SUPERVISOR ALLOCATION FORM AND DISSERTATION PROPOSAL

SUPERVISOR ALLOCATION FORM AND DISSERTATION PROPOSAL

After the three workshop sessions, students are required to submit a dissertation proposal (500 words) which will inform the allocation of an appropriate supervisor and give supervisors the opportunity to assess the viability of the research topic. The proposal form is available on the eLP where it should be submitted (and a hard, paper copy submitted to the second floor administrative office). The proposal is not marked, but formative feedback will be given on the ideas you present in the proposal to help you with your dissertation. The submission date for the proposal will be available on the eLP.

Undergraduate Dissertation Proposal Instructions

This information tells you how to structure your 500 word Research Proposal using 5 sections.

Section 1: Researchable Topic Area and Objectives

You should explain what you intend to research and list around 3 research objectives. This should be what you aim to discover, try to keep these realistic given the timescale you have.

Section 2: Literature Review

You should identify and discuss the academic theories and some current research relevant to your researchable topic area. You should use around 6 sources (texts, journal articles etc) and reference these use the correct reference formatting style. There should be a full reference list for any sources used, put this list in Section 5.

Section 3: Proposed research methods

Identify what data you will use to achieve your research objectives and how you will obtain this data. Consider any ethical issues that may arise – if your study involves people, indicate how your research will follow the University’s Ethical Policies and Procedures (for example individual consent and / or organisational consent).

Section 4: Timetable for your research

Give a month by month indication of when you are going to work on various parts of your dissertation. Present this as a table or as a Gantt chart. You should ensure that you consider all of the key components of your research. For example, when will you design your data collection tools, when will you test these tools (if necessary), when will you write different chapters etc:

Month Dissertation Activity (parts)

November Literature review (for example)

December … etc

…etc

Section 5: Reference List

In the correct format (APA style).

Submit your Research Proposal along with your Supervisor Allocation form to the Administration Office by the date posted on the eLP.

If a Proposal is not submitted then it will not be possible to allocate a supervisor.