Research Proposal

Assignment 1: Research Proposal
ASSESSMENT TASK AND GUIDANCE
Deadline: Friday, 14th May 2021, 1pm (please note that this deadline does not apply to
students on placement pathway or entrepreneurship pathway options) This is a summative
assignment which contributes 15% towards the overall module mark As a necessary part of
preparing for your research project, you must produce a research proposal, which you are
advised to discuss with your tutor or course director prior to submitting your final proposal
by the deadline above. The topic must relate to the subject you are studying and should have
some relation to issues covered in your course. It is acceptable to utilise a few bullet points in
some areas of your proposal. You are required to submit a research proposal of about four to
five pages, along the following lines:
1. GENERAL TOPIC AREA and MAIN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
This should be a statement of the main issue, or group of issues, which will be the key
concern of the research project. Also clearly outline the aims and objectives of your proposed
research. Students who will write a traditional dissertation will propose their own topic and
central research question(s)/hypotheses, and are recommended to discuss these with their
course director or the module lead prior to embarking on their proposal. Students who will do
the placement pathway or the entrepreneurship pathway will not submit their proposal until
they have started their placement or entrepreneurship project. In these cases, you will be
informed about your submission deadline for a research proposal at a later date.

2. CENTRAL QUESTION(S) TO BE TACKLED or HYPOTHESES
Give an overview of the main research question(s) to be tackled or the
mainhypothesis/hypotheses you see as a starting point for further investigation. The
question(s) should focus on the specific issues that you will investigate in your research.
3. OVERALL APPROACH TO RESEARCH, AND METHODS FOR DATA
COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS