tourism and hotel management

It be assessed on how well you (a) formulate a research aim, objectives and research questions (b)review existing research on your chosen topic (c) justify your choice of research methods.

Depending on your chosen research design the following are a list of things to consider when preparing your proposal:
??Are the aims and objectives clearly stated?
??Are the hypotheses clear, testable and specific?
??Is the literature review well organised?
??Does the review provide a critique of the relevant studies?
??Are gaps in knowledge about the research problem identified?
??Are important references omitted in the literature review?
??Is the theoretical framework clearly presented?
??Are the concepts appropriately defined?
??Do the hypotheses logically flow from the theoretical or conceptual framework?
??Is the sample size appropriate?
??Is the method for selection of the sample justified?
??Are the sample criteria identified?
??Is the research design appropriate and adequately explained?
??Are the data collection methods appropriate for the study?
??Is the analytic method the correct one for answering the research question?
??Are the methods discussed in relation to the conceptual/ theoretical framework?
??Are unwarranted generalisations made beyond the context/focus of the study?
??Are the conclusions justified?
??Are the limitations of the results identified?