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* You must keep copies of all notes/ materials/ drafts as well as the data collected and used in the dissertation, for at least one year after you have submitted your dissertation. You must produce these if requested to do so.

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL GUIDANCE

The research proposal of maximum 2,500 words (excluding reference list) is designed to provide you with an opportunity to:

*  organise your ideas;

*  convince your supervisor that your research falls within the domain of the MBA 
programme;

*  convince your supervisor that your research is viable and has potential to meet the 
dissertation criteria;

*  develop a clear plan for your dissertation. 
Based upon your proposal your supervisor will provide you with formative feedback on your dissertation ideas at an early stage, thereby helping you to ensure that you have a valid and viable dissertation. She or he will then advise regarding whether or not it is sensible to proceed with your dissertation or recommend that you need to undertake more work. 
As part of your proposal you must also complete and sign a separate Ethical Issues in Research form (Appendix G). If you have not completed this and had it signed by your supervisor, you will not be able to proceed with your data collection.

3.2 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

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* The  research  proposal  for  the  students’  dissertations  should  be  no  more than  2500  (plus  10%)   words. It is intended to be formative, helping the students to ensure that they have a valid and viable dissertation. Students will not be allowed to proceed further with their dissertation until they have successfully completed their proposal.

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It will be assessed by the supervisor against the following criteria:

*  Extent to which the subject falls within the subject matter of the MBA

*  Extent to which the working title represents the dissertation subject

* . Organizational and academic contexts and links to...