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This assignment has two parts

A. Justified research methodology proposal of 3,000 words
B. Critical reflection on PRISM1 feedback -400 words

Part A
Submit a 3,000 word detailed research proposal fully justified.

In this coursework, you need to choose a research topic and then develop a research proposal

Choosing a research topic for your coursework.
Clearly, you are approaching the stage of needing to think about your dissertation. You are therefore strongly advised to base this coursework on your forthcoming dissertation topic that must in the project management context.

Design a succinct research proposal for your chosen topic using appropriate methodology and justification of your choices. Going down through each layer of Saunders et al.'s (2016 or earlier) 'Research Onion', write a justification and critical evaluation of your research proposal (drawing on a wide range of research methodology literature).

Having chosen a research topic, you should complete the following parts:

1. Introduction
a. Provide a title and background
i. Background: a brief overview of the topic or problem, including your motivation for selection of this research topic, a brief literature review, drawing on some key pieces of topic-related literature, explain why researching the topic or problem is important
b. Overall research question(s), aim(s) and objective(s): these should be clear, succinct and specific.

2. Methodology
a. Philosophical position
b. Methodology (survey, case study, ethnography, ...) and the reason why this methodology is suitable for this research
c. A clear and suitable sampling method.
d. A clear and suitable data collection method (including administration and a list of interview questions or an example of a questionnaire).
e. A clear and suitable explanation of how the data will be analysed.

3. Critical Evaluation

Going down through each layer of Saunders et al.'s (2016 or earlier) 'Research Onion', write a critical evaluation of your research proposal developed (drawing on a wide range of research methodology literature). As a result you should state based on your critique, why your approach is the most suitable approach for your chosen research critique, why your approach is the most suitable approach for your chosen research topic and why other approach(es) are NOT suitable. This may be quantitative or qualitative approach, Or indeed a mixture of the two - you must decide and defend your choice. Remember you need to justify all the steps, eg why have you chosen this specific methodology and data collection tool? Why they are appropriate for addressing your research question and research problem? PRISM1 asked for a general indication of your method, so this is the opportunity to give a detailed justification and demonstrate your application of deeper levels of critical ability applied to research design.

Important note: you must NOT actually collect or analyse any data for this coursework this is Just the proposal stage where you set out how you plan to collect and analyse the data.

The general guidelines for marking this piece are given below - this will give you an indication of the weighting applied to each part

Part B Critical reflection 400 words

Coocally reflect on the feedback from PRISM1 and how this has been implemented in your research proposal assignment, what have you changed/altered as a result of the feedback.

Additional information

1. The maximum wordcount is 3,400 words for both parts. This is a maximum, not a target.

2. Structure your report. Include a title page with the unit title, report title, your student ID number. Use clear, numbered section headings. Include your student ID number and page number on each page. Include a title for every table or figure, along with a source (if you have not originally developed it). Ensure any figures or tables are clearly legible.

3. References must be given using the APA 6 style every time you mention a theory, or another person's idea(s) - refer to and follow the School's referencing guide. Be selective and only include material that is relevant to your case. Avoid (over) reliance on websites for your sources as they are rarely peer-reviewed and often contain errors. The reference list (ie. not a bibliography) should be sorted alphabetically by first author surname. do not separate out different types of sources (books, journals, etc) into different lists.

4. One Of the key abilities developed through your Master's course is in developing arguments for why other people should agree with your decisions to the point where they can consider it further for adoption. The PRISM assignments are not assessed on what your topic is (since everyone will have a different topic), but they are assessed on criteria such as how your use of evidence, your analysis of literature, and your reflection on your work build convincing and logical reasons to agree with you.