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YSGOL BUSNES BANGOR
BANGOR BUSINESS SCHOOL
ASB4115 Management Research- REPLACEMENT ASSIGNMENT
TASK:
Write a short Research Proposal
Word count 2000 words (+/- 10%)
You are a Research Consultant working for a University. Your Manager has asked you to
draw up a proposal for research for a future study.
The title/ research question of the study is: How has the 2020 corona virus outbreak
affected [some aspect of] business/ management practice?
You can adapt the question to focus on any aspect of business/ management that suitably fits
your postgraduate degree programme (i.e. marketing, sales, SME, HRM, strategy, business
operations and so on,.)
e.g. How has the 2020 corona virus outbreak affected SME businesses in the UK?
You are required to do the following – Write a proposal for research:
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Include your adapted title/ question (from above) Provide a set of feasible aims (at least two) and a set of SMART objectives for the proposed research Provide a brief background to the research question and discuss the context (e.g. UK? Europe? China?) Identify the relevant academic field, and the key topic within the field Introduce the field, key definitions and key theory through a short literature review Propose an appropriate research methodology including; research strategy (e.g. case study, action research etc), research design (longitudinal/ cross-sectional; mono method/ mixed method etc), sampling strategy (probability/ non-probability), types of data collection tools and types of analysis. |
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Consider any ethical issues and issues accessing organisations or research participants
Highlight any challenges/ hurdles (e.g. ethics, access, participant response rate etc)
Provide a timeline for research that is realistic and feasible.
Students are encouraged to revisit all of the weekly lectures, module textbook and Panopto
recordings and use this to showcase their understanding and grasp of key research methods
tools, techniques and concerns and the key elements of a research proposal.
Suggested word count for key sections
Introduction, research question, aims, objectives and background 500
Short Literature review 800
Methodology 500
Issues 150
Timeline 50
Please ensure you include your name and banner ID and that all pages are numbered.
Students should include citations throughout their work, and have a references section
(not included in the word count). References should link to citations, should be in
alphabetical order and be Harvard Style as per Bangor Business School regulations
Students can include a short appendices section for additional information – although
this is optional. Appendices are not included in the word count
STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO RESEARCH FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
– it is merely an exercise in producing an example of a research proposal.
If you have any questions relating to this assignment please contact the module leader: Dr
Clair Doloriert on clair.doloriert@bangor.ac.uk. Feedback will not be provided on drafts.
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