TMGT 4020 – Graduating Seminar – Proposal Guidelines

Title Page

Project title Research proponent name Date

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . 1-2 pages Describe the context of the research (background info, community/organization) Purpose or Problem statement . . . what is the issue? State the research purpose/goal(s)/objective(s) . . . Hypotheses (optional) Rationale for the research . . . why is it important, what are the benefits?

Literature Review (see handout on Literature Review) . . . 4-5 pages

Include a literature review on topics important to completing the project o More detailed information on the situation/context o Reference to past studies on related topics o Summary and discussion of LR with implications for proposed research

Research Methodology/Methods

Conceptual framework (e.g. epistemology) Description of project design (e.g. descriptive, exploratory, comparative, causal, etc.)

For survey research for example only

Population and sampling strategy • Define your population and describe your sampling strategy, sample size

Instrument • Describe how your instrument was designed by making specific reference to the

literature, and regarding the items you select for your questionnaire. • Include a copy of your questionnaire in the Appendix

Procedure • Describe in detail the plan for data collection.

o When, who, how, where (make reference to your schedule) Data Analysis

• Describe how data will be analyzed

References – List your references APA style

Appendix – Materials used in your project