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The Research and Analysis Project (RAP) is made up of two separate documents;
Research Report (RR) (between 7,000 words and 7,500 words) and
Skills & Learning Statement (SLS) (between 1,800 words & 2,000 words).
The Research Report of 7,500 words is for everything from the start of the title page, to
the end of the conclusions. The 7,500 word count for the Research Report does not
include appendices or lists of references (OBU, 2014, p. 10).
TITLE PAGE,
CONTENTS PAGE,
PART 1 - Project objectives and overall research approach (≤ 1,000 words),
PART 2 - Information gathering & accounting / business techniques (≤ 2,000 words) and
PART 3 - Results, analysis, conclusions & recommendations (≤ 4,500 words).
The title page should content the following four key points:
Project Title (e.g. ‘An evaluation of the business and financial performance of
OBU Co between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2014’),
Your name,
Your ACCA registration number and
Declared word count (which should fall between 7,000 words and 7,500 words).
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An overview of OBU RAP
1.1.3 PART 1 - Project objectives and overall research approach (≤ 1,000 words)
This first part should 'sets the scene'. It should include the following three points:
The reasons for choosing your project topic area and the particular organization
that was the focus of your research work,
What you wanted to find out in your research work. i.e. your project objectives
and research questions, and
An explanation of your overall research approach.
This second part should provide more detail about the following five points:
The sources of information from which you have obtained relevant data,
A description of the methods used to collect information, including online access,
A discussion of the limitations of your information gathering,
Identification of any ethical issues that arose during your information gathering
and how they were resolved, and
An explanation of the accounting and / or business techniques you have used,
including a discussion of their limitations.
This third part should provide a detailed account of the following five points:
i. What you have learnt from the meetings with your project mentor, including the
presentation that you gave to your project mentor?
ii. To what extent have you achieved the research objectives that you set?
iii. How have you demonstrated your interpersonal and communication skills during
the project work?
iv. How has undertaking the RAP helped you in your accountancy studies and/or
current employment role?
The presentation should be completed WITHIN fifteen minutes and should focus on
the TOPIC of the research report. The contents of the slides should include:
A clear opening slide with the title of the presentation and the student’s name
and ACCA number to identify the presenter,
The next slide should lists the areas to be covered by the presentation,
Presentation of results in graphs, chart or tables (with explanations),
Relevant findings from the analysis carried out in part 3 of the RR, and
Summary of conclusions and recommendations that were made.
See the section on referencing in the information pack. Pay attention to the punctuation,
and in your own work, copy it exactly as it is set out – put the full stop in where it is
placed in the example, and leave it out, if it isn’t in the example.
Appendices for topics that make use of primary data like topic 6 would include: a copy
of the questionnaire used, a summary of questionnaire responses, a list of interview
questions, details of interviewees and a summary of interview responses.
Appendices for topics that make use of secondary data like topic 8 would include: the
relevant pages of the company’s Financial Statements used and the ratios calculated on
excel.
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An overview of OBU RAP
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