Impact of Smoking on Fitness and Health Conditions of Athletes

BRP Proposal Template
Business Research Project
LSBM300
2020-21

Index
Instructions 2
1. The Research Proposal Structure Template 3
2. Ethical Review Form 6
2.1 Ethical Review Form: Part 1 8
2.2 Ethical Review Form: Part 2 9
2.3 Ethical Review Form: Part 3 10
3. Company consent 11
Appendix 1: Participant information sheet 12
Appendix 2: Participant consent form 13
Appendix 3: Company consent form 14
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Instructions
This document has three sections:
 Section 1: The Research Proposal Template
 Section 2: The Ethical Review Form (Parts A, B and C)
 Section 3: Company Consent Form
All students are required to complete Sections 1 and 2, and together these form the Business
Research Project Proposal.
Only students who are conducting research directly with a company need to complete Section 3.
If your research involves the use of human participants, you will need to complete the Ethics Approval
Form. Failure to complete the Ethics Approval Form, when required to do so, will result in your work
being returned unmarked. No research with human participants can be undertaken without receiving
Ethics Approval and achieving a pass grade on the proposal.
Before you submit this Proposal form, please make sure that you have:
 Read the Business Research Project Handbook
 Read the lecture and seminar materials in the Business Research Project module area
in Canvas
 Discussed your ideas with a Business Research Project tutor. You can do this face to
face in the seminars or learning sets, or you can do this by email or through the
discussion board in Canvas
 Discussed with a Business Research Project tutor any questions you have about Part
3 of the Ethics Approval Form (if required).
 Gained consent from the company if you are conducting research on a company.
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1. The Research Proposal Structure Template
Cover page details
Student name:
Student ID number:
Name of Tutor/Supervisor:
Discussed research proposal with tutor/supervisor through the following ways:
Face to face
E-mail
Online platforms (e.g Canvas Virtual sessions, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype etc)
Title and Cover page
To analyse the impact of smoking on fitness and health conditions of athletes.
Cover page details
 Cover page should include details such as student name, ID number, title, name of
tutor/supervisor etc
Title (maximum 20 words)
 A title should be brief and clearly presenting the main idea and focus of the research
proposal. If necessary, you may use a colon to separate the main idea and a further
explanation/elaboration of the main idea (e.g. ‘CSR: Does it influence consumers in the
banking sector?)
 You may formulate your topic as a question. The research question is important because it
will guide your research. You should have one research question for a project of this size.
 Choosing a title for your Research Project may be more difficult than you expect. As you read
around your preferred topic area you will find your ideas developing and possibly changing as
you get more information from further research.
 You will need to come up with a provisional title as soon as possible and prepare to discuss
and agree with your tutor/supervisor.
Table of contents
 The contents page should list the different chapters and/or headings together with the page
numbers.
 Your contents page should be presented in such a way that the reader can quickly scan the
list of headings and locate any chapter and sections covered in the project.
 You should number your chapters, sections, headings and subheadings in addition to
providing page references. Whatever numbering system you use, be sure that it is clear and
consistent throughout.
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