Research Question(s) and Research Objectives

3. Introduction
? Relevance of the Proposed Research to Business Research
? Place the proposed study in context
? Justification of the chosen topic
? Value of this research
4. Research Question(s) and Research Objectives
? The research question which is one overall question
? Research objectives (3 different research objectives) must be clear statements that identify what the research process seeks to achieve. This must relate to the research question/topic
? Both research question and the three research objectives must relate to the literature review
5. Literature Review
? Clear and precise knowledge that relate to the research topic.
? Explain how your proposal relates to the academic debate which has been identified as part of the literature review.
? Demonstrate a link between previous work and current work that has been done in your field of research interest.
? Highlight in your literature review where your research question(s)/objectives came from.
6. Method
? Relates to your research questions and research objectives and shows how you will achieve them.
? Your method consists of two parts:

(1) Research design ? relates to the research opinion (philosophies, approaches, strategies, choices, time horizon). You are expected to make strong justifications in support of your chosen research design.
(2) Data collection ? relates to the last phase of the research onion (techniques and procedures). Identify how specifically the data will be collected (i.e. questionnaire, focus group, etc). You are expected to provide the advantages and disadvantages of the various data collection methods and select the most appropriate data collection method(s).
? Your chosen method (1) Research design and (2) Data collection must relate to the purpose of your study.
? A copy a proposed questionnaire or semi/unstructured interview questions should be presented as part of the appendices. A covering letter to explain the purpose of the questionnaire should be presented.
1. Research Ethics
7. Timescale
? Break down the research process into a series of steps
? Highlight how much time is needed to be made available for data collection and analysis
8. Resources
? Think about the resources needed for the completion of the project that you are proposing. This could include direct costs (travel, accommodation) or indirect costs (time).
9. References
10. Appendix
? A copy a proposed questionnaire or semi/unstructured interview questions should be presented as part of the appendices. A covering letter to explain the purpose of the questionnaire should be presented.