Research Proposal Assignment: Implications of Digital Technology

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ______________________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: ______________________________________________
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the
form of a question, objective or hypothesis)
To determine the importance of digital technology
to bring out development and efficiency in
operations for an association – A case study on
Brooklands Hotel
Research objectives (e.g what is the question you
want to answer? What do you want to learn how to
do? What do you want to find out?):
 To identify the necessity of digital
technology for business development
 To evaluate the importance of digital
technology in order to maximise efficiency
in operations of Brooklands Hotel
 To examine the impact of digital
technology on human resource
management of organization.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research
project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other
subjects you are studying, personal interest, future
plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why
the topic is important):
One of a major reason behind choosing this topic is
variability in nature. Thus, with extend in time better
understanding of technology is essential which define
as major reason behind choosing such topic.
Another reason to opt this research topic is to explore
how technology help in various business
developments and at the same time bring efficiency at
workplace. Another reason for choosing this research
topic is to explore the various tools that can be utilise
by company to communicate with its target customer
and to carry out promotion of its product.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
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Use of key literature sources to support your research
question, objective or hypothesis:
Monostori, L., 2014. Cyber-physical production
systems: Roots, expectations and R&D
challenges. Procedia Cirp. 17. pp.9-13.
Drahos, P. and Braithwaite, J., 2017. Information
feudalism: Who owns the knowledge
economy. Routledge.
Madon, S. and Krishna, S., 2018. The Digital
Challenge: Information Technology in
the Development Context: Information
Technology in the Development Context.
Routledge.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g research, development
and analysis of ideas, writing, data collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings,
production of final outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
How long this will
take:
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Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What type of research approach and methodologies
are you likely to use and why?
Present research project is based on qualitative
research method. Reason behind choosing qualitative
research is that it provides an opportunity to
researcher to examine relevant aspects related with the
research topic and all this leads to reliable findings.
Overall this support researcher in draw a valid and
reliable conclusion. Deductive research approach is
utilise in this research.
What your areas of research will cover:
Observation and data analysis is all cover in this
research.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
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