Capstone Project Topic Submission $($Use Template below$)$

Title: Investigate the effectiveness of operational readiness of construction projects in mining

Title

Insert title here

Background to the Problem

Should not be more than $(1)/(2)$ a page $($for topic submission$).$

Should not include the background$/$history of the organisation, but rather the background to the problem$/$challenge that the organisation is faced with.

Problem Statement

State the exact problems$/$challenges$/$issues faced by the organisation and hence the need to conduct research $($this must be in line with your title$).$

This should flow from the $$Background to the Problem$$

This can be between $1$ to $3$ sentences long.

Aim of the Study

The Purpose $($or Aim$)$ of the Study refers to the goal of your research. Your aim must be clear, unambiguous, concise and indicate what you intend to achieve with your research regarding the research problem. The aim should consist of three parts:

What is being studied

How it is being studied

Why it is being studied

There has to be a clear link between the topic title, purpose and objectives.

This section usually starts with: $$The aim of this study is$......$

Research Objectives

The objectives refer to the aim of the study which has been operationalised.

Objectives are stated as brief statements; one sentence each.

There should be between $2$ to $3$ objectives and this includes the objective on recommendations.

Use bullets to list your objectives.

Research Questions

Convert your objectives directly into questions. In other words, there should be as many research questions as there are research objectives.

Target Population

According to Collins and Hussey $(2009$:$62),$ a population is any precisely defined body of people or objects under consideration for research purposes.

State which group of people the study is directed at such as financial staff, departmental staff, organisational staff and so on$.$

State what the total number in this particular population is$,$ for example, $200$ staff in the research department.

If there is no target population $($in the case of desktop research$),$ then this must be clearly stated.

Sample Size

State how many participants will be selected to participate in gathering your primary data.

For the quantitative research approach, the sample size should be a minimum of $60$ participants.

For the qualitative research approach, the sample size should be $28$ to $30$ participants.