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

Title: The importance of Operational readiness of construction projects in mining

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Title

$$ Insert title of the research.

$$ Choose a title that captures the essence of your proposed project.

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Background to the Problem

$$ This section will be used to create the readers$$ interest. It can include a specific description of the topic that is to be investigated. A brief preview of the topic and the foundation of the problem should also be given. The researcher can achieve this through building up a detailed background of circumstances that lead to the problem being examined.

Therefore, the background helps the reader understand the specific problem addressed by the researcher.

$$ This section should not include the background$/$history of the organisation.

$$ The background to the problem should not be more than $(1)/(2)$ a page.

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Problem Statement $($also known as the problem to be investigated or research problem$)$

$$ Describe the gap in literature and hence the need to conduct the research. For example, after reading ten articles about your topic from reputable journals, you may discover that previous studies have not used your specific target population as the participants. In this example, your research would be filling the gap of targeting participants that were limited in previous studies or not used as participants at all.

$$ The problem statement should be eight lines in length in a paragraph format.

$1\mathrm{.}4$ Aim of the Study

$$ The aim of the study refers to the goal of your research. Your aim should be clear, unambiguous, concise and indicate what you intend to achieve with your research.

$$ This section starts with: The aim of this study is$......($changes to past tense $($is to was$)$ in the final report submission$).$

$$ The aim should be five lines in length in a paragraph format.

$1\mathrm{.}5$ Research Objectives

$$ There should be between two to three objectives. Kindly refrain from listing more than three objectives. Research objectives should be preceded by infinitive verbs such as to determine, to identify, to describe, to establish and to develop.

$$ Use bullet points to list your research objectives.

$$ This section starts with: The objectives of this research is $($changes to past tense $($is to was$)$ in the final report submission$)$:

$1\mathrm{.}6$ Research Questions

$$ Convert your objectives directly into questions. There should be as many research questions as there are research objectives. If there are two research objectives, there should be two corresponding research questions. If there are three research objectives, there should be three corresponding research questions.

$$ Use bullet points to list your corresponding research questions.

$$ This section starts with: The following research questions are derived from the research objectives $($changes to past tense $($are to were$)$ in the final report submission$)$:

$1\mathrm{.}7$ Research Method

$$ The most common classification of research methods are quantitative and qualitative research methods. Quantitative research makes use of a questionnaire to gather data that is revised and tabulated in numbers. Developing a

questionnaire and emailing that questionnaire to participants is an example of quantitative research. Qualitative research makes use of a questionnaire and interviews to gather data, and presents data in the form of a prescriptive narration with words to understand the natural setting of the phenomenon being studied. Developing a questionnaire and conducting telephonic or face to face interviews using that questionnaire is an example of qualitative research. Choose ONLY ONE of these research methods. The reason for choosing a specific research method should also be stated.

$1\mathrm{.}8$ Target Population

$$ The target population is a listing of all the elements in the population from which the sample is drawn. Restrict your target population to a maximum of one group of professionals. For instance, if a company consists of the marketing department, information technology department, finance department and human resources department, choose only one department appropriate to your research.

$$ Thereafter, state the total number of this target population. For example, you may state: The total number of the target population was $75$ staff members from the finance department. The reason for choosing a specific target population should also be stated.

$1\mathrm{.}9$ Sample Size

$$ A sample is regarded as a subset of the population. Thus, some elements and not all the elements of the population would form the sample size of a study. The sample size should be derived from the total number of your target population and you would need to explain how your sample size was derived. You may access the Website shown below to derive the sample size from the total number of the target population $($a $95\%$ confidence level and $5\%$ margin of error is generally valid in research$).$ For example, if