The research process and proposal - The research proposal

Question

What is the basic content of a research proposal? What should it entail at minimum?

Answer 1

1. statement of the research question

2. brief description of the methodology

Answer 2

- present the managmenet or research question to be researched and relate its importance

- discuss the research efforts of others who have worked on relatied magnement questions

- suggest the data necessary for solving th question and how the data will be gathered, treated and interpreted

--> it is also a roadmap, indicating where it begins, ends,e tc.

--> it is also a planning tool (forces to specify the question)

Answer 3

1. Statement of the research question -> including management dilemma, management question, and categories of investigative questions.
2. Brief description of the research methodology. -> Reveals the backbone of the research and includes the measurement devices to be used, time and cost budgets, ampling plans and many other details.

Answer 4

Sponsor: it serves as a catalyst for discussion between perosn conducting the research and the mnager, it can be a guideline for the research goal to be achieved.

Researcher: it encourages researcher to make logical steps.

Answer 5

Internal proposals are very brief and do not emphasize literature review and bibliography, and since management insists on a quick and brief proposal concerning the issue. Wheras external proposals, are more detailed and longer, they usually include a executive summary.

Answer 6

internal: produed by staff specialists or research department within the fim. (more short)

External: sponsored by grants, agencies, etc (can be solicited or unsolicited) (more extesive)

Answer 7

Most complex: large scale contract research, large scale studies,

Medium: small-scale contract research, small scale study

Least: explanatory research, explanatory contract research

The more complex, the more pages a proposal

Answer 8

It is flexible but this is the general content should be:

executive summary, problem statement, research objectives, literature reveiw, importance/benefits study, research design, data analysis, nature and form of results, qualifications of the researcher, budget, schedule, facilities, project management, bibliography, appendices, measurement instrument.

Answer 9

Problem statement: stating management dilemma, background, cosequences and management question, emphasizes importance of anserwing managmenet question (if it is not mentioned elsewhere in the proposal) it is important to distinguish primary problesm from related problems. It shoudl not have idioms or clichés.

Answer 10

purpose of the investigation.

If it is a descriptive study, the objectives can be stated as the research question.

If iti s a causal study, the research questions can be restated as hypothesis.

They should be separated from the text forthe flow of quick identification

Answer 11

technical terms what you're going to do.

include sub-sections to show phases of the project. provide info on: sample selection and size, data-collection method, instrumentation, procedures and ethical requirements.

Discuss why you rejected others and this one is superior.