• Outline your research approach and methods for the research project.
• Identify the research approaches that have been used to generate current knowledge and any major limitations to knowledge that may be linked to research approaches.
• Offers a supported argument for the methods proposed to address the identified gap.
• Identify your research participants (who will you be answering questions about?)
• Describe how you will recruit them into the research project – what will you do?
• How will you collect the data (information) you need? Describe the method you will use (for example, interviews, surveys, validated survey tools, ?other)
• Once you have the data, how will you analyse it so that it answers your question?

Marking Criteria:

• Demonstrates knowledge of research paradigms relevant to the topic
• Selects and describes an appropriate research method for the research question.
• Writes an appropriate research design, identifying the participants, recruitment processes, data collection and tools, and data analysis approach.
• Writes clearly and succinctly in an appropriate academic style, presenting work in accordance with the Presentation of
• Assignments guidelines and with correct referencing.