The financial component of money laundering which involves financial institutions
Address the impediments to anti-money laundering rules by arguing that they are insufficiently effective due to several discrepancies that allow money laundering schemes to proliferate.
INSTRUCTIONS
Assignment: Writing a research proposal
You should prepare a draft proposal for your intended research project. Your proposal should include the following:
1) An abstract
2) An introduction to the research problem
3) An overview of the relevant literature
4) A critical discussion of research design and quality criteria in general
5) Your main research question, and research design
6) Ethical considerations
7) A project plan, including an analysis of skills needed
8) A summary of your next steps
MARKING SCHEME
For the generic qualification criteria at the graduate level, assignments must have the following format:
• Style – Presentation (10%)
o The layout should be professional, with an executive summary/abstract (up to 5%)
o The report should be free from spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors
o All external quotations should be referenced appropriately
o All citations should be in accordance with the Harvard system of referencing and should be presented alphabetically.
o Higher marks will be awarded for appropriate use of tables, graphs and Appendices
• Discussion (80%)
o An introduction to the research problem (up to 10%)
o An overview of the relevant literature, both theoretical and empirical (up to 20%)
o A discussion of research design and quality criteria in general (up to 20%)
o Your main research question and your research design (up to 10%)
o Ethical considerations (up to 10%)
o A project plan, including an analysis of skills needed (up to 10%)
• Summary (10%)
o Clear summary of the intended contribution and next steps
