Research Proposal

1. Understand the Research Process

You are almost in the final stage of your degree, and it's time to find a suitable topic for your senior project. Before starting, get to understand the research process, research methodology, and research question.

2. Understand the University Requirements

Get to understand the university's requirements in terms of topic originality, data requirements, methodology (qualitative, quantitative, mixt), ethical issues, relation to Vision 2030, and relevance to the country, society, community, or SDGs.

Consider areas of study that interest you, one that would offer good faculty support and research supported by a client.

3. Review Past Projects and Identify your Broad Interest

There are many senior projects available at the library; consult them to identify some niche areas for your project (see BB for the links). Use keywords and check some of the databases in the library. For a quick overview, look at the title, summary, introduction, objective, conclusion, etc. Look at the topic covered and the research questions; narrow your research area into a specific area you want to work in.

4. Review Past Projects and Academic Literature.

A literature review essentially consists of critically reading, evaluating/organizing existing literature. Understanding the current state of the body knowledge is essential in a research project. Review this literature to assess the state of experience in the area you want to work in and look for opportunities to add something to the body of knowledge. This is the place where you look for gaps. Use Google Scholar, Scopus, and other databases and select the most relevant topics and high-quality research articles for your interested area. Also, look to the essential and recent articles found in the list of references.

5. Identify your Key Research Question and Find Potential Research Topics.

Further research is needed. For example, a topic might be "Consumer Trust in Robo-Advisors within the UK. The research question (RQ1) would be "What are the Key Drivers of UK Consumers Trust in Robo-Advisors? and RQ2, "How do these Drivers Vary Between Demographic groups." You may have about 2 or 3 RQs.

6. Evaluate your Research Topics and Pic your Topic.

To choose from the topics, you selected, use an evaluation metric such as "Originality," "Importance," "Literature Availability," "Access to the Dataset," "Access to the Resources," "Analysis Capabilities and Skills," "Topic Attraction."

Click here to watch the video: Covering how to find a research topic.

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QUESTION 1

1. You are almost in the final stage of your degree and looking for a suitable topic for your senior project. Based on your recent investigation, slides, textbook, articles, and in-class discussion, answer each of the following questions.

   TITLE: The starting point for your research proposal is a clear, descriptive title. Write the title of your project.

QUESTION 2

1. The introduction and Background section is where you explain your research topic in more detail, justify why you're researching it, and outline the specific research aims, objectives, and research questions.

   Explain your Research Topic in more Details and Justify why you are searching it

QUESTION 3

1. Outline the Specific Research Aim of your Project

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QUESTION 4

1. Outline the Research Objective of your Project