Produce an introduction to Research Proposal process-Research Methods for Business and Management

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Word Limit: 500wordTask: Introduction to RMBM – [Detailed Guidlines Attached]

1. Does the working title mirror closely the content of the introduction document?
2. Does the introductory part inform the reader of the problem or situation and the context the student is
interested in?
3. Does the answer inform the reader of the rationale of this study?
a. What is the research issue?
b. Why is it an issue, and why now?
c. How and when is it going to be investigated?
d. What could this research shed light on?

Organise your Task using headings, such as “Title”, “Introductory Part”, “Rationale”. These headings

will help establish a logical flow to your Task

1) Title: Initially this might be regarded as a working title, and ideally should mirror closely the content of the

course work. The title is particularly important for this. In general, a good title will get people to stop and listen.

2) Introductory part: This informs the reader of the problem or situation and the context you are interested in.

The

goal is to give the reviewers some basic academic information they can

use to evaluate the significance of the research proposal.
3) Rationale for this study.
a. What is the research issue?
b. Why is it an issue, and why now?
c. How and when is it going to be investigated?
d. What could this research shed light on?
You

have to introduce the topic and clarify the significance of what you

are trying to present. That is, you have to present research questions

with a logical sequencing of facts. You have to give examples to

illustrate yourrationale. Be sure to have a conclusion that summarises

your take-home message (why is it an issue now? what could this research

shed light on?).
Your course work should be constructed so that it presents the desired information in a self-explanatory manner.
You

have to think of the task as a series of highly efficient, organised

panels upon which appearsynopses of the relevant information you want to

convey (what is the research issue?) – Just enough to get your
point across. Include references. Make it clear that you know what has been done in your area in the past
and where your research will fit in.