Introduction

Identify an area of investigation. Please detail an area of research that requires consideration. This area of knowledge will relate to your chosen field of study (e.g., exercise in mental health) or discipline (sport/exercise/rehabilitation). Please then identify a particular research problem that requires further investigation.

Please use one paragraph to detail this section (up 150 words).

Explain why this research problem is important, provide the reader with a backdrop to this problem, identify what is known and not known and consider what methodology would be appropriate to further investigate it.

Please use a maximum of two paragraphs to detail this section (up to 200 words).

Good answers will discuss the real world significance of the problem and answering it

Methodological Choice

Identify an appropriate research question and critically discuss your preferred methodological approach to this question.

Please discuss your positionality (ontology/epistemology) as a researcher and how this has influenced your choice.

Excellent answers will show an appreciation of how this has influenced the writer's choice and present alternative methodological approaches.

Please use the majority of words for this section (600-800 words)

Conclusion

Provide a summary of your essay
Ensure that there is a clear and reasoned conclusion to your argument that is not overly long. You should not be introducing new material here (200-250 words)