Research Proposal

Write a research proposal that follows on from your Literature Review (same topic). You will need to include the following:

 

• Title      and 100-word summary of the proposed study
• Rationale      for the research (refer here back to the literature review)
• Aims      and Objectives, or research question/s
• Research      Design including 
  • Sampling       Procedure
  • Data       Collection Procedure
  • Draft       Research Instrument(s) 
  • Proposed       Data Analysis
• Ethical      Considerations
• Limitations      and Strengths of the project
• Proposed      Timetable
• References

Please remember this is a proposal only. No data collection is to be undertaken at all. 

 A minimum of 8 – 10 sources should be used in the proposal.

Marking Criteria

The assignment will be assessed according to the following criteria: (each criteria will be given equal weighting)

• Demonstrated      case for the research including rationale 
• Quality      of proposed research design
• Critical      awareness of both limits and possible external factors affecting the      proposal.
• Strength      of considerations of limitations and ethical issues within the research
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