BUS7B63 Research Study Options & Proposal Assignment Help
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BUS7B63 Research Study Options & Proposal Assignment Help
PROPOSAL BRIEF
Module
title |
Dissertation
- Research Project |
Module
code |
BUS7B63 |
Module
leader |
Mary
Corcoran |
Assessment
title |
Research
Study Options & Proposal |
Launch
date |
17/11/2023 |
Submission
deadline |
12/01/2024 |
Expected
date for return of feedback |
TBC |
Module
outcomes assessed |
N/A |
Assessment
weighting |
N/A |
Word
count (if relevant) |
Approx.
1,000 (depending on option selected) |
Assessment
task details: |
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1. Complete the proposal proforma (see below).
Select between the research study options and where prompted
provide further detail on the research study you have chosen. Choose between three research study
options*: ·
Empirical-based research study ·
Literature-based research study
*Subject
to availability. It is not guaranteed that all options will be available for
each intake at all sites. Please
confirm the available options with your module tutor/supervisor or the
dissertation stage lead. |
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Submission
instructions |
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Format of submission: Submission
1: Compete your research study proposal proforma How should it be submitted? Moodle
submission points Submission
1: Proforma Note
feedback will be provided on your proposal via Moodle. |
Hints
and tips |
Additional Guidance: Step 1:
Choose between the three research study options Step 2:
Choose your research topic Step 3: Compete
the research study proposal proforma (below) answering in full Refer to
the module content as necessary to help you prepare your proposal. Carefully consider the implications of the
research study option you select. For
MSc dissertations your research must have a management or organisational
focus. If you are unclear, it is
important that you speak to the module leader or your supervisor. Do not
rely on advice from fellow students or information found online. For empirical-based
research studies it should be clear how you are collecting your data and
what this data will be (for example, a questionnaire or series of interviews
or a set of policy documents you have collated). Where relevant make sure you have
gatekeeper approval before
committing to your study. This is
permission to complete your research using the organisation as the focus from
a senior manager at the organisation.
Note that this can sometimes be difficult to obtain. You cannot complete your research with
employees of a specific organisation without this gatekeeper permission. The gatekeeper permission needs to be
formal (e.g. an email) and will need to be shared with your supervisor. Remember that for this option, your data
should be empirical. If you want to
use only existing literature as the focus of your research this means you
will be completing a literature-based research study (see below). If you are not clear please ask the module
leader to clarify which option your study will be. For literature-based
research studies you will need to select your topic focus carefully. You needed to ensure that your review
question is specific enough so that your search results in a manageable (yet
sufficient) number of research studies to analyse. Select one database as a trial run and see
how many results you get. Remember you
need to justify the inclusion and exclusion of each item in the search
results. Ensure that your keywords or search
sentence and limiting criteria gives you a set of results in the range: less
than 150 but more than 20 (approximately).
If you get too many results, consider adding additional keywords e.g.
a specific country or limiting the date range e.g. the last five years only. If you have too few you may need to remove
or edit a keyword. You should be
looking to identify research studies, conference papers, literature reviews
and meta-analyses, but not opinion pieces, book reviews or anything else that
does not report the outcome of existing research. Remember to note down the details of your
search in full – see the literature-based research study dissertation
template on Moodle for details of what you will need to include in your
dissertation. For all
research project options make sure to review the specific dissertation
template and option brief. All
templates and briefs are available on Moodle. All submitted work is expected to observe academic
standards in terms of academic writing, use of language, etc. Failure to adhere to these instructions may
result in your proposal needing to be resubmitted. |
Marking
and moderation |
Formative feedback will be provided on your
proposal via Moodle.
Your supervisor will issue your ethics approval
once they have reviewed your research study proposal in conjunction with your
application. |
BUS7B63: Research Study Options &
Proposal
Proposal Proforma:
You MUST complete this section |
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Name: |
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Student
Number: |
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Programme: |
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Remember that your research topic and
your programme must be aligned. For example, if you are taking MSc
International Business and Finance Management your topic must have a finance element. |
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Academic
Year / Trimester: |
2023/24
/ 1 |
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Declaration: |
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I agree that: ü I
will ensure that my research study complies with the University’s Code of
Practice on Ethical Standards for Research
and that I will seek clarification from my supervisor or the module leader
where I am unsure ü After
completing this proposal, I will complete my Ethics Application in full ü
I will not start my
research data or source collection until I have had written ethics approval
from my supervisor |
Research Study Options: (make ONE choice then procced to the
specific section – you should only complete ONE section) |
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Empirical-based research study (primary or secondary
data collection) → Go to section 1 |
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Literature-based research study (secondary source
collection) → Go
to section 2 |
Section
1 Empirical-based research study
Instructions |
Please complete the following details to outline your
proposed research. Complete all parts of this section. |
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Working Title/Topic This will evolve
during your research - it does not need to be your final title at this stage |
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Does the topic being proposed align with your MSc
programme route? (make ONE choice) |
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Yes |
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No |
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Research Question This should have
a question mark ? at the end |
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Research Aim This is one
over-arching statement linked to your question |
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Research Objectives List four
objectives e.g. 'to analyse...', 'to establish...', 'to review...', 'to
examine...'. 'to recommend…' |
1. 2. 3. 4.
To
recommend |
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Why is the study needed? Give a reasoned
justification for the study - a brief statement on the organisational/business/
management reason for the study. Examples may be due to a performance
issue which could be people, process or resource based. |
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Relevant Theme and Discipline/Theory Area Example for this
section could be ‘leadership’ or ‘change management’. Include an academic
definition of the trms and ensure you provide the sources using Wrexham
Harvard Referencing. |
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Initial Theoretical Research This section should
identify academic theory related to the theme and discipline/theory area identified
above. A list of six sources, of which at least four should be journal articles,
together with a very brief overview of the paper and indicate why this is relevant
to your planned study. |
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What sampling strategy will be used? (make
ONE choice then choose which sub-type) |
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Non-probability |
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Convenience (e.g.
invite everyone you know) |
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Snowball (e.g.
invite everyone you know and ask them to share the link) |
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Self-selection
(e.g. post an invite to a forum) |
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Purposive (typical-case,
extreme/deviant-case/outlier, maximum variation, homogenous, stratified
purposeful, random purposeful) |
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Quota (e.g. invite
25 men and 25 women) |
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Other (please
state): |
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Probability Remember
a probability sample requires randomisation to be introduced. This usually needs a list of all members of
the population (sampling frame). For
example, given a list of all employees in the department you invite every
third person on the list to take part.
The sample MUST be random (in the statistical sense of the
word) to ensure that each potential participant in the population has an
equal probability of being selected. |
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Simple random (e.g.
use a web-based random number generator to select from the sampling frame) |
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Systematic random
(e.g. every 3rd element of the sampling frame is chosen for the sample) |
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Stratified random
(take a random sample from various strata (homogeneous subgroups of members)) |
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Cluster (divide the
population into groups/clusters; take a simple random sample of the clusters;
all members from the selected clusters are sampled) |
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Other (please
state): |
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Will the study collect primary or secondary data? (make
ONE choice) |
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Primary |
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Secondary |
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Other (please state) |
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What type of data will be collected? (make
ONE choice) |
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Quantitative |
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Qualitative |
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Other (please state): |
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How will the data be collected? (make
ONE choice) |
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Questionnaire |
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Structured interviews (qualitative questionnaire) |
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Semi-structured interviews |
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Existing data set |
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A data set will be collated |
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Other (please state): |
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Quantitatively - Descriptive statistics and data
visualisations |
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Quantitatively - Inferential and descriptive statistics
and data visualisations |
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Qualitatively - Thematic analysis |
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Qualitatively/quantitatively - Content analysis |
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☐ |
Other quantitative (please state): |
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☐ |
Other qualitative (please state): |
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References |
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Section 2 Literature-based
research study
Instructions |
Please complete the following details to outline your
proposed research. Complete all parts of this section. |
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Working Title/Topic This will evolve
during your research - it does not need to be your final title at this stage |
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Does the topic being proposed align with your MBA
programme route? (make ONE choice) |
☐ |
Yes |
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☐ |
No |
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Review Question This should have
a question mark ? at the end. For example, 'What contemporary
research studies from the last 5 years consider 'topic x'?' |
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Review Aim This is one
over-arching statement linked to your review question |
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Review Objectives List four
objectives e.g. 'to
analyse...', 'to establish...', 'to review...', 'to
examine...'. The final objective should be 'to recommend…' |
1. 2. 3. 4.
To
recommend |
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Why is the study needed? Give a reasoned
justification for the study - a brief statement on the
organisational/business/ management reason for the study. Examples may
be due to a performance issue which could be people, process or resource
based. |
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Relevant Theme and Discipline/Theory Area Example for this
section could be ‘leadership’ or ‘change management’. Include an academic
definition of the terms and ensure you provide the sources using Wrexham
Harvard Referencing. |
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Initial Theoretical Research This section should
identify academic theory related to the theme and discipline/theory area
identified above. A list of six sources, of which at least four should be
journal articles, together with a very brief overview of the paper and
indicate why this is relevant to your planned study. |
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Which academic databases will you search for sources? For example, you
could search databases: JSTOR; ProQuest Central; SAGE Journals; Science
Direct/Elsevier; Web of Science; Wiley Online Library; PsycINFO; ACM; Westlaw
UK; etc. or database aggregators such as: Resource Finder; Google
Scholar; etc. for contemporary research studies on your research
topic. |
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Which keywords will you use to search for
sources? Ideally
this should be a Boolean search string (e.g. "human resource
management" AND "paternity leave" AND "UK") ·
AND returns results where
both keywords are present (limit results). ·
OR returns results where
either or both key words are present (expand results). ·
NOT excludes results where
the key words is present. ·
? (question mark): e.g.
organi?ation = organisation and organization ·
* (asterisk): e.g. Manage*
= manger, management, manages, managerial, managing, etc. ·
$ (dollar sign): 0 or 1
character Example: colo$r gives color and colour ·
Quotation marks “ ” these
exact words, in this exact order |
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How will you narrow the search results (inclusion and
exclusion criteria)? (e.g. studies from
or after 2015; articles in English only; etc.) |
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What sampling strategy will be used? (make ONE choice
then choose which sub-type) |
☐ |
Non-probability |
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Purposive (select
all that meet the inclusion criteria) |
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Quota (e.g. 10
quantitative studies and 10 qualitative studies - note: you must justify why
the quota is appropriate) |
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Other (please
state): |
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Probability Remember
a probability sample requires randomisation to be introduced. This usually needs a list of the population
(sampling frame). For example, given a
list of all articles you could select every third study on the list for the
study. The sample MUST be
random (in the statistical sense of the word) to ensure that each potential
study in the population has an equal probability of being selected. |
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☐ |
Simple random (e.g.
use a web-based random number generator to select from the sampling frame) |
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☐ |
Systematic random
(e.g. every 3rd element of the sampling frame is chosen for the sample) |
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Other (please
state): |
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☐ |
Qualitatively - Thematic analysis |
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☐ |
Qualitatively/quantitatively - Content analysis |
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☐ |
Other quantitative (please state): |
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☐ |
Other qualitative (please state): |
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References |
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