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Topic - ‘The effect of covid-19 on small-scale business'.

Research Proposal

Task: You are required to write a research proposal outlining your planned research for your dissertation. You can use your previous topic, but need to make substantive changes! You are required to cover the following structure:

Introduction
Literature Review
Research Design and Methodology

1. Introduction

You have to introduce the topic and clarify the significance of what you are trying to present. In addition, in this section you have to present the:

Research aims
Research objectives
Research questions
Please, provide references. Give academic information.

2. Literature review

This section will demonstrate your knowledge of the literature and make a critical link with the research question to be investigated. Students are expected to critically review a wide range of sources to underpin the study. The literature should mostly rely on published academic journal articles in the research area. This critical activity should produce a conceptual framework.

3. Research Design and Methodology

This section should provide a detailed rationale of how you intend to achieve your research objectives. You are expected to address the following areas:

Research Philosophy - Justification of the topic on the philosophical level, specifically with regards to the epistemic feasibility of the proposed research.

Research Design - Semi-detailed outline and justification of how the student plans to conduct the research, appropriate for a proposal.

Methodology - Justification for choice of methodology for the proposed research with reference to literature and other possible methodologies.

Data Analysis - Justification for how the proposed research will analyse collected data with links to literature, methodology and research design.

Data Collection - Justification for how the student intends to collect the data necessary for the proposed research, both in terms of sources and techniques, with reference to Ethics - Consideration of potential ethical issues with regards to the data collection of the proposed research.

Research limitations: Define the limitations of the study that you believe you may encounter and could be affect the quality, scope, or value
of the research.

4. Timetable, Limitations, Conclusion, References, Ethics Form

Provide a timetable on how you will use your available time to complete your proposed research. This will provide an indication of the viability of the proposal. You will need to justify your plan. The reference list at this stage need not be lengthy, only sufficient to inform your proposal.

The list must include all the sources that were cited and consulted in writing the research proposal. You must use the Harvard Style of referencing.