Progress Report #2
Topic: Exploring the possibility of deploying Private Security Companies (PSC) for land
boundary protection in Hong Kong
Answer all questions in Sections A and B from your own perspective. Answers to each question
should be about 300-500 words (the total number of words then should be between 1,200 and
2,000 words).
A. Learning
1. Describe what you have done since the completion of the First Progress Report. Include
any problems that you faced (or still face) and how you overcame them (for example, transcription,
data analysis, writing up).
2. Identify and discuss two lessons learned from the research process at this mid-stage. Did
you face any challenges? If so, how did you resolve these?
3. Identify and discuss two substantive findings from the data analysis thus far.
4. To what extent does your original theoretical framework enable you to make sense of these
findings?
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B. Peer evaluation
List all group members by name, including self.
1. (Self)
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1. Evaluate each group member’s participation, including your own. (The number of each
member should correspond with the above list). Select the appropriate response and enter the
grade, below.
Group Member A B C D F
Contribution at meetings (do they attend,participate & share ideas)
Committed to common goals (do they keep on task & show concern for doing things right)
Skill input (do they show an understanding of ideas and apply them)
Reliable completion of tasks (do they show responsibility to the group and the tasks they have to do)
Overall contribution to the group’s goals
C. Provide a description of your rationale for each member’s overall mark. Include comment
on each of the above categories (contribution; commitment; skill; reliability; overall contribution)
1. (self)
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