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This is the final assignment that incorporates everything you have done till now. You are expected to add few more things here.Module 10Assignment-IV: Final research proposal (120 points)This is your final assignment for which a sample format is provided in the blackboard (Week 10 course materials) (already included in this document). You must submit the proposal as per the given sample format. Adherence to the format is necessary. This final research proposal must contain all the stages and processes involved in a typical research proposal. You must provide a detailed data collection plan (assumed), sampling design (assumed) as well as a proposed data analysis plan. Improvisation from your end will earn extra points. This is the most important assignment in this course.The assignment should be related to the main toipic ( Supply Chain Risk Management in the Oil Industry in Saudi Arabia)CT 4.docx
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المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Critical Thinking Assignment 4
Course Name: Academic Writing and Student’s Name:
Research Skills
Course Code: RES-500
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Students’ Grade:
/120
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Regulations:
✓ This assignment is an individual assignment.
✓ Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the
textbook along with few scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
✓ Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines,
citing references as appropriate.
✓ Submit your findings in a 10-12 page document, excluding the title page, abstract and
required reference page, which are never a part of the minimum content requirements, in
the Assignment Dropbox.
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Module 10
Assignment-IV: Final research proposal (120 points)
This is your final assignment for which a sample format is provided in the blackboard (Week 10
course materials) (already included in this document). You must submit the proposal as per the
given sample format. Adherence to the format is necessary. This final research proposal must
contain all the stages and processes involved in a typical research proposal. You must provide a
detailed data collection plan (assumed), sampling design (assumed) as well as a proposed data
analysis plan. Improvisation from your end will earn extra points. This is the most important
assignment in this course.
Answers
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL
On
INSERT TITLE HERE
By
[Your Full Name Here]
Enrolment No. xxxxxxx
[Insert Degree Name]
[Insert Department Name]
[Insert Name of College]
[Insert Course Code: xxxxx]
[Insert Branch Name]
Date of Submission: DD MM 20YY
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Supervisor Name:
Dr. Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 General Introduction
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Significance of the Study
Chapter 2. Literature Review
2.1 Heading 1
2.2 Heading 2
2.3 Heading 3
2.4 Hypotheses (If any)
Chapter 3. Methodology Adopted
3.1 Research Approach
3.2 Research Design
Chapter 4. Proposed Data Analysis
Chapter 5. Implementation Plan
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. General Introduction
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
We, human beings, are continuously evolving as indispensable thinking creatures of the
universe. The man has come a very long way and has rightly made great strides in almost every
conceivable field of achievement. Scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements have
enhanced our confidence in understanding or even conquering the nature at large. The man is
regarded to be in the midst of best of times, the world have ever witnessed. Some fifty years
back, no one could have imagined the level of the technological feat or the extent of global
integration of countries which we are experiencing now. Considering the increasing share of
emerging economies in the global growth, there have been substantial improvements in enriching
the lives of millions of people around the globe.
1.2. Research Questions
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
The research questions is one of the most important parts of your research project, thesis or
dissertation. It’s important to spend some time assessing and refining your question before you
get started. The exact form of your question will depend on the length of your project, the type of
research, the topic, and the research problem. But all research questions should be focused,
specific, appropriately complex, and relevant to a social or scholarly issue.
The research questions for this study are:
1) What are the skills & resources required for the success of social enterprises & what are
those skills where the enterprise can invest in?
2) What are the input factors for implementing the social enterprise evaluation process?
1.3. Research Objectives
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Formulating research objectives in an appropriate manner is one of the most important aspects of
your thesis. This is because research aim and objectives determine the scope, depth and the
overall direction of the research. Research question is the central question of the study that has to
be answered on the basis of research findings. The objectives of a sample thesis are given under:
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Hence, the research, “Title of your research’’ has been formulated with the following primary
objective:
1) To get a deeper understanding of the critical success factors of social enterprises
operating in different social settings in India in terms of their influence in social
entrepreneurship success.
Depending upon the nature of your study, you can divide the main objective into sub-objectives
also. However, this is optional. You can have only main objective or you can divide it into the
required number of sub-objectives depending upon the nature of your study. For example, the
above mentioned main objective can be divided into following sub-objectives.
Thus, in accordance with the above-mentioned primary objective, the study was acknowledged
with the set of following set of sub-objectives in order to conduct the research in a more
comprehensive way:
✓ To determine the importance and criticality of individual-level factors of leadership,
entrepreneurship orientation, networking, business planning skills and their constituent
attributes in social enterprise success.
✓ To determine the importance and criticality of organizational-level factors of innovative
financing, triple bottom line planning, social enterprise marketing, community
engagement, organizational culture, social impact evaluation, frugal innovation, human
capital and their constituent attributes in social enterprise success.
✓ To determine the importance and criticality of institutional-level factors of Government
support and its constituent attributes in social enterprise success.
1.4. Significance of the Study
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
It provides details to the reader on how the study will contribute such as what the study will
contribute and who will benefit from it. It also includes an explanation of the
work’s importance as well as its potential benefits. For example the above mentioned example,
the significance can be written in the following way
The research makes important contributions to existing literature on the critical factors
determining the success of social enterprises from both managerial and academic point of view:
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2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
In this chapter, all the literature available on the different approaches to the concept of your
research is explicitly reviewed. Here you can write the outline or plan of your review like in how
many sections and what you are discussing in each section.
2.1. Sample Main Heading
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Social entrepreneurship in common parlance refers to entrepreneurial activity with an embedded
social purpose. Although, entrepreneurial activities with a social concern can be traced back in
the history but the social entrepreneurship as an innovative model for social problem solving has
recently emerged (Robinson et al., 2009; Mair & Marti, 2006; Peredo & McLean, 2006; Dees et
al., 2002; Chell, 2007). Thus, social entrepreneurship mainly stands for endeavors which
primarily focus over social value creation and thus social mission remains central to every social
entrepreneurship activity.
The social entrepreneurship has become a global phenomenon, impacting societies by catalyzing
social transformations for societal wellbeing. The phenomenon mainly addresses the basic needs
of human society which were neglected in the race for mainstream development. As such, the
phenomenon can occur in any society and often such local social entrepreneurship initiatives
have the potential for scale up and replication at the global level. E-g: Microfinance of
Bangladesh.
2.2. Sample Main Heading 2
As described above, the idea of social enterprise is certainly not new as businesses with social
missions can be traced back in the nineteenth century. Thus, the practice of social enterprise may
well be ahead of the theory as in other areas of social action (Sarah et al., 2002).
2.3. Sample Main Heading 3
As described above, the idea of social enterprise is certainly not new as businesses with social
missions can be traced back in the nineteenth century. Thus, the practice of social enterprise may
well be ahead of the theory as in other areas of social action (Sarah et al., 2002).
2.4. Hypotheses (if any)
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
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Write here the hypothesis of your study. It can be only one or it can be even more than one as per
your choice and nature of study. For example, for the sample example provided in chapter one,
the hypothesis can be like follows.
For achieving the objectives of the study, few hypotheses were presumed. These were formed on
the basis of previous and current studies on the topic of critical success factors of social
enterprises; the hypotheses are described as follows:
Hypothesis -1
H1a: The possession of strong business planning skills in key individuals of social enterprises is
significantly associated with the success of social enterprises.
Hypothesis -2
H2a: Having a strong entrepreneurship orientation in social entrepreneurs is significantly
associated with the success of social enterprises.
3. THE METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, the research process of your thesis is to be well-defined and described
sequentially. Starting with (1) research preparation, research approach; process of the survey,
concerning research design, participants/respondents, sampling procedure and survey design,
sample plan, research instrument, method of analysis and the limitations are discussed in detail.
3.1. Research Approach
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Research approach is a plan and procedure that consists of the steps of broad assumptions to
detailed method of data collection, analysis and interpretation. It is therefore, based on the nature
of the research problem being addressed. The researcher’s choice of a particular research
approach is governed by the nature of the research problems he/she wants to solve (Yin 1994;
Merriam 1998).
3.2. Research Design
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Research design represents the overall functional plan or blueprint (Babbie & Mouton, 2008) for
the research project. Whereas research methodology refers to the standard set of tools,
techniques, and approaches used for the purpose of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data by
the researcher, the research design is the purposeful way in which such methods are linked
together to address the research questions or reach conclusions. Tempering an appropriate
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research design is critical for the attainment of specified goals or objectives outlined for the
research project. Therefore, the research design is ought to be trustworthy and reliable while
being scientifically grounded (Cooper & Schindler, 2006; Churchill & Iacobucci, 2002).
The research design refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different
components of the study in a coherent and logical way, thereby, ensuring you will effectively
address the research problem; it constitutes the blueprint for the collection, measurement, and
analysis of data.
3.2.1. Target Population (Sampling Technique and Sample Size)
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
The target population is the total group of individuals from which the sample might be drawn. A
sample is the group of people who take part in the investigation. The target population is the total
group of individuals from which the sample might be drawn. A sample is the group of people
who take part in the investigation. The people who take part are referred to as “participants”.
Please provide a description of your target population. Also indicate your expected sample size
as well as what type of sampling will be used and why.
3.2.2. Data Collection Approach
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Data collection is a process of collecting information from all the relevant sources to find
answers to the research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the outcomes. Data collection
methods can be divided into two categories: secondary methods of data collection and primary
methods of data collection. You need to write here the types of data you will be using and also
how you collected those sources of data.
4. PROPOSED DATA ANALYSIS
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
This chapter analyses and interprets the data collected. The chapter discusses the results of the
study. You can divide the chapter into the desired number of sections and sub-sections.
Analysis is still a method or a tool being used to break down your findings.
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5. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (ASSUMED)
Indicate in the form of a Gantt chart, the expected research start date, the duration of some
important phases/activities and also indicate the tentative project end date and total duration of
the project.
Time Frame (Gantt-Chart)
(Assume that you will undertake a full research of four to six months)
This is a sample. Replace with your own.
Activities
Duration
(Days)
Time
( Month)
Introduction
Literature
Review
Data
collection
Report
writing
Submission
of final
Report
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Time
( Month)
References (Sample)
1) Acs, Z. J., & Audretsch, D. B. (2005). Entrepreneurship, innovation and technological
change. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 1(4), 1–65.
2) Adams, C. (2015). Understanding integrated reporting: The concise guide to integrated
thinking and the future of corporate reporting. Do Sustainability.
3) Adler, P., & Kwon, S. (2002). Social capital: Prospects for a new concept. Academy of
Management Review 27(1) 17-40.
Appendices (Questionnaire)
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