{"id":19896,"date":"2023-05-15T19:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/evaluating-the-effects-of-tiktok-advertising-on-gen-z-vs-millenials-in-the-uk-as-an-emperical-research\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T19:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:55:07","slug":"evaluating-the-effects-of-tiktok-advertising-on-gen-z-vs-millenials-in-the-uk-as-an-emperical-research","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/evaluating-the-effects-of-tiktok-advertising-on-gen-z-vs-millenials-in-the-uk-as-an-emperical-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluating the effects of TikTok advertising on Gen Z vs Millenials in the UK- as an Emperical research"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Key task and word count (or equivalent):<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Applied Research Proposal 7, 000 words (excluding citations, reference list and bibliography).<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Unit Learning Outcomes:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">1.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Identify the context for the research and the objectives of the research.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">2.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Critically review and synthesise the relevant literature in the subject area to construct a conceptual framework to underpin the research<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">3.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Appraise the key debates to justify the relationship between philosophical approaches and choices of qualitative and quantitative methods.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">4.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Evaluate a variety of data collection methods.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">5.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Formulate a research question.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">This assessment will contribute to the achievement of the following Programme Learning Outcomes:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Early Career\/ World Class Professional<\/span><\/i><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Skills (PLOs) assessed.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">PLO 1.1<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">Identify and apply information critically in relation to context<\/span><\/i><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">1.1.1<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">Identify and interrogate relevant data and literature sources using methods appropriate to level of study and to discipline<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">1.1.2<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">Critique theory in discussion and analysis<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">PLO 2.1<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><i style=\"cursor: auto;\">Demonstrate communication skills at the appropriate level and using appropriate media<\/i><\/span><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">2.1.2<i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>Apply consistent and appropriate referencing and in text citations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Assignment Details and Instructions<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Students are required to produce an individual research proposal<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">(7000 words excluding citations and bibliography)<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b>which includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">justification for the context of the research<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">formulate research questions\/objectives<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">a significant review of literature and secondary data<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">research methodology and design<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Students may fulfil the requirements of the Unit by proposing one of 4 types<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">of research:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Consultancy based<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">: Entailing the answering of distinct research questions, which<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">are triggered by an issue of strategic or operational importance to a specific<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">client organisation, mainly by conducting fieldwork (collecting primary data) in<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">the client organisation, with the objective of offering an appropriate short to<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">medium term solution to the business, and drawing out the implications for<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">wider marketing, advertising, PR, digital, Tourism or communications practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Empirically based<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">: Entailing the answering of distinct research questions, which<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">are triggered by an issue of strategic or operational importance, mainly by<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">conducting fieldwork (collecting primary data), with the objective of drawing out<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">the implications for wider marketing, advertising, PR, digital, Tourism or communications<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Library based:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Entailing the answering of distinct research questions, which are<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">triggered by an issue of strategic or operational importance, mainly by gathering<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">secondary data and doing an analysis of published interpretations of<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">existing data sets, with the objective of drawing out the implications for wider<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">marketing, advertising, PR, digital, Tourism or communications practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Enterprise Based Business Plan<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">: Entailing developing a business plan for a start up<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">business, underpinned by secondary data and fieldwork in the proposed<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">business area, with the objective of a possible launch of a small enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Contents<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">You will need to complete the following sections in your proposal and here is more information of what to include.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">Guideline<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>word count for each section is indicated. 10% + or \u2013 word count is allowed.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Introduction (1500 words)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">This provides the underlying rationale and purpose of the study.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>It should set out the business context and any existing strategic issues, demonstrating to the reader the relevance of the study in this context. In this chapter, you are expected to describe aims and objectives for the investigation, and to identify specific research questions, which may take the form of hypotheses that will be tested within the study.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Literature Review (3500 words)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">This provides a<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><u style=\"cursor: auto;\">critical review<\/u><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of the literature related to the problem area you are studying. This means that you should demonstrate your ability to identify and to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the theories or schools of thought relevant to your topic. You should also demonstrate your ability to identify how your study may contribute to the existing body of knowledge.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">This should close with the articulation of a<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><u style=\"cursor: auto;\">conceptual framework<\/u>, that is, a comprehensive synthesis of the analytical models and concepts, which you used to answer your research questions. This framework consists of patterns of concepts and their interconnections. In other words, it explains how all the concepts fit together and how they relate one to another. The conceptual framework informs your data collection by determining the nature of the data to be collected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Methodology (2000 words)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">This chapter presents your research plan. This includes a reference to your research variables, a choice of method(s) for data collection, a rationale for the implementation of the method, how the gathering of raw data was operationalised, and a choice of method(s) for data analysis. This chapter should describe and justify the choice of methodology and methods adopted for the work, exposing any potential weaknesses. 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