BRP Proposal Template

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

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.

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 pro-
posal. If necessary, you may use a colon to separate the main idea and a further explana-
tion/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 dis-
cuss 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 pro-
viding page references. Whatever numbering system you use, be sure that it is clear and
consistent throughout.
Chapter 1: Background to the study – Introduction

(Terms of Reference)
The introduction sets the context for the main body of the research project.
 Provide a rationale for your research
The basic reason behind considering this particular topic is that most of the athletes are
looking forward to improve their existing health conditions. However, smoking is
considered as a habit, which impacts on health of individuals in different ways. It has
also been analysed that, tragically, practicing smoking doesn't switch huge numbers of
the other medical issues brought about by smoking. Notwithstanding aspiratory issues,
smoking likewise influences heart wellbeing. Resting heartbeat will be up to 30%
higher on the off chance that smoke cigarettes. This can make issues for competitors. It
could be placing the wellbeing in peril if pulse rate excessively raised. Since the two
cigarettes and exercise add to higher pulses, the danger of competitors going into heart
failure or other genuine heart issues will be higher in the event that they smoke. Pulse
will be raised for 12 hours subsequent to smoking, so there is little that should be
possible to lessen this danger in the event that smoke on numerous occasions a day.
The danger increments with the quantity of cigarettes that smoke. Competitors should
be discerning of these issues in the event that they smoke routinely. Exercise may help
alleviate a portion of the danger factors, however it doesn't verge on switching them.
 State your research aim
 To analyse the impact of smoking on fitness and health conditions of athletes. A case
study on United Kingdom
 State your research objectives
 To understand the concept of health and fitness consciousness.
 To analyse the importance of fitness and health consciousness of athletes.
 To identify the impact of smoking on fitness and health conditions of athletes.

Chapter 2: Preliminary Literature Review
Concept of health and fitness consciousness
It is the most important topic for the athletes who took part in Olympics games. For athletes it is
very important that they are aware about their health because it directly influence the game.
Many of the athletes who take steroids for their body building, in which they are forget to know
their health. Athletes are the person who play games with their mid and physical activities, for
that they should be get aware about their health and fitness. Poor health destroys their games that
give negative impact on their past record. So that's why it is very important for athletes that they
should get aware for their health and fitness.
Importance of fitness and health consciousness of athletes
It is very clear that athletes should be aware for their health and fitness from the above
mentioned data. It is identified that those people who are conscious for their health and fitness
get very big benefits. Some of the benefits are mentioned below:
 Healthy mind: When the athletes are health conscious they they do not perform those
activities that gives negative impact on their health. Their health consciousness helps to
make their mind healthy and calm that helps to take right decision.
 Positive attitude- With the help of fitness and health consciousness athlete has the
benefits to make their attitude positive because they always feel good. When the person
gets healthy then they have positive attitude that made their surroundings positive. It
really helps to play games very efficiently.
 Win situation: Healthy mind give the positive feelings that improve their games which
become the source of their win situation. Sometimes if there is lost situation but their
athletes are healthy then they have a possibility to convert them into win situation.
Passionate: If the athlete is health conscious then they are fit and giving their best efforts to the
games. It really helps to being passionate on their games. Because the bad health impact on their
mood wings that means they are not being in a situation for play games passionately. So the
healthy mind gives the athletes positive attitude that helps to play their games in Olympics
passionately.
Impact of smoking on fitness and health conditions of athletes
Smoking is habit which is difficult to break for an individual and it is more difficult for an athlete
as they have to work on their physical exercise a lot. Smoking affects the body which cannot be