Your individual assignment is to design a dissertation topic – use a topic that you might be interested in researching for your actual dissertation and develop a research proposal and pilot study. The topic you choose to submit for this assignment does not need to be the same as the dissertation you eventually choose. The assignment should demonstrate scholarship, academic rigour, creativity and methodological clarity.
one or more qualitative methods should be applied, although using a mainly quantitative methodology will also be accepted
Considering the following steps will offer some guidance to your structure for BOTH assignments:
• The formulation of suitable research question(s)
• The selection of an area of literature to inform your study
• The identification of a population and a sample for the study
• The choice and justification of a set of methods appropriate to the aim of the study
• The development of a qualitative research instrument (e.g. interview schedule, observation points, focus group, experiment) appropriate to the research, and a method of analysis
• The piloting of the instrument/method (e.g. 10 questionnaires, 2 interviews, 3 hours observation, a focus groups)
• This may entail the following steps:
• The formulation of suitable research question(s)
• The selection of an area of literature to inform your study
• The identification of a population and a sample for the study
• The choice and justification of a set of methods appropriate to the aim of the study
• The development of a qualitative research instrument (e.g. interview schedule, observation points, focus group, experiment) appropriate to the research
• The piloting of the instrument/method (e.g. 10 questionnaires, 2 interviews, 3 hours observation, a focus groups)
Working in groups of three:
• Identify a research topic of interest to you
• Write down 3 research questions on this topic
• For each question you must identify the type of data you will need to answer the question
• For each question you must identify the type of method/s you will need to obtain this data
• You will need to justify your choices
suggesting reading:
• Creswell, J.W. (2003) Research Design London: SAGE (chapter 6)
• Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Jackson, P.R. (2008) Management Research London: SAGE publications. (chapter 2)
• Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2003) Research Methods for Business Students Harlow: Prentice Hall (chapter 2)
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