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I kindly need your help with my fourth and final part of RES500 critical thinking assignment.

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.

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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 3
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 3–4-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.
✓ It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin
Originality Check (available under Information folder on your Blackboard) prior
to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit
an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check
– Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
An Overview about Assignment submission Time & grades:
Type of Assignment
Posting Date
Due date
Marks
Critical thinking
Week 10
End of Week
100
Grace period*
3
days
* Grace Period: with accepted excuse (accepted by instructor) with deduction of 10% for late submission
Module 8
Assignment-III: Provisional Questions for data collection
(Questionnaire) (100 points)
Introduction
Thank you for your willingness to participate in this important survey. Your insights are
instrumental in advancing our understanding of sustainable agriculture practices and
challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Saudi Arabia. This questionnaire is designed
to collect a wide range of data to inform research and guide policy decisions.
Section 1: Respondent Information
1.1. Full Name Please provide your full name for identification purposes. We assure you
that your responses will remain strictly confidential.
1.2. Age Kindly specify your age.
1.3. Gender Please select your gender.
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Male [ ]
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Female [ ]
1.4. Education Level Select the highest level of education you have completed:
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None
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Primary
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Secondary
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Higher Education
1.5. Years in Farming How many years have you been involved in farming?
Section 2: Sustainable Agriculture Practices
2.1. Awareness of Sustainable Agriculture Are you familiar with the concept of
sustainable agriculture?
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Yes
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No
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2.2. Current Sustainable Practices Please list the sustainable farming practices you
currently employ on your farm.
Section 3: Challenges and Barriers to Sustainability
3.1. Challenges Faced What are the primary challenges you encounter when trying to
implement sustainable agriculture practices?
3.2. Environmental Challenges Are there specific environmental challenges in your
region that affect your farming practices, such as water scarcity, soil degradation, or
others?
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Yes
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No
3.3. Rank Environmental Challenges Please rank the following environmental challenges
in order of significance, with 1 being the most significant:
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Water scarcity
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Soil degradation
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Limited financial resources
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Lack of access to modern farming technologies
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Lack of training and education
Section 4: Resources and Support
4.1. Access to Resources Do you have access to resources such as land, water, and
modern farming technologies?
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Yes
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No
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4.2. Influence of Resources (Open-ended) If you have access to these resources, how has
it influenced your ability to practice sustainable agriculture?
4.3. Support Programs Are there support programs, government initiatives, or
organizations that have assisted you in adopting sustainable farming practices?
4.4. Received Support Please check the types of support you have received from
organizations or initiatives:
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Financial assistance
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Training and education
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Access to modern farming technologies
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Farming equipment and tools
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Other (Please specify)
Section 5: Future Goals
5.1. Sustainable Goals What are your goals for implementing sustainable agriculture on
your farm in the coming years?
5.2. Role of Smallholder Farmers How do you envision the role of smallholder farmers in
Saudi Arabia in achieving sustainable agriculture?
Section 6: Sustainable Practices Assessment
6.1. Effectiveness Rating On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the effectiveness of your current
sustainable farming practices:
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1 – Not Effective
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2 – Somewhat Effective
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3 – Neutral
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4 – Effective
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5 – Highly Effective
6.2. Effective Practices What specific sustainable farming practices do you find most
effective in promoting sustainability on your farm?
Section 7: Future Challenges and Opportunities
7.1. Future Challenges What challenges do you anticipate in the future regarding
sustainable agriculture in Saudi Arabia?
7.2. Opportunities What opportunities do you see for the advancement of sustainable
agriculture among smallholder farmers in Saudi Arabia?
Section 8: Government and Policy
8.1. Government Support Do you believe the government provides sufficient support for
sustainable agriculture initiatives?
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Yes
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No
8.2. Policy Recommendations What policy recommendations would you suggest to
enhance government support for sustainable agriculture?
Section 9: Access to Markets
9.1. Market Access How easy is it for you to access markets to sell your agricultural
products?
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Very Easy
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Easy
5
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Neutral
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Difficult
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Very Difficult
9.2. Market Challenges If you face challenges in accessing markets, please describe them.
Section 10: Climate Resilience
10.1. Climate Change Awareness Are you aware of the potential impacts of climate
change on your farming practices? – Yes – No
10.2. Climate Adaptation What steps have you taken or plan to take to adapt to changing
climate conditions in your farming?
Section 11: Financial Sustainability
11.1. Financial Stability How financially stable do you consider your farming operation
to be? – Very Stable – Stable – Neutral – Unstable – Very Unstable
11.2. Financial Challenges If you face financial challenges in your farming, please
describe them.
Section 12: Training and Education
12.1. Training Needs What specific training or education do you believe would help you
in implementing sustainable agriculture practices?
Section 13: Knowledge Sharing
13.1. Knowledge Sharing How do you currently access and share knowledge about
sustainable agriculture practices with other farmers in your community?
Section 14: Technology Adoption
14.1. Technology Use Are you utilizing modern farming technologies in your farming
practices? – Yes – No
14.2. Barriers to Technology Adoption If you are not using modern technologies, please
explain the reasons for not adopting them.
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Section 15: Livelihood Impact
15.1. Livelihood Improvement How have sustainable agriculture practices impacted your
livelihood and income?
Section 16: Community Involvement
16.1. Community Engagement Are you actively engaged in community initiatives related
to sustainable agriculture?
Section 17: Food Security
17.1. Food Security How does sustainable agriculture contribute to food security in your
region, from your perspective?
Section 18: Personal Resilience
18.1. Personal Resilience How do you personally adapt and remain resilient in the face of
challenges in your farming practices?
Section 19: Policy Implementation
19.1. Policy Effectiveness In your opinion, how effective are the current agricultural
policies in supporting sustainable agriculture in Saudi Arabia?
19.2. Policy Feedback Do you have any feedback or suggestions for improving
agricultural policies related to sustainable farming?
Section 20: Technological Innovation
20.1. Innovation Potential What do you think are the potential areas for technological
innovation in sustainable farming?
Section 21: Additional Comments
21.1. Additional Comments Please share any additional comments, insights, or
suggestions related to sustainable agriculture in Saudi Arabia. Your input is invaluable to
our research.
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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 2
Students’ Grade:
/ 100
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 3–4-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.
✓ It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin
Originality Check (available under Information folder on your Blackboard) prior
to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit
an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check
– Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
An Overview about Assignment submission Time & grades:
Type of Assignment
Posting Date
Due date
Marks
Critical thinking
Week 4
End of Week 5
100
Grace period*
3
days
* Grace Period: with accepted excuse (accepted by instructor) with deduction of 10% for late submission
Module 4
Assignment-II: Literature Review (100 points)
Answers
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
There has been a growing trend towards sustainable agriculture in Saudi Arabia. The
country is striving towards self-sufficiency as it aims to transform its economy by 2030.
There is a plethora of approaches to achieving sustainable agriculture. In this section, the
author critically analyzes the various strategies for sustainable agriculture that can be
applied in Saudi Arabia, especially by smallholder farmers in the arid region. A total of
15 credible and scholarly articles were examined thoroughly, guided by the three research
questions initially outlined in the previous section.
Understanding The History of Agriculture in KSA
Traditionally, agriculture was practiced on a small scale by the rural communities of
nomads. These populations utilized the limited arable lands for substance farming (Baig
et al., 2020). The little vegetation forced them into a nomadic pastoralism lifestyle for
survival. However, as the petroleum industry developed, KSA realized the importance of
food security (Baig & Straquadine, 2014). As efforts were initiated to facilitate food
security in the 1970s, a broader direction was taken to consider the development of
infrastructures to support agricultural production (Alotaibi et al., 2020). In the
contemporary context, the government has taken several approaches to ensure the
continued growth of its agricultural sector and food security.
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Among the various initiatives that have been put in place to support contemporary
agriculture include establishing training institutions on sustainable farming, agricultural
research centers, export facilities, storage units, rural roads, and irrigation networks.
Thanks to these efforts, KSA has made significant progress in achieving self-sufficiency
in various agricultural products (El-Hashash et al., 2023). One of those growth progress is
the country’s transformation from an importer to an exporter of wheat (Khan & Aman,
n.d). Moreover, the country’s local production of vegetables has an 85% satisfaction level
of the domestic demand (Haque & Khan, 2022). Despite the several milestones in
achieving self-sufficiency, KSA has been focusing on policies that limit production to
conserve its scarce fresh water (Amhamed et al., 2023). In other words, farmers have
been encouraged to consider more sustainable ways of agricultural production.
The Potential for Sustainable Agriculture in KSA
The global climate is changing rapidly. As a result, regions with adverse climatic
conditions face many more stressors than before. The natural resources in KSA face
many stressors (Baig & Straquadine, 2014). As a result, scientists are constantly working
on developing ways to maximize these resources’ productivity sustainably. Conflict
between the environment and agriculture is one of the significant factors contributing to
the degradation of natural resources in Saudi Arabia (Siderius et al., 2020). The Eighth
Development Plan has placed a new phase in the conservation and rational use of natural
resources, improving the living standards of smallholder farmers and raising their income
levels (Fiaz et al., 2018).
It is imperative to understand what sustainable farming means. Generally, sustainable
agriculture entails maximizing agricultural outputs while minimizing or reducing the
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harm done to natural resources (Fisher et al., 2018). Sustainability is achieved when the
next generation can be assured of natural resources to advance their agricultural and
survival needs. Such practices also aim to ensure that the food produced is nutritious and
organic, with no contamination (Shayaa Al-Shayaa et al., 2021). According to Sullivan
(2003), “sustainable agriculture aims at producing healthy and ample food for both the
present and the future through the wise and judicious use of natural resources.” Karanisa
et al. (2021) noted that economic, social, and environmental sustainability are at the core
of the efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural practices in Saudi Arabia.
Existing Frameworks to Promote Sustainable Agriculture
Several factors underpin the motive to ensure sustainability in agricultural production.
One of the approaches that has been used to facilitate the achievement of this goal is the
Farm-to-Form model. Specifically, Ibrahim, Elshaer, Alaa, Azazz, Hassan, and Sameh
(2023) conducted a study “aimed to test whether or not environmental sustainability
mediates the relationship between the farm-to-fork (FTF) approach and sustainable
agricultural practices” (p. 11). Their findings indicated that environmental sustainability
significantly mediates the Farm-to-Fork framework. Moreover, studies have indicated
that adopting sustainable farming practices, such as using fertilizers and crop rotation,
can help restore soil health and biodiversity (Alotaibi & Kassem, 2021). Extension
education for rural farmers on minimizing resource utilization while maximizing
agricultural production has also been a factor in realizing sustainability goals (Ojo et al.,
2021). As KSA moves towards a self-sufficient and sustainable agricultural sector,
smallholder farmers must also be factored in.
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Inferences from the Reviewed Literature
The above review has examined various articles on sustainable farming in Saudi Arabia,
with a critical focus on smallholder farmers. In doing so, the review has focused on the
history of agriculture, from the nomadic era to the contemporary context. Additionally,
the above analysis looked into the success and growth in achieving a self-sufficient state
in agricultural products such as wheat and vegetables. A key point in regard to that is that
while the country was achieving self-sufficiency status, the sustainability of its scarce
water resources was being compromised. As a result, several strategies have been
proposed and implemented to ensure that future generations will have natural resources to
continue agricultural and farming practices. Such a goal requires a comprehensive focus.
Smallholder farmers must then be included in the picture, should the Kingdom achieve
long-term positive outcomes in sustainable agricultural practices.
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References
Alotaibi, B. A., & Kassem, H. S. (2021). Adoption of Sustainable Water Management
Practices among Farmers in Saudi Arabia. Sustainability, 13(20), 11260.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132011260
Alotaibi, B. A., Kassem, H. S., Nayak, R. K., & Muddassir, M. (2020). Farmers’ beliefs
and concerns about climate change: an assessment from southern Saudi
Arabia. Agriculture, 10(7), 253.
Amhamed, A., Genidi, N., Abotaleb, A., Sodiq, A., Abdullatif, Y., Hushari, M., & AlKuwari, M. (2023). Food security strategy to enhance food self-sufficiency and
overcome international food supply chain crisis: the state of Qatar as a case
study. Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability, 3(1), 3.
Baig, M. B., & Straquadine, G. S. (2014). Sustainable Agriculture and Rural
Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Implications for Agricultural
Extension and Education. Vulnerability of Agriculture, Water and Fisheries to
Climate Change, 3(5), 101–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8962-2_7
Baig, M. B., Alotibi, Y., Straquadine, G. S., & Alataway, A. (2020). Water resources in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Challenges and strategies for improvement. Water
Policies in MENA Countries, 135-160.
El-Hashash, E. F., Al-Habeeb, A., Bakri, H., & Majjami, A. Y. (2023). A Comprehensive
Review of Pearl and Small Millets: Taxonomy, Production, Breeding and Future
Prospects in Saudi Arabia. Asian J. Res. Crop Sci, 8(4), 151-166.
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Elshaer, I. A., Alaa M. S. Azazz, Hassan, S. S., & Sameh Fayyad. (2023). Farm-to-Fork
and Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Perceived Economic Benefit as a
Moderator and Environmental Sustainability as a Mediator. Sustainability, 15(14),
11462–11462. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411462
Fiaz, S., Noor, M. A., & Aldosri, F. O. (2018). Achieving food security in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia through innovation: Potential role of agricultural extension.
Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 17(4), 365–375.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2016.09.001
Fisher, M., Holden, S. T., Thierfelder, C., & Katengeza, S. P. (2018). Awareness and
adoption of conservation agriculture in Malawi: what difference can farmer-tofarmer extension make? International Journal of Agricultural
Sustainability, 16(3), 310-325.
Haque, M. I., & Khan, M. R. (2022). Impact of climate change on food security in Saudi
Arabia: A roadmap to agriculture-water sustainability. Journal of Agribusiness in
Developing and Emerging Economies, 12(1), 1-18.
Karanisa, T., Amato, A., Richer, R., Abdul Majid, S., Skelhorn, C., & Sayadi, S. (2021).
Agricultural production in Qatar’s hot arid climate. Sustainability, 13(7), 4059.
Khan, M. A., & Aman, A. Agricultural Expansion in Saudi Arabia: A Challenging
Present and Demanding Prospect.
Ojo, T. O., Baiyegunhi, L. J. S., Adetoro, A. A., & Ogundeji, A. A. (2021). Adoption of
soil and water conservation technology and its effect on the productivity of
smallholder rice farmers in Southwest Nigeria. Heliyon, 7(3), e06433.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06433
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Shayaa Al-Shayaa, M., Al-Wabel, M., Herab, A. H., Sallam, A., Barjees Baig, M., &
Usman, A. R. A. (2021). Environmental issues in relation to agricultural practices
and attitudes of farmers: A case study from Saudi Arabia. Saudi journal of
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Siderius, C., Conway, D., Yassine, M., Murken, L., Lostis, P. L., & Dalin, C. (2020).
Multi-scale analysis of the water-energy-food nexus in the Gulf
region. Environmental Research Letters, 15(9), 094024.
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sustainable agriculture. The electronic version of applying the principles of
sustainable farming
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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
Student’s ID Number:
Semester:
CRN:
Academic Year:
, Term:
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
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.
✓ It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check
(available under Information folder on your Blackboard) prior to submitting them to your
instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality
Check tool, review the TurnItIn Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step
instructions.
An Overview about Assignment submission Time & grades:
Type of Assignment
Posting Date
Due date
Marks
Grace period*
Critical thinking
Week 10
End of Week 11
120
3 days
* Grace Period: with accepted excuse (accepted by instructor) with deduction of 10% for late submission
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
Start from Next Page in the given Format
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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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References
Appendices (Questionnaire)
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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 research design is
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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)
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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