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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 11 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling

  1. Structuring the Master's level proposal
  2. Developing Work Breakdown Structures and Gantt charts
  3. Contingency planning and resource budgeting
  4. Defending academic and practical significance
  5. How To Write A Strong Research Proposal | Thesis or Dissertation
  6. Planning your Research Project 2025
  7. Research Proposal in Business 2

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Create a well-designed and structured research proposal
  • 4.4 Develop a research project schedule to successfully execute the project.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: create a well-designed and structured research proposal

Study materials

Videos

  • How To Write A Strong Research Proposal | Thesis or Dissertation · YouTube · Dr Amina Yonis · 11 min · for registered students
  • Planning your Research Project 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 21 min · for registered students
  • Research Proposal in Business 2 · YouTube · Galton College · 26 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Foundations of Information Systems, 9.2: Project objectives and schedule · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 348–349 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 6: Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 187–224 · for registered students
  • MIT 1.040 Project Management (Spring 2009) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology
  • Week 2: Philosophical Foundations and Methodological Approaches
  • Week 3: Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis
  • Week 4: Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries
  • Week 5: Methodological Frameworks and Research Design
  • Week 6: Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access
  • Week 7: Data Collection Instruments
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques
  • Week 10: Research Ethics and Governance in Applied Settings
  • Week 11: Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling
  • Week 12: Applying Research Design in Business Psychology in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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