Research Proposal Form

This Research Proposal Form is used to start a research project. It includes sections for the project title, objectives, reasons for choosing the project, literature sources, activities and timescales, research approach and methodologies, and research ethics approval.

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)
Equality and diversity are considered as important aspect of business effecting employee at the workplace. it is
important for the firm to provide equal treatment to all employee creating the efficient and effective working
terminology. This will be done in measuring different dimensions such as age race, religions, disability or
sexual orientation. the basic cultural competence will look out in establishing better understanding,
communications and interacting with individual belonging to different cultural belief and schedules. Marks and
spencer are the leading retail fashion organization headquarter in UK. The firm is currently facing the issue in
maintaining proper coordination among employee due to varying of different culture and belief.
Aim- To determine the impact cultural discrimination productivity and profitability of Marks and
spencer.
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?):
Research Objectives
a) To evaluate the importance of equality & cultural diversity in the workplace.
b) To understand the impact of cultural diversity on the productivity of Sainsbury
c) To examine the strategies to reduce the workplace cultural discrimination.
Research questions:
1) What is the importance of equality & cultural diversity in the workplace?
2) How the cultural diversity impacts the productivity of marks and spencer?
3) What are the different strategies to reduce the workplace cultural discrimination?
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):
Rationale
Workplace diversity have been identified as recent and major issue prevailing at retail workplace. In the recent
year cultural competency have increase the major level of cultural differences and cross culture skills in retail
industry. I need to work as HR manager in upcoming year for which there needs to create proper
understanding and knowledge in maintaining successful HR professionalism. This research will be help me out
in conduct appropriate PDP for attaining the proper skill development of my dream professions in perfect
manner.

Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or hypothesis:
Equality and diversity
As per the view of Klarsfeld and et.al., (2016), Equality at the workplaces provides employees positive work
environment and remove major level of difference existing between the member of company. On the other
hand, the inclusive workforce has proper belonging from the different backgrounds, knowledge, skill and
experiences to rete the positive and effective workforce. On the other hand, the Klein, (2016) contradicted as
the importance in retail company to organize with human reduce practicing with need to make proper institute
promoting quality and diversity looking to all stakeholder’s culture in organization. In addition, the succession
of equality and diversity have clear dependency integrations for both organization strategy and its culture. The
ability of the organization is to identify the issue and tackle discrimination in the workplaces which will greatly
enforce equality and diversity in the workplace.
Cultural diversity
As per the view of Ng and Stamper., (2018), the workplace have the increase in diverse workforce will be
creating the negative impacts on the development of cultural competencies. There is need for important skill
delivering in workplace provide effective training to individuals in perfect manner. In addition, the author has
state as cultural competency with ability understood, communicate and effectively major interacting with
different culture. There may be varying of cultural belief and schedules. On the other hand, Ylöstalo, , (2016)
have negative impact due to language, dresses or the clash in established norms within the workplace giving
rise to the resentments and mistrust. In addition, the cultural diversity turns out in boosting the productivity and
creativity. As result, it will turn out igniting loyalty with boosting employee retention. This also lead in having
their varsity ad better execution by getting comfortable with sharing viewpoints from the different cultural
backgrounds.
Impact of Equality and Diversity of The Firm of Productivity
As per the view of Attfield and Attfield, (2019), managing both equality and diversity considered important
for both organization and employees. The author supported the statement as the business have been proven bias
and discriminative within workplaces which have impede the business growth and productivity. In the retail
sector, there are heavy networks of the different suppliers, HR and consumers to complete the proper tracking
and managing of equality and diversity at workplace. So, it is important for the organization for having the
responsibility to promote equality throughout the working and management of company. Equality and diversity
have the live to embrace the right skills and learning the firm have to understand that providing the equality
will provide value to the company.
Research gaps
As from the above literature review, it can be clearly understood as the equality and diversity promotion have
its own pro and cons. The challenge for the future embrace with partnership aimed at closing the gap between
the universal expansion of the world. There is need to look into
accountability in accomplishing the of the equality and diversity preprogrammes.
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:
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
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Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Gantt Chart
Activities for Part A Week Date
Section 1: Title, objective, responsibilities Week 1 and 2 29/09/20-
12/10/20
Section 2: Reasons for choosing this research project Week 3 13/10/20-
19/10/20
Section 3: Literature sources searched Week 4, 5, 6
and 7
20/10/20-
20/11/20
Section 4: Activities and timescales Week 8 21/11/20-
27/11/20
Section 5: Research approach and
methodologies
Week 9 and
10
28/11/20-
10/12/20
Tasks/Weeks W
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Title, objective,
responsibilities
Reasons for choosing this
research project
Literature review
Activities and timescales
Research
approach and
methodologies
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What type of research approach and methodologies are you likely to use and why? What your areas of
research will cover:
Research methodology
Methodology in the research plays a significant role in making the research successful. This section of research
will have inclusion of various elements such as the research type, design, research approach along with
research philosophies and data collection. This section will make proper discussion with each and every step
looking at significant narrowed finding looking to solution and various issues. The selection of the research
type moving to different approaches with specific philosophies turning out to be critical part of research.
Research philosophy
This is the aspect regarding the development significant knowledge and skills in relation to the topic. The
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researcher has need to look around proper phenomena in term of collection of information, analysing different
data and doing significant interpretation. In the research, there are majorly 2 type of philosophies recognize
such as positivism and interpretivism. There is need to make proper selection between the two philosophies as
on basis of existing research type. Positivism approach is used for quantitative and interpretivism is used for
qualitative. So, the selected research is the qualitative interpretivisms approach will be used.
Research approach
Approaches of research are look out to systematise procedure looking onsite with moving to several steps
which are based on broad assumptions of data collection, analysis and interpretation. The major research
approaches are inductive and deductive approach which have clear dependency on their research philosophy.
In the present research is qualitative in nature so the inductive approach will be implemented for the
development of data. Qualitative research has to make proper understanding regarding experience of people.
While there are any approaches to qualitative research that’s tends to make flexibility and focus in relating
proper data interpretation.
Research design
Design helps in make appropriate lining of overall strategy used by researcher in manner of integrating the
different component of study synchronise and systemise manner. There are significant 4 types of research
design which are named as descriptive, experimental, semi-experimental and co relational. In a descriptive type
theory base on research design mainly focusing on different situation and problems related to issue. In a type of
descriptive and theory-based research design, researcher mainly focus on describing the main situation and the
problem under research (Köllen, 2020). On the other hand, the experimental research design, make in proper
understanding strong level of relationships between the effect and cause situation. So, the co-relations are also
identified as non-experimental helpful in connecting the relationship between any 2 connected variables.
Research methods.
Research method is the strategies, process or techniques utilized in collection of data an evidence of analysis.
The research method used in the projects in the qualitative study. The qualitative approaches will be included
research concepts and methods form multiples established academic field.
Data collection
Data collection is the major part oof research as without collecting appropriate information regarding the topic.
it will not be possible to conduct an efficient in effective research. Basically, there are two ways to conduct the
research with primary and secondary method. the for one is used for collection for information raw in matter
never been used for the purpose. On the other hand, the secondary data will be collected by anyone else for the
research purpose but considered significant quality in term analysing research. So, in this research, there will
be used of both primary and secondary data collection. The primary data collected in will structure
questionnaire analysing the proper appropriate manner. On the other hand, secondary data will be used to have
literature review understand the research gaps and various perception of differ researcher in relation to topic.
Sampling method
Sampling is being defined group of people taken from the large population. The major aim of sampling has
need to make collection of information from the selected-on basis of population. This is done for researcher
collection of information to be selected on people on basis of population. There are two way of collecting
sampling is probability and non-probability. The former one creates major hances in selecting of survey.
Sample size of respondents are 30. On the other hand, there is vice versa situation in latter case as to be
selected in the research. This will be helpful reducing the chances and equal opportunity.
Data analysis
After collecting data, it is important for researcher to modification have major level of accuracy and
authenticity. researcher will have to use primary and secondary data analysis the important information. The
participants will be never providing the accurate data which maximum level of chance getting error in report.
The two type of data analyse such a quantitative and qualitative. The process of data analysis MS excel will be
used with formation of graphs and charts with use of appropriate table. The finding of research will be
depending of type of data. There will be qualitative concerned with the analysis of information’s that cannot be
quantified. observations and questionnaires are being used to get the accurate data.
Klarsfeld, A and et.al., 2016. Comparative equality and diversity: main findings and research gaps. Cross
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Cultural & Strategic Management.
Klein, U., 2016, January. Gender equality and diversity politics in higher education: Conflicts, challenges
and requirements for collaboration. In Women's Studies International Forum (Vol. 54, pp. 147-156).
Pergamon.
Ng, E.S. and Stamper, C.L., 2018. A Trump presidency and the prospect for equality and diversity.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.
Ylöstalo, H., 2016. Traces of equality policy and diversity management in Finnish work organizations.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.
Attfield, R. and Attfield, K., 2019. Principles of Equality: Managing Equality and Diversity in a Steiner
School. Intech Open.
Köllen, T., 2020. Worshipping equality as organizational idolatry? A Nietzschean view of the normative
foundations of the diversity management paradigm. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 36(2), p.101108.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be submitted for another qualification and
is appropriate.
Agreed: ________________ (name)_______________ Date ______________
Comments and agreement form project proposal checker( IV sampling)
Comments (Optional):
I confirm that the project is appropriate.
Agreed /Disagree: (Name of the IV) Date
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Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use of data collected form
human participants are required to gain ethical approval before commencing their research. Please answer all
relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if incomplete.
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For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with your unit tutor.
Please complete this form in good time before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title:
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) :
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults:
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear to
participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting questions that do not
wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this
Studies involving observation:
Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent to be observed.
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief explanation of the
study)?
Yes No
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Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?(This could be a brief summary
of your findings in general)
Yes No
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act
(1998)
Yes No
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
Section 5 : Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work, which may raise ethical concerns? If so, please
outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise because of your
research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include, but are not
limited to the following :
 Informed consent.
 Potentially vulnerable participants.
 Sensitive topics
 Risk to participants and /or researchers
 Confidentiality/anonymity
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer, sharing,
encryption, protection).
 Reporting
 Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and Ethics Policy: Yes No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes No
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct, and this is a full description of the ethical issues that may arise in
the course of my research
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Name: Date:
Please submit your completed form to your supervisor and also attach to the Research Project
when submitting the full Research Project on Turnitin.
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