Question: Please, find attached screenshots (Task). Task: Write the thesis research proposal following the given structure below. 1. Working Title Your title should summarise the main
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Task: Write the thesis research proposal following the given structure below. 1. Working Title Your title should summarise the main idea of the proposal simply. You may want to use a title and a subtitle separated by a colon. (Suggested Word Count: 15) 2. Context Explain the academic context from which your research emerges. This applies both to theoretical and empirical research. This should involve a critical review of the existing theoretical and/or empirical literaturel/s) as appropriate. The important thing to establish here is the extent to which your proposed thesis research makes a contribution - i.e., adds something theoretical, conceptual, methodological and/or empirical which is not already offered in this literature(s). This section should therefore introduce the issues that will be addressed by your research questions, and explain the importance of the research to others. In other words, it should establish the rationale for your proposed research, and should therefore proceed smoothly into Research Questions or Aims. (Suggested Word Count: 750-1,000) 3. Research Questions or Aims Provide a statement of your research question/aim, ideally in the form of a central over- arching question/aim and two or three sub-questionsfaims or objectives. Your research questions/aims can appear in any form, and certainly do not need to be expressed in the form of testable hypotheses. Do ensure however that they are sufficiently narrow - one of the main problems with the research process is caused by the too broad terrain outlined in the project proposal. (Suggested Word Count: 100-300) 4. Empirical Research Methods This section should outline the empirical work you plan to undertake. You may also want to refer to other exemplary empirical studies from which you have taken your inspiration You should identify the research method or methods you propose to use, and justify these choices - i.e., explain why this method is being used in preference to others. You should also provide details of your proposed samples (numbers of respondents and type of sample) and/or secondary data sets, and again offer justification for these choices. Further you should indicate how and why you will achieve empirical access, if this is a pertinent issue. Finally you may also indicate the status of the data you will gather-e... to what extent will these data capture or mirror the reality of the phenomena under examination? how objective can you as a researcher expect to be?, and so on. You will certainly need to refer to the literature on research methods to offer sufficient detail of the proposed methodology and to defend the choices you have made. (Suggested Word Count: 750-1,000) 5. Reflections Here you should include reflections on potential practical and empirical obstacles. conceptual/theoretical problems and difficulties, ethics, your own perspective on the issues at hand - and how these issues may impact on your studies. One of the things expected is an awareness of some of the challenges you will face in progressing your proposed thesis project and of the extent to which these represent unavoidable limitations. (Suggested Word Count: 300-500) 6. Conclusions This should be a very brief wrap-up of your proposed thesis project which summarises its key contributions and how you intend to realize them. (Suggested Word Count: 100-200) 7. Research Timetable A brief outline of the timetable for completion of the thesis. Ideally this timetable should be presented in three month segments. Task Title Timescale Any other relevant information Number Text Number of months Text 1. Complete a research proposal 3 3 Supervisors strong support needed ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8. References A list of all works referred to in your proposal. Quality is more important than quantity, demonstrating engagement with relevant literatures - both subject-specific and methodological - as appropriate. Please note: referencing is a very important part of your assignment Task: Write the thesis research proposal following the given structure below. 1. Working Title Your title should summarise the main idea of the proposal simply. You may want to use a title and a subtitle separated by a colon. (Suggested Word Count: 15) 2. Context Explain the academic context from which your research emerges. This applies both to theoretical and empirical research. This should involve a critical review of the existing theoretical and/or empirical literaturel/s) as appropriate. The important thing to establish here is the extent to which your proposed thesis research makes a contribution - i.e., adds something theoretical, conceptual, methodological and/or empirical which is not already offered in this literature(s). This section should therefore introduce the issues that will be addressed by your research questions, and explain the importance of the research to others. In other words, it should establish the rationale for your proposed research, and should therefore proceed smoothly into Research Questions or Aims. (Suggested Word Count: 750-1,000) 3. Research Questions or Aims Provide a statement of your research question/aim, ideally in the form of a central over- arching question/aim and two or three sub-questionsfaims or objectives. Your research questions/aims can appear in any form, and certainly do not need to be expressed in the form of testable hypotheses. Do ensure however that they are sufficiently narrow - one of the main problems with the research process is caused by the too broad terrain outlined in the project proposal. (Suggested Word Count: 100-300) 4. Empirical Research Methods This section should outline the empirical work you plan to undertake. You may also want to refer to other exemplary empirical studies from which you have taken your inspiration You should identify the research method or methods you propose to use, and justify these choices - i.e., explain why this method is being used in preference to others. You should also provide details of your proposed samples (numbers of respondents and type of sample) and/or secondary data sets, and again offer justification for these choices. Further you should indicate how and why you will achieve empirical access, if this is a pertinent issue. Finally you may also indicate the status of the data you will gather-e... to what extent will these data capture or mirror the reality of the phenomena under examination? how objective can you as a researcher expect to be?, and so on. You will certainly need to refer to the literature on research methods to offer sufficient detail of the proposed methodology and to defend the choices you have made. (Suggested Word Count: 750-1,000) 5. Reflections Here you should include reflections on potential practical and empirical obstacles. conceptual/theoretical problems and difficulties, ethics, your own perspective on the issues at hand - and how these issues may impact on your studies. One of the things expected is an awareness of some of the challenges you will face in progressing your proposed thesis project and of the extent to which these represent unavoidable limitations. (Suggested Word Count: 300-500) 6. Conclusions This should be a very brief wrap-up of your proposed thesis project which summarises its key contributions and how you intend to realize them. (Suggested Word Count: 100-200) 7. Research Timetable A brief outline of the timetable for completion of the thesis. Ideally this timetable should be presented in three month segments. Task Title Timescale Any other relevant information Number Text Number of months Text 1. Complete a research proposal 3 3 Supervisors strong support needed ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8. References A list of all works referred to in your proposal. Quality is more important than quantity, demonstrating engagement with relevant literatures - both subject-specific and methodological - as appropriate. Please note: referencing is a very important part of your assignment