Dissertation Proposal Form

Dissertation Proposal Form
Student Name Supervisor
Name
Student
Number
Course
Project title:
Start and end
dates of
research:
Proposed activity – aims, objectives, research question(s), and state
how it is novel
Methodology – rationale, data selection and collection, recruitment,
participant demographics, analytical process
References
Project management
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Table: Project timeline and key outputs
Month Activity
Supervision Meetings
Research Data Management Plan (Describe the data you expect to acquire or
generate during this research project, how you will manage, describe, analyse, and store the
data and what mechanisms you will use to share and preserve your data.)
Planned outputs/publications/research
datasets/impact/dissemination
If successful, I undertake to carry out
the research according to the
University’s Ethics code of Practice
and will be required to complete an
Ethics checklist – see relevant forms
detailed under Primary Research
(Applicant’s signature required)
..........................................................
Date and signature of Supervisor
approval ..........................................................
Date and signature of Employer
approval (required for Apprentices
only)
..........................................................
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ETHICS REVIEW PROCESS STUDENT
ETHICS REVIEW PROCESS STAFF
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Ethics submitted to
supervisor for approval
Ethics submitted to UG/PG
Dissertation ML/PTL for
final approval
Ethics submitted

Research Ethics Application Form
All research conducted by Arden University students require ethical approval. The
application should be sent to your supervisor with your research proposal and any
supporting documentation such as a recruitment invitation letter or guide, recruitment flyer
(online/offline), participant information sheet, informed consent form, permission letter
form an organisation to use their premises, participant instruction guide, questionnaire,
measures, interview questions, debrief form, and any supporting or additional
documentation that will be provided to the participants, or those helping with the research
such as gatekeepers and assistants.
Secondary Research Only (Answer up to and including
Question 3)
Complete information up to and including Question 3 if you are conducting ONLY secondary
research and can answer YES to the following question:
This investigation will NOT involve the collection of data from human participants,
though it may collect data about individuals from published matter (e.g., previously
published interviews or behavioural data).
Once the application and research proposal are reviewed and approved by your Supervisor,
it will be sent to the Module Leader (ML)/Programme Team Leader (PTL) for final approval.
You cannot collect data until final approval has been provided by the ML/PTL.
Please complete the information below.
Date submitted
Course being studied
Module Title
Student name and student number
Supervisor name
Project Title
This should be clear and brief.
Project Summary
A brief summary of the project, including the context and rationale.
Research Method
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