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BPF2113 Research Methodology - Muscat College

QUESTION

Pick on an issue to be researched on by identifying a problem that needs investigation. You may focus the area of study in your own respective program i.e. Industrial Technology Management (ITM) and Project Management (PM). Please specify whether your proposal is using quantitative or qualitative approach and follow the correct outline for each approach. Your research proposal should only include the following sections:

a) Title Page:
b) Abstract
• The abstract is a 150-word summary of the proposal. A suggestion, but not required, is to use 1 sentence to summarize the Introduction, specifically the problem statement; 1-2 sentences from the literature review to justify your case; 1-3 sentences to describe your methodology and finally, 1 sentence to present your proposed statistical analysis (es).

c) Introduction (recommended length: 1-2 pages)
• Background of the study (motivation of study)
• Problem statement

o Here you concisely present the problem (hole) in the research of your field. Why does your study need to be completed?
• Research questions
• Purpose of research
o You want to answer the question of "So what" when someone asks why you are doing this work. How will it improve your field?
• Significance of the study/value of the study/research

d) Literature review (recommended length: 10-15 pages)
• Begin with the most general aspects to your topic and then begin narrowing down to detailed research that supports your research questions and the need for this study.
• Critically evaluate each article and how it relates to your proposed contribution to your field.
• This is not just a summary of research articles without your critical evaluation and link to how this supports your research
o For example, don't provide a summary of the article and move on. Make sure to show a weakness or strength of the article and tie it back to your work.
• Conceptual Framework
• Clearly state your hypothesis(es)

e) Methods (recommended length: 3-4 pages)
• Subjects
o Describe the population who you plan to sample from
o Inclusionary and exclusionary criteria
• Design
o Description of the research design
o Make sure that your research design matches your research questions
• Measures
o Describe all dependent and independent variables with levels
o Explain all measures that you plan to study including reliability and validity
o Create 5 survey questions, interview questions, etc.
• Procedures
o Present the specific procedures that you will perform to collect your data
• Statistical analyses
o Proposed analytics

f) References

Attachment:- Research Methodology.rar