The FINAL research proposal will consist of the following NINE (9) items:

1.      A business research topic.
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2.      A brief literature review of the research topic
Produce 2 to 3 pages on background information on your research topic. (In text referencing: author, year) at the end Harvard referencing .

3.      Research questions for the identified problem or opportunity
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4.       Appropriate research methodologies and techniques to use for the research project
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5.      A project plan using a Gantt Chart and clearly defined milestones (if in a group with clearly defined individual tasks, contributions and milestones)
Use Microsoft Project or other software to produce the Gantt Chart.
Your milestones for HI6008 are:
Week 6: Literature Review due.
Week 10: Data Collection and Analysis Report due.
Week 14: Final Business Research (Capstone) Thesis due.

6.      Description of the research process
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7.      Description of data collection and analysis methods
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8.      Description of expected research outcomes
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9.      A completed Ethics Checklist.
Complete and sign ethics checklist below and attach with FINAL research project proposal.

All students will need to pass the final research proposal submitted in week 12 to be able to start the capstone research proposal in HI6008 the following semester.

Submit hard copy of FINAL research report to Holmes by 4pm on Friday of Week 12.

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