Research Methodology Paper 4k words
Budget: €30 – €250 EUR
You are required to submit a Research Proposal consisting of a Literature Review and a Research Design about a chosen area of research.
The Literature Review must evaluate the context for your research and include academic research and models relevant to your chosen area. It should also include a critical evaluation of relevant theoretical and practical references that demonstrates breadth of understanding and depth of critical evaluation. This review requires analysis and evaluation of evidence, and the secondary sources must be informed by theory and appropriate practice. A literature gap that justifies the rationale for this study should be identified and explained. Finally, it should include a summary of the findings from the literature and how these impact your research objectives and research questions.
The Research Design (Methodology) must include a background which describes the basic situation underlying your research proposal. It must include a statement of the problem or opportunity that is the aim of the proposal. It must describe the rationale for your project, why you wish to carry out this research and the anticipated contributions of the research study. You must create research questions and objectives that enable you to solve the problem or capitalize on an opportunity about your chosen area of research.
Your research design should follow Saunders Research Onion (Saunders et al., 2007) and must fully evaluate and describe the research methods that will be utilised to successfully complete the research study. Data collection methods must be selected and described which are consistent with the chosen research philosophy: these can include secondary and/or primary data sources. The methods that you will propose to collect and analyse the data must be justified. Finally, ethical, validity and reliability issues relevant to the research must be discussed and a time plan outlining the milestones of the research study must be displayed in Gantt chart format.
Further points
• Discussion and debate on the above-mentioned sections should be demonstrated.
• It is expected that you use current peer-reviewed journals and articles to ensure that you have an in-depth understanding of your topic particularly for the Literature Review.
• There must be sufficient linkage between theory and practice.
• Harvard referencing format should be used.
The Literature Review must evaluate the context for your research and include academic research and models relevant to your chosen area. It should also include a critical evaluation of relevant theoretical and practical references that demonstrates breadth of understanding and depth of critical evaluation. This review requires analysis and evaluation of evidence, and the secondary sources must be informed by theory and appropriate practice. A literature gap that justifies the rationale for this study should be identified and explained. Finally, it should include a summary of the findings from the literature and how these impact your research objectives and research questions.
The Research Design (Methodology) must include a background which describes the basic situation underlying your research proposal. It must include a statement of the problem or opportunity that is the aim of the proposal. It must describe the rationale for your project, why you wish to carry out this research and the anticipated contributions of the research study. You must create research questions and objectives that enable you to solve the problem or capitalize on an opportunity about your chosen area of research.
Your research design should follow Saunders Research Onion (Saunders et al., 2007) and must fully evaluate and describe the research methods that will be utilised to successfully complete the research study. Data collection methods must be selected and described which are consistent with the chosen research philosophy: these can include secondary and/or primary data sources. The methods that you will propose to collect and analyse the data must be justified. Finally, ethical, validity and reliability issues relevant to the research must be discussed and a time plan outlining the milestones of the research study must be displayed in Gantt chart format.
Further points
• Discussion and debate on the above-mentioned sections should be demonstrated.
• It is expected that you use current peer-reviewed journals and articles to ensure that you have an in-depth understanding of your topic particularly for the Literature Review.
• There must be sufficient linkage between theory and practice.
• Harvard referencing format should be used.