Question

Objective of the assignment
2.1 Problem description
It is the aim of the problem description to make it clear to the reader why it is important that your final assignment is carried out.

Describe the concrete cause for the company to have formulated the assignment and the context of the problem that the final assignment needs to provide a solution for.

Comment:
A good problem description often provides brief answers to a number of the following questions (Burns & Bush, 2006):
- About what/ who is it? What/ whom is studied in the research (what are the units of reference)?

Answer 1

- About what/ who is it? What/ whom is studied in the research (what are the units of reference)?
- What does the problem look like? What are the characteristics of the problem (what are the variables)?
- What is the (probable) cause of the problem?
- What are the (possible) consequences of the problem?
- Where does the problem occur?
- What is already known about the problem?
- Who benefits from the outcome of the research?
- What will the principal do with the outcomes of the research?
- Is the research part of a larger project, a management track or research programme? What (possible) connection is there with other problems?

Answer 2

anyone can explain me in another way about this structure ? thank you