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o Understand the key concepts involved in developing a research proposal and how
o Undertake a critical review of the literature in the chosen subject area prior to fr
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Mid-term Presentation
The Presentation
20% of the final marks contribute to your attendance and participation of the Presentation.
Students are expected to complete the Individual Review document and attach it to the end
of term submission.
Important Instructions
if you do not participate, you will be allocated a mark of ZERO for your final
assessment.
o After the presentation has taken place you will be expected to complete the
Individual
1. Working Title
Justification/Rationale – Why did you want to investigate this area? Who could benefit from
the results?
Invest time in explaining a compelling reason for the study rather than just showing past
3.One Research question and 3 research objectives (4th objective can be recommendation)
Research objectives (3 different research objectives) must be clear statements that identify
what the research process seeks to achieve. This must relate to the research question/topic
Both research question and the three research objectives must relate to the literature review
4. Literature Review
5. References
End of Module Assessment (100% include 20% mid-term formative assessment):
Research Proposal
Assessor: Tutor
This Assignment requires you to engage with the Business and Management Research
Methods
tools typically employed to plan for a proposed piece of original research. The Mid Term
business issue and will contribute to existing knowledge. It is imperative that you complete
References. You are expected to use the CU/CULC Harvard Referencing Style.
Please remember that when you submit your assignment, you need to include:
o Your Name
o Your Student ID number
o The Title of the Assignment (in the Submission Title box)
2. Abstract – This is a brief statement of what you are intending to research. This needs to
3. Introduction
identify what the research process seeks to achieve. This must relate to the research
question/topic
o Both research question and the three research objectives must relate to the litera
review
5. Literature Review
o Demonstrate a link between previous work and current work that has been done
6. Method
o Relates to your research questions and research objectives and shows how you w
achieve them.
(1) Research design – relates to the research opinion (philosophies, approaches, strategies,
choices, time horizon). You are expected to make strong justifications in support of
your chosen research design.
(2) Data collection – relates to the last phase of the research onion (techniques and
procedures). Identify how specifically the data will be collected (i.e. questionnaire, foc
provide the advantages and disadvantages of the various data collection methods and se
appropriate data collection method(s).
o Your chosen method (1) Research design and (2) Data collection must relate to t
presented as part of the appendices. A covering letter to explain the purpose of the
7. Research Ethics
8. Timescale
analysis
9. Resources
o Think about the resources needed for the completion of the project that you are
o proposing. This could include direct costs (travel, accommodation) or indirect co
(time).
10. References
11. Appendix
presented.
should be presented.
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Assignment Guidelines
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Structure
You have been asked to produce a report. It should contain the following:
Additional Skills
Marking Criteria/Rubric