Assignment
Overview
Written Assignment
Write a detailed research report of an
interview about a question of your choosing
relating to ministry practice (5000 words)
Submission Date: 28th March (before 11am)
Structure
See (2000 words)
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Method
• Report of findings
Judge (2000 words)
• Analysis of findings
• Engagement with relevant literature from theology and other
fields
Act (1000 words)
• Awareness of context and tradition
• Implications of findings and literature for future ministry
practice
• Further research possibilities
See (2000 words)
1. Introduction to the topic/research question/
contextual literature review
State your focus and why this subject needs
researching.
State the aims of the research and stipulate the
research question.
Provide a broad background for the topic of study and
place the study within the larger context of scholarly
research.
State how your research will add to the field.
See
2. Methodology
Brief overview of your research plan
Refer to methodological literature
Your choice of participant
Ethical issues
Reflexivity
3. Methods
Critical account of the use of an interview to
investigate the question
See
4. Report of Findings - Include direct
quotes from the transcript
Description not analysis
Present thematically
Judge (2000 words)
1. Analysis of Findings
Use the same themes from the report of the
findings
2. Engagement with relevant literature from
theology and other fields
An analytical conversation between findings
and literature.
Act (1000 words)
1. Awareness of context and
tradition
What are the parameters of the
research given the specific research
context and tradition.
Act
2. Implications of findings and
literature for future ministry practice
State what your findings will mean
moving forward - so what?
Act
3. Further research possibilities
State what areas of research have
emerged from this research.