Business Research Report Proposal Plan

Business Research Report Proposal Plan
The FINAL research proposal will consist of the following NINE (9) items:
A business research topic.
Strengthen and improve initial proposal.
A brief literature review of the research topic
Produce 2 to 3 pages on background information on your research topic.
Research questions for the identified problem or opportunity
Strengthen and improve initial proposal
Appropriate research methodologies and techniques to use for the research project
Strengthen and improve initial proposal
A project plan using a Gantt Chart and clearly defined milestones (if in a group with clearly defined individual tasks, contributions and milestones)
Use Microsoft Project or other software to produce the Gantt Chart.
Your milestones for HI6008 are:
Week 6: Literature Review due.
Week 10: Data Collection and Analysis Report due.
Week 14: Final Business Research (Capstone) Thesis due.
Description of the research process
Strengthen and improve initial proposal
Description of data collection and analysis methods
Strengthen and improve initial proposal
Description of expected research outcomes
Strengthen and improve initial proposal
A completed Ethics Checklist.
Complete and sign ethics checklist below and attach with FINAL research project proposal.
All students will need to pass the final research proposal submitted in week 12 to be able to start the capstone research proposal in HI6008 the following semester.
Submit hard copy of FINAL research report to Holmes by 4pm on Friday of Week 12.
ETHICS CHECKLIST FOR STUDENT RESEARCHERS
· This checklist is designed to alert you to your ethical obligations when you conduct research involving human subjects.
· These questions must be answered when a research project is proposed and before a research project is implemented.
· Attach the completed checklist to your final research proposal in week 12.
Student Name and ID: _______________________________________
Title of the Project: ______________________________________________________________________
Please circle your answers:
1) Will the human subjects be informed of the nature of their involvement in the collection
of data and of features of the research that reasonably might be expected to influence
willingness to participate? Yes No
2) Will the human subjects be told that they can discontinue their participation at any time? Yes No
3) Will the human subjects in your study be aware that they are the targets of research? Yes No
4) If the subjects are underage, will their guardians be asked to sign the consent form? Yes No N/A
5) Is the confidentiality of the human subject’s identity positively ensured? Yes No
6) In cases where there is a possibility that the human subject’s identity can be deduced by Yes No
someone other than the researcher, is the subject’s right to withdraw his/her data
respected?
7) Will the researcher fulfil all the promises made to the human subjects including providing Yes No
the summary of the findings upon request?
8) Will all necessary measures be taken to protect the physical safety of Yes No
the human subjects from dangers such as faulty electrical equipment, poor
grounding, lack of oxygen, falls, traffic