The Assessment Task
Submit a 4000-word research proposal. Your proposal should address a research problem that you have identified within your own organisation or another organisation to which you are able to gain access.
Consider the theoretical as well as the practical implications of the research you want to carry out. Develop a short review of the relevant academic literature that underpins your research.
You need to justify your proposed methodology and provide some details as to how you propose to collect data and why this will answer your research question.
The following sections are examples of what the proposal should include:
Abstract
Introduction
Background and Problem Statement
Literature Review
Research Gap
Aim
Research Questions
Objectives
Outcomes
Methodology
Sampling
Limitations
Ethics
Compulsory Training
Acknowledgment
Action Research (AR) Ethics
Researcher Positionality
Project Plan and Gantt Chart
Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Copy of the Completion Certificate for the Course “Becoming an Ethical Researcher”
Appendix B: Ethical Considerations
