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ASSESSMENT BRIEF - WRITTEN RESEARCH PROPOSAL

The word count is to exclude the Cover Page, the Table of Contents, in-text references, text associated with tables and graphs...etc.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Your Research Proposal must include all the following sections in the given order:

1. Abstract (approximately 100 words)
• Together with the Title, should convey the essence of the research, stated in a clear, precise, accurate and appealing way, capturing the attention and interest from the reader.

2. Introduction (approximately 400 words)
• What is it all about? Or stating clearly the direction of the research.
• Central idea of the topic of investigation, purpose and aims of the research;
• Background to the study (contextual information, which may include a summary on how the idea came up and the circumstances within which the research will occur);
• Why is it important to run this research?
• Structure of the present proposal

3. Literature Review (approximately 1200 words)
• What is already known about this topic?
• Demonstrating the necessary intellectual familiarity with the research field
• Relevant topics and key ideas, themes and terms in the area of study
• Theoretical framework
• Relevant research in the field of study
• Where the proposed research fits in?
• What is new about it?
• Providing rationale for research questions and methodological options - drawing your conceptual framework

4. Methodology (approximately 1350 words)
• What do we want to find out, and how to get there?
• Research questions (and/or hypothesis), Aims and Objectives
• Philosophical assumptions, research approach to theory development, type of research and justification for methodological choices
• Research design and strategies
• Sampling, if applicable, or people selection procedures
• Data collection and data analysis methods
• Resources and time planning (project management)
• Personal skills, travel, permissions, copies, software, translations, etc.
• Action plan, and timeline (identifying milestones and pre-requisites)

5. Ethical considerations (approximately 150 words)
• Assuring that the research is socially acceptable: What precautions and specific actions will be taken to respect participant's dignity, safety, freedom, privacy, confidentiality, and scientific integrity?

6. Limitations and Outcomes (approximately 300 words)
• Possible benefits of the study (how useful can it be?)
• Limitations of the research (what the study cannot achieve)

7. References:
List all references you used in your preparation of the Research Proposal including the preliminary literature review. All references must follow the RGU Harvard referencing system.

Word Limit 3,500 words.

Reference no: EM132284180

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len2284180

4/15/2019 9:53:47 PM

Title of sub-section 4 Remaining text: regular, 12-point and left-aligned. 4 No other subdivisions should be used. 4 Appendices should be labeled alphabetically; i.e. A, B, C, followed by an Appendix Title. The Appendices should be consistent in style with the remaining Research Project sections. 5.3.1.2 Page Layout: 4 A4, portrait orientation. 4 Single-column. 4 Left margin should be 4cm; all other margins should be 2cm. 4 Line spacing should be 1.5 for all sections. Quotations, footnotes or captions can be single-spaced. 5.3.1.3 Non-text Content. 4 Any non-text content such as photographs, maps, illustrations, scans...etc. should be provided in a quality of at least 300dpi and include all copyright notices. 5.3.1.4 Tables and Figures: 4 Should be numbered consecutively (not within individual chapters) and followed by a title. 4 Captions should appear at the bottom of Tables and Figures, in bold 12-point font, and center-aligned. 4 Line spacing should be 1.0 in the tables' content. 4 Within the text, Tables and Figures are referred to by number only (without the title).

len2284180

4/15/2019 9:53:42 PM

The following was extracted from BSM 784: Research Project — Module Handbook (pp. 9-10). 5.3.1 Format 5.3.1.1 Font and Section Divisions: 4 Font: Arial 4 Headings: Chapter headings should start on a new page, be in Title case, bold 16-point, center-aligned, and proceeded by the sequence number. 1. Title of Chapter 4 Section Headings: should be in Title case, bold 14-point, left-aligned, and proceeded by the continuing sequence number. 1.1 Title of Section 4 Sub-section Headings: should be in sentence case, bold, italic, 12-point, left-aligned, and proceeded by the continuing sequence number.

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