Research a topic from maritime industry and write a research proposal
Section A: Introduction (20 marks 600 words)
 Write a background to your research question based on references to at least five relevant academic publications. (9 marks 400 words)
 Write one research question that is relevant to your degree programme that you could realistically investigate. State three related research objectives. (5 marks 70 words)
 Provide a substantiated justification for undertaking the proposed research. (6 marks
130 words)
Section B: Literature Review (40 marks 1200 words)
 Produce a preliminary review of the literature which should involve a critical analysis of the main academic studies and other key items that are relevant to your research question stated in Section A.
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Section C: Methodology and Planning (40 marks 1200 words)
 Prepare a methodology for your proposed research that you could realistically achieve in 400 hours of undergraduate study on PBS6000 by focussing on the following areas.
o Critically evaluate and justify the research approach you propose to use within your research. (8 marks 300 words)
o Critically evaluate and justify the sampling technique and approximate sample size you intend to use within your research (8 marks 300 words)
o Critically discuss how you might collect data to assist you in achieving your research question (8 marks 300 words)
o Critically evaluate how you might analyse data for your proposed research (8 marks 300 words)