Research Methodology -- Contemporary
Practices: Guidelines for Academic Researchers.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing. Found in the bibliographic references
Unit 1
5. Make sure you include the most important
information about the chapter

After having cleared your research problem,

construct your research project chapter 1st, the
chapter of must include the following aspects:

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 General background

In this section, the author will pay particular

attention to a number of issues. Firstly, the
focus of the study could be on the global,
national, or local context. This section highlights
the association or relationship of the title of the
study with the global, national, or local context.
If the study presents a case study (a descriptive
study) on a particular phenomenon of the
organization/institution, in that case, the
overview of the organization will be stated in
terms of various variables of that phenomenon.
On the other hand, the overview of the subject
title should be included if the study focuses on
exploratory research.

1.2 Statement of problem

A problem statement is the basis from which to

start any research. To create a concise problem
statement is not an easy task. Researchers can
assess previous research, with their drawbacks
or new ideas. The decision of carrying out
research on a particular topic should be
undertaken because of its importance and/or if it
is a new idea. Anyone can have a research
question in his/her mind, based on the fact that
he/she can propose a statement of problem,
e.g. i) Is there any difference in work values
when determined by demographic factors
(gender, age, etc.)? ii) Is there any difference in
work values when determined by job
satisfaction? iii) Is there a relationship between
work values and job satisfaction?

1.3 Research objectives

This refers to the general and specific objectives

of the study, indicating the intent or purpose of
the study. Objectives are formed according to
the variables of the model (if available) or
hypothesis, relationship, comparative study, etc.
Research objectives should be SMART, an
acronym which stands for S-Specific, M-
Measurable, A-Attainable, R-Realistic, and T-
Time bound.

1.4 Scope Research

Scoping is figuring out what, exactly, to explore

for a study. It’s a Goldilocks problem: you don’t
want the scope too broad, or you will not see
patterns appear in the data, but you don’t want
it too narrow

.
1.5 Limitations of the research

Any study has its own kinds of limitations. The

limitation can range from the selection of the
topics/ titles of study.
The type of study, applied research case study
or basic research

1.6 Significance of the study

In this section, the researcher explains the

implications of the research problem. Here, the
researcher justifies the research problem in
terms of its research potential and also the
practical implications of the proposed topic.
Hence, it is very important to justify the worth
of the topic in this section. This is also important
in the sense that future researchers might be
taking it as a reference point for their own
proposed research.

1.7 Definition of terms

The definition of operational or technical terms

encountered in the title or topic of the study
should be clarified here. Sometimes, acronyms
of research ideas or conceptual models should
also be defined in this section. It is important to
note that definitions should be taken from
websites, referred journals, conference
proceedings, or books.

Send contribution to the collaborative

forum to be feedback by tutor on time in
(word document)

Each student uploads a single document by the

Monitoring and Evaluation environment: Step 2
– Chapter – 1 – Delivery of the activity (pdf
document)
 Collaborative:

N/A

3. General Guidelines for the Collaborative Work

Planning of
Activities for the
Development of N/A
Collaborative
Work
Roles to Be
Performed by the
Student in the N/A
Collaborative
Group
Roles and Duties
for the
Submission of N/A
Products by
Students
References Bibliographic references are cited as a
complement to your academic activities on
campus. These bibliographies should be used in
a meaningful way since they are of great
importance in the first unit
With this educational resource, the student will
take into account each step of the steps that
must be applied when writing a research
project. Read (Part 3. P 50 to 64)

Habib, M., Maryam, H., & Pathik, B. B. (2014).

Research Methodology -- Contemporary
Practices: Guidelines for Academic Researchers.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing. Retrieved from
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?
url=https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2969/l
ogin.aspx?
direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=871029&lang=e
s&site=ehost-live

With this educational resource part 2. PUTTING

TOGETHER YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT, the
student will understand the different
components of a Research Project (Chapter 6:
What are the different components of a research
project?

(P. 138 to 142 (6.1,6.2,6.3) To carry out the

activity of the first unit of the Research Project
course

Murray, N., & Hughes, G. (2008). Writing up

Your University Assignments and Research
Projects: A Practical Handbook. Maidenhead:
McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?
url=https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2969/l
ogin.aspx?
direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=234330&lang=e
s&site=ehost-live

Read Chapter 6: WRITING RESEARCH REPORT

and LIST OF SOME VERBS USED FOR STARTING
RESEARCH OBJEVTIVES TO CARRY OUT AN
EXCELLENT TASK

Mligo, E. S. (2016). Introduction to Research

Methods and Report Writing: A Practical Guide
for Students and Researchers in Social Sciences
and the Humanities. Eugene, Oregon: Resource
Publications. Retrieved from:
http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?
url=https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2969/l
ogin.aspx?
direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=1228098&lang=
 es&site=ehost-live

With this educational resource, the student will

take into account the methodologies step by
step that must be applied when writing a
research project
Kuada, J. E. (2012). Research Methodology: A
Project Guide for University Students (Vol. 1st
edition). Frederiksberg C [Denmark]:
Samfundslitteratur Press. Retrieved
from :http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?
url=https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2969/l
ogin.aspx?
direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=503632&lang=e
s&site=ehost-live
Plagiarism Policy Students must be aware of the risks and
penalties in case of plagiarism.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the

actions that infringe the academic order, among
others, are the following: paragraph e)
"Plagiarism is to present as your own work all or
part of a written report, task or document of
invention carried out by another person. It also
implies the use of citations or lack of references,
or it includes citations where there is no match
between these and the reference" and
paragraph f) " To reproduce, or copy for profit,
educational resources or results of research
products, which have rights reserved for the
University ". (Acuerdo 029 - 13 De Diciembre de
2013, Artículo 99)

The academic penalties that the student will face

are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in

the academic work or evaluation, the score
obtained will be zero (0.0) without any
 disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic
work of any nature, the score obtained will be
zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures
being derived.

To learn how to properly cite all your tasks, see

the following:
BibMe. (n.d.). APA Citation Guide. Retrieved
from http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/

4. Evaluation Rubric
Evaluation Rubric
Task 2 – Chapter 1 of a Research Project
Activity Collaborative
Individual Activity ☒ ☐
Type: Activity
Evaluation Intermediate
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
Moment Unit 1
Evaluated Performance Levels of the Individual Activity
Score
Items High Score Average Score Low Score
It shows that the The student
student explored partially explored
and analyzed the and analyzed the
references for unit
references for unit The student didn
1. The
1. The information ´t participate for
information shows
that student partially shows the development
Chapter 1 that student of the activity
understood the
concepts and understood the chapter 1 of a 30 points
And concepts and research project
masters the
references
topics. Also, carry masters the
out the steps that topics. The steps
shape a research from chapter 1
project chapter aren´t complete
one
(up to 30 (up to 20
(up to 1 points)
points) points)
Individual The student The student didn’t The student didn 30 points
participation entered the forum enter the forum ´t participate for
 on time and
partially
participated
on time and
actively. Sent
participated
contributions, but the development
actively
(frequently and in not as asked in of the activity
in the a meaningful the activity guide chapter 1 of a
collaborative way). Sent It means the research project
forum contributions to student didn´t
be feedback on analyzed the
time by tutor references from
unit 1

(up to 30 (up to 20
(up to 1 points)
points) points)
The final The final
document is document isn´t
The student didn
completed with completed with
´t participate for
each of the steps each of the steps
the development
to develop to develop
of the activity
chapter one of a chapter one of a
chapter 1 of a
Final research project. research project.
research project. 40 points
document The student The student didn
Didn´t send the
reviewed the ´t review the
final document
references of the references of the
unit. unit.

(up to 40 (up to 30
(up to 1 points)
points) points)
Final Score 100