Research Project Proposal
For this individual assignment, write a full Research Proposal as preparation for your Capstone Research Project in year 3.
The detailed structure with guiding points for sections in the proposal is suggested as follows.
1. Title of the research project
2. Introduction – Outline the research project. Use around 100 words here to summarise the whole project.
3. Rationale for the research (around 400 words).
4. Research context (around 400 words)
5. Literature review underpinning your research (around 500 words)
6. Proposed method and data (around 500 words)
7. Proposed timeframe (100 words)
8. If you are planning to use primary data, provide a sample questionnaire/ interview questions in the appendix (note: this part in the Appendix does not count towards your final wordcount). Suggested: at least five questions.
8. References – This will provide detailed and academic based references. Avoid Wikipedia, Investopedia and non-academic based sources
