Design a case study research proposal with the following parts:
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Introduction
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Provide a title and background
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The background should provide a brief overview of your chosen project and topic, including your motivation for selecting this case study topic
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Literature review
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Drawing on some key pieces of of topic-related literature, explain why researching the selected topic is important using knowledge and understanding of key theories/models from Project Management or related domains.
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In addition to this you must provide a table in the Appendix summarizing at least 7-10 sources that your research will draw on to justify your research context and design decisions.
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The table should have columns for aims/objectives of paper, topics discussed and any areas identified for future research.
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Based on this table, you can present the possible area that your research will face based on a gap or suggestion in existing literature.
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Two examples are Moodle.
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Case study methodology
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Outline a clear and suitable data collection method (including administration).
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Include a clear and suitable explanation of how the data will collected, sampled and analysed.
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Please note that you will not be collecting primary data, and should not include this in your proposed methodology
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Critical evaluation
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Using Saunders et al.’s (2019 or earlier) ‘Research Onion’, write a critical evaluation of your research proposal developed (drawing on a wide range of research methodology literature).
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As a result you should state based on your critique, why your approach is the most suitable approach for your chosen research topic and why other approach(es) are NOT suitable.
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Remember you need to justify all the steps, eg. why have you chosen this specific methodology and data collection tool? Why they are appropriate for addressing your research question and research problem?
Notes:
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For parts 3 & 4 you should use between 5 – 7 research method sources.
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You must NOT actually collect or analyse any data for this coursework – this is just the proposal stage where you set out how you plan to collect and analyse the data