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MARKETING RESEARCH: A
CRITICAL STUDY

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
• To assess the drivers, which influence the ethical
considerations in the universities

RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
• To assess the monitoring mechanisms
adopted by the universities for monitoring
the behaviour of the students
• To examine the standards of ethical
considerations implemented in the
threshold of universities
• To measure the impact created by the third
party interference on the business of the
universities
• To suggest recommendations for improving
the standards of ethical considerations in
the universities

RESEARCH
METHODS
• Sample size- 50 university students
• Sampling techniques- Probability
• Different types of research- explorative
• Aim- to gain feedbacks from the students regarding the experience regarding
contract cheating

RESEARCH TIMELINE
Activitie
s
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Selection
of the
topic
Developi
ng aims
and
objective
s
Literatur
e review
Data
collection
Data
analysis
Conclusio
n and
Recomm
endation

DATA ANALYSIS
• The collected data
would be analysed
through the means
of survey
questionnaires.
charts, tables and
graphs would be
prepared for
analysing the
responses of the
samples in terms of
the impact on their
academic
establishment

CONFIDENTIALITY AND ETHICS
• Data protection act (1998) would
be used for enhancing the
security and privacy in the
responses of the samples
• Liberal approach would be
undertaken by the researcher for
enhancing the ease and comfort
of the samples regarding
proposing the responses
• The researcher would
acknowledge every source
considered for averting the
instances of plagiarism and
collusion

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