Studentsareexpectedtosubmita5,000wordresearchproposalandmethodologybasedontheirownresearchdissertationtobeundertakenaftertheexaminationperiod.Theresearchproposalshouldbrieflydiscussexistingapproachestothechosentopic,andprovidedetailsofyourresearchdesignandmethodstobeemployedinyourdissertation.Thisshouldincludeastep-by-stepaccountofthe‘mechanics’ofundertakingtheresearchthisshouldincludeacandidassessmentofthestrengthsandweaknessesofthemethod(s)inquestion,andabriefdiscussionofanyalternativeapproaches(andwhythesehavenotbeenadopted).Finally,theproposalshouldincludeabriefdiscussionoftime,budget,andotherconstraintsthatmightaffecttheresearch.Inordertocompletethisassignmentitisnecessarytoreviewthemethodologyliteratureprovidedinthelecturehand-outsanditisnotacceptabletoonlyrefertothelecturehand-outs.TheassignmentaswellasbeingofpracticalimportanceforyourdissertationisalsoyourassessmentfortheResearchMethodsmodule.