Research Proposal Report
The purpose of this assignment is to begin the research report by researching your topic. It is also to acquaint you with the use of appropriate memo format and good search strategies according to standard business practices.
Topics: Please choose a topic that is business related and relatively current, within the past 5 or 10 years; it ought to be a topic with multiple perspectives. An example of this kind of topic would be electric cars in Canada. Your topic MUST have a Canadian or Alberta focus.
You may NOT choose a topic such as gender/racial harassment, profiling, or other related issues such as same sex marriage. You may NOT choose a topic such as euthanasia, abortion, legally assisted suicide, or the use of medical marijuana. You may NOT choose a topic that is too broad, such as the Alberta Tar Sands and environmental degradation, or military use of robots, or Facebook marketing.
Suggestions for topics:
• Government Bailouts (Choose Bombardier or General Motors; Challenges and Opportunities)
• Northern Gateway Pipeline (Challenges and Opportunities)
• Aboriginal Entrepreneurs (Challenges and Opportunities)
• Alternate Sustainable Energy Sources (Choose wind or solar, Challenges and Opportunities)
• The Foreign Worker Program (Challenges and Opportunities)
• Sustainable agriculture in Canada (Choose aquaponics or organic vs. conventional farming; feedlot vs. grassfed beef; Challenges and Opportunities)
• Water Conservation Methods (Choose one, either individual or governmental; Challenges and Opportunities)
You may choose a topic of your choice, but put your request in writing to me and send it to me as an email message BEFORE you complete the Research Proposal Report. You also need to make certain that there are appropriate peer-reviewed academic articles on your topic.
Use the following headings for the content of the report. Left-justify your headings, and single-space your paragraphs but double-space between each of them.
• Purpose statement:
• Annotated Bibliography:
• Request for approval:
• Your name and contact details:
Your assignment will be approximately 3 - 4 pages in total.
Resources for research sources: Contact the NAIT librarians should you require assistance with finding your sources.
Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar