Assignment - Research Proposal and Literature Review

Covers -

• Topic 1: Introducing Tourism Research
• Topic 2: Beginning Research
• Topic 3: The Literature Review
• Topic 4: Research Design

Assignment Text -

• You are required to think of an interesting business-research idea and develop this idea into a formal, clearly-articulated research question - a problem-statement. This question will be used as the organizing framework for a critical literature review of previous academic research in the area.
• Assignment has two related stages. The first is to convert your idea into a researchable questionusing the techniques taught in the first two weeks of the unit. The second is to write a critical literature review using the methods taught in week 3 of the unit.
• The overall objective is to produce a formal research question and set of research objectives based on a rigorous assessment of the available evidence on the topic. This will be the basis for your development of the project report in Assignment.
• You are encouraged to discuss your research idea(s) with your lecturer and fellow students in the workshops/tutorials as well as study the materials for the first three weeks of the unit carefully. You will start with a general research idea and, as you go through the literature review, you will modify and hone your question into a clear and concise statement that could form the basis of a research design.

Instructions -

1) Prepare a research proposal that addresses the following criteria:

i. Background (250 words) - provide a brief overview describing the industry-related research situation relevant to the research idea you would like to develop.

ii. Significance (250 words) explain the significance and need for this research from the perspective of the business or organisation.

iii. Scope (150 words max) - explain the geographical, temporal and demographic scope of the proposed research.

iv. Problem statement and objectives (150 words max) - determine a clear and concise problem statement and 2-4 research objectives that relate to your research proposal.

v) Prepare a literature review that critically evaluates at least five (5) references from the academic literature (books and/or academic journal articles) relevant to your research idea (1000 words).

Provide a reference list (Harvard - see Summers and Smith's (2006) referencing guide) for academic literature sources you use to justify your final research proposal.

Format of Assignment -

• Title Page
• Background
• Significance
• Problem Statement and Objectives
• Scope
• Literature Review
• Reference List
• Appendices

Word Limit and Assignment Sections - The cover sheet, title page, reference list, and appendices are not included in the 1800 word limit.

Attachment:- Assignment File.rar