Research proposal

2 You need to use a minimum of ten (10) sources to write your proposal. The textbook is a valuable source, which refers to other sources that you could use. The majority of sources must be dated after 2014. Unreferenced/undated Internet sources are NOT acceptable.


3 All sources used must be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper.


4 Preferably, use articles in academic and business journals, not books.
5 Length of the proposal is 3000 words (+/-10%).


Notes on citing sources.

It is recommended to use the APA citation style.

See: http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/
See APA citation style guide on Blackboard.
You are allowed to use another citation style as long as you use it consistently and correctly throughout the paper.


Timetable project planning


TASK and week planning

chapters, topics AND ACTIVITIES	Timeline
Introduction to the project Brief outline of the research project.	Week 1 Tuesday 3 September 2019
Research topic decision Decide on the topic of research and conduct an initial literature search to arrive at a problem statement, objectives and research questions of the business research based on sources.	Week 2 Tuesday 10 September 2019
Introduction Describe the background, objectives and research questions of the business research based on sources	Week 3 Tuesday 17 September 2019