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MN6P00 MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND DISSERTATION

 

Assignment 1: PROPOSAL AND LITERATURE REVIEW

 

 

A research proposal is a short, coordinated document which summarises what you are going to research, why the research is of relevance, what is currently known about the topic and how the research will be carried out.   The aim of the proposal is to demonstrate that the research is feasible and that you have thought through how you are going to do it. It shows your understanding of the range of issues involved in doing reliable, valid and ethical research and gives others confidence in your capabilities. These are essential characteristics of graduates.   The following headings provide guidance for the content of the sections of your proposal. The overall word count should be no more than 2000 words (+/-10%) with Section 4 being no more than 1500 words. Suggested word limits for the remaining sections are shown.

 

 

 

 

1. POTENTIAL TITLE:

 

 

2. AIM OF THE INVESTIGATION AND RELATED OBJECTIVES

In this section, state the one main aim of your research (ie This research aims to…..) and the related objectives as bullet points (no more than 5).

Suggested limit 50 words

 

 

3. RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THE RESEARCH TOPIC

In this section you justify your choice of topic, e.g. who will benefit from this project other than yourself? How topical will your research idea be? Highlight the contributions to be expected

Suggested limit 50 words

 

 

4. BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH TOPIC/ LITERATURE REVIEW

In this section define your topic, and discuss the relevant literature that is published which relates to it. You must show evidence of wide, up-to-date literature source coverage, e.g. textbooks, journal articles, conference papers, relevant academic or practitioners’ web sources, company reports This section provides the conceptual framework which informs the choice of your research questions, your methodology and data collection methods and data analysis

Maximum 1500 words

 

 

5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RELATED METHODOLOGY

In this section you need to identify your research questions (as bullet points) and indicate the overarching approach to the research (methodology). You need to indicate whether, for example your research will be positivist or interpretivist, and why this approach is relevant to finding answers to the research questions. You will need to justify your choices with reference to research textbooks.

Suggested limit 150 words

 

6. RELEVANT DATA REQUIRED AND DATA COLLECTION METHODS

In this section you need to identify the data needed to find answers to your research questions and how you intend to collect it (methods). You need to indicate why these methods are suitable for this type of research. You will need to justify your choices with reference to research textbooks

Suggested limit 150 words

 

 

7. ACCESSIBILITY, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND ETHICS

In this space summarise the main ethical considerations in relation to your proposed topic, how you propose to make your research valid and reliable. You will make reference to your research design and indicate how you will gain permission from research subjects and maintain anonymity and confidentiality

Also indicate your plan to gain access to the proposed subjects by considering the time frame for the project, the time frame for the fieldwork, their location, language, culture, and the relation with the proposed data collection method(s). What problems with access do you foresee and how do you intend to tackle these?

Suggested limit 100 words

 

 

8. REFERENCE LIST (Not included in word-count)

 

You need to include an accurate list of all references used within the proposal. These will include all of those used within the literature review (and any used in the remaining sections, (eg from research texts). The reference list must be in alphabetical order and use a Harvard Referencing style

APPENDICES (not included in word-count)

• Research plan (Gantt chart)

 

• Draft data collection tools (eg questionnaire, interview questions etc)