The research proposal should consider the central issues or questions the student wishes to address in their postgraduate dissertation.

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Assignment Information

Department

Edge Hotel School

Intake

October 2024/January 2025

Course

MSc International Hospitality Management

Module Code

EG703 – SP

Module

Research Methods

Lecturer

Jennifer Chang

Assessment Weighting

60%

Assessment Method

Individual Research Proposal

Issue Week

Week commencing 30

Submission Day

Friday 25 April 2025 at 12:00 midday (online)

Assignment Task

Individual Research Proposal:

Students are required to submit a written individual proposal of the research topic they intend to undertake in the Summer Term Dissertation Module. The proposal should summarise the topic area and the questions that the student wishes to answer through undertaking the research. It should be no more than 2,400 words in length.

Additional information

The research proposal should consider the central issues or questions the student wishes to address in their postgraduate dissertation. Where possible it will develop from or compliment the topic proposal poster that was submitted in the first piece of coursework in this module.

The research proposal should outline the general area of study and refer to the current state of knowledge or debates in the topic. It allows students to communicate their original ideas in an evaluative, clear and critical way. 

It will seek to illustrate that the research they are proposing to undertake in their dissertation is feasible, logical and sufficiently challenging to be worthy of a masters qualification. It allows the proposer to identify the likely external significance of the subject and demonstrate that they have given pragmatic thought and consideration to how the dissertation will be conducted, managed and delivered within the time constraints and review any other limitations relevant at the time of implementation. It will also start to consider any ethical considerations and approaches that may need to be incorporated into the research process as well as initial consideration of the potential methodology to be used.

The proposal will be submitted at the start of the Summer term and the credits accruing to the work and this module will thus form part of the 3rd term of the postgraduate marks.

Technical information

 Submissions should be submitted via a Word document or as a Pdf document.

 

Assessment criteria and weighting

Learning Outcomes

Weighting

Knowledge and understanding

  • Development of a cogent and contemporary review of an area of research using a range of relevant academic sources;
  • Identification and discussion of a specific perspective / question

which provides convincing expectation of the capacity of the students to deliver the research identified

 

 

 

30%

Cognitive skills

  • Discussion and evaluation of a range of methods of researching the topic identified
  • Identification and selection of the most appropriate concepts of research design to support the requirements of the proposed research

 

 

30%

Key skills

  • Identify, select and use information from a range of sources
  • Use Harvard referencing consistently and accurately
  • Communication (terminology and articulation)

 

 

 

30%

Transferable skills 

  • Structure (Title / contents page, introduction, conclusion, sub- headings etc)
  • Evidence of logical and well planned discussion

 

 

10%

 

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