SES6024 Assignment: Research proposal
SES6024作业：研究计划

Assessment: 50% of overall grade
评估：总成绩的 50%

Due date: Friday December 20, 2024 before 11:55 pm via the upload link on the course Moodle
截止日期：2024 年 12 月 20 日星期五晚上 11：55 之前，通过课程 Moodle 上的上传链接

Format: A proposal for a research project on a chosen topic. It should somehow connect to education for sustainability. Propose a scientific inquiry into a topic of the student’s choice and write it up into a formal research proposal.
格式：关于所选主题的研究项目提案。它应该以某种方式与可持续发展教育联系起来。 对学生选择的主题提出科学调查，并将其写成正式的研究计划书。

Word count: 1,500 – 2,000 plus or minus (guideline)
字数：1,500 – 2,000加减（指南）

Submission: Soft copy through the Turnitin upload link titled “Submit Assignment 2” under the course Moodle topic titled “Assignment two”. Make sure you include your full name and student number on the document!
提交：通过标题为“作业 2”的课程 Moodle 主题下的标题为“提交作业 2”的 Turnitin 上传链接进行软拷贝。确保在文件上包含您的全名和学号！

Hard copy to be determined.
硬拷贝待定。

General format:
一般格式：

Introduction
介绍

Background of your topic
你的话题背景

Importance of study
学习的重要性

Research objectives
研究目标

Literature Review
文献综述

Well structured which leads to a defined research gap (think of the mapping exercise in Assignment 2)
结构合理，导致明确的研究差距（想想作业 2 中的映射练习）

Should be at least 300-400 words depending on the final word count (20-25%)
应至少为 300-400 字，具体取决于最终字数 （20-25%）

Methodology
方法论

Research questions (should be derived from the research objectives)
研究问题（应从研究目标中得出）

Hypothesis
假设

 A prediction of what you expect the answers to you will discover after  answering each research question
在回答每个研究问题后 ，您将发现您对答案的期望

 This is not formal hypothesis testing as in quantitative research where  you have a null and alternative hypothesis.
这不是正式的假设检验，就像在定量研究中那样 ，您有一个零假设和替代假设。

 Predict what you believe will be the anticipated results of answering e each research question.
预测您认为回答每个研究问题的预期结果。

Research method(s)
研究方法

State your method(s) and justify why you have them
说明您的方法并说明您为什么使用它们

Data sources:
数据来源：

 List all potential data sources
列出所有可能的数据源

 Sampling method might be applicable
采样方法可能适用

Study area and limitations
研究区域和限制

 A well-defined study area including its physical location
定义明确的研究区域，包括其实际位置

 State the limitation of your study
说明您研究的局限性

Research timeline
研究时间表

An outline or figure of the stages of your research
您的研究阶段的大纲或图表

References
引用

Some important points
一些要点

The document should be written with acceptable English in terms of grammar and proper composition (e.g. proper introduction). Please double check for any possible spelling mistakes or typographical errors.
文件应在语法和适当的写作（例如适当的介绍）方面使用可接受的英语编写。请仔细检查是否有任何可能的拼写错误或印刷错误。

Note: A research proposal is a formal academic report which we discussed during lecture in great length and detail. Note the outline above contains all of these elements that are relative in a systematic logical order. Please note in the exemplar I provided the formal headings are not exactly the same as outlined above, but the content in logical order is, just under different headings and some are grouped under one.
注：研究计划书是我们在讲座中详细讨论的正式学术报告。请注意，上面的大纲包含了所有这些元素，这些元素在系统的逻辑顺序中是相对的。请注意，在我提供的示例中，正式标题与上述标题并不完全相同，但内容按逻辑顺序排列，只是在不同的标题下，有些被归入一个标题下。

Feel free to include figures in illustrations. Note how effective they are in the exemplar I provided.
随意在插图中包含图形。请注意它们在我证明的示例中的有效性。

There are no strict requirements regarding the formatting of references. They can be any style or format as long as they are consistent throughout the document: however, please do NOT use footnotes for referencing and citations in the text should be author/year. It is suggested that you use reference management software such as EndNote to prepare references
对参考文献的格式没有严格的要求。它们可以是任何样式或格式，只要它们在整个文档中保持一致：但是，请不要使用脚注作为参考，文本中的引用应为 author/year。建议您使用 EndNote 等参考文献管理软件来准备参考文献

Formatting is a very important aspect of this assignment! Please make it easy to read for your audience (ME!) and using proper headings based on the outline format!
格式是这项作业的一个非常重要的方面！ 请让您的听众 （ME！） 易于阅读并根据大纲格式使用适当的标题！

Do not plagiarize. Plagiarism detection software will be used to read all submitted assignments. Suspected cases of plagiarism may be reported to the University Disciplinary Committee. (refer to http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism/page2s.htm for the HKU policy on plagiarism).
不要抄袭。抄袭检测软件将用于读取所有提交的作业。涉嫌抄袭的情况可能会向大学纪律委员会报告。（请参阅http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism/page2s.htm了解香港大学关于剽窃的政策）。

Please feel free to contact me via Whatsapp, Wechat (6249 6738) and/or email at jim.lenzer@gmail.com with any questions you have along the way.
如果您在此过程中有任何问题，请随时通过 Whatsapp、微信 （6249 6738） 和/或电子邮件 jim.lenzer@gmail.com 与我联系。