King Edward VII College: Research Proposal
King Edward VII College: Research Proposal
Research proposal
Introduction
Summarise the research project’s background
Purpose
Describe why the research is to be undertaken
Hypothesis
The idea or assumption that will be tested by the research project
Research strategy
This must be framed in consideration of the tools and resources that are available
Compliance
Reference relevant sections or the organisation’s policies and procedures that apply to your choice of
research project.
Ethical compliance
Research relevant research ethics and codes of conduct and identify those that have a direct bearing
on the research project. Give a summary of these.
Target group
Describe your target group’s profile and needs will depend on the research project that you have
selected: potential students, international students, RTO staff or RTOs in general.
Context
Describe the context the research will be carried out in. That should include the cultural, social,
geographical or financial factors in which the case study organisation operates
Research methods
Review and describe at least three of each of the following:
Applied research methods
Applied research theories
Data collection techniques
Select the most appropriate methods to gather and analyse data for your research project and explain why you
have chosen these.
Data collection
Describe the mechanisms that will be used for collecting and maintaining data in a systematic manner
Describe the technology and the technology services you will use to support your data collection and analysis
Sample size
Give the number of samples that you intend to base your research on. Explain how you arrived at that number
and whether that is a valid sample size for the planned project.
Data validity
Describe how the research results will prove (or disprove) the original hypothesis. Summarise any limitations
that the research design could have on the validity of the results and how that could be improved.
Data reliability
Describe how reliable the results of the research should be, given the intended sample size. Explain how the
research design limits the reliability of the results and how that could be improved.
Data integrity
Describe how the integrity of the data collected and analysis tools used will optimise the relevance of the
research for the RTO.