Assessment guidelines
Task: You will prepare a report outlining further details of your chosen research that will form
the basis of your /Management Project.

Format: You should use the following structure for your Report – Research Proposal. You should
present your proposal in a single document with an appropriate front page, contents page,
headings and a correctly formatted reference list (Harvard style).

The proposal should include the following:
● Section 1: Research topic, aim and objectives
○ Identify your proposed research topic and offer a clear rationale, along with aim
and objectives

● Section 2: Methodology, methods and ethical considerations
○ Identify and justify a research methodology appropriate to your proposed
research

○ Identify and justify research methods and data appropriate to your proposed
research

○ Identify key ethical considerations relevant to your proposed research

● Section 3: Research schedule/plan
○ Induce a provisional project schedule/plan for your proposed research