Consultancy Project Proposal
This assessment requires students to develop a professional Consultancy Project Proposal addressing a current organisational issue or business challenge. The assessment consists of a 1,500-word individual project proposal worth 80% of the module grade and an A4 Consultancy Project Proposal Digital Poster worth 20%. The proposal should provide an in-depth analysis of a selected business or management issue and establish a comprehensive research methodology for investigating the identified challenge. The assignment requires students to select an existing organisation and critically examine between one and three current and ongoing organisational challenges. The discussion should be evidence-based and supported by relevant, recent and credible sources, such as academic journals, company reports and other appropriate research. Students are encouraged to establish links between the selected challenges, current affairs, news events and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals where relevant. The proposal must establish a clear research aim and three research objectives connected to the selected organisational challenges. Students must demonstrate awareness and application of appropriate research methodologies, including consideration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The assessment also encourages the development of one or two concise research questions and requires students to demonstrate how the selected research methods can be applied to investigate the identified challenges. Students must also develop a feasible research plan and discuss ethical considerations, particularly those relating to secondary data collection. The digital poster should communicate the research plan clearly and demonstrate data analysis and data presentation skills through appropriate graphs, charts and tables. The final proposal should critically organise and synthesise information, provide a clear conclusion, and maintain professional academic standards. The recommended structure consists of a cover page, table of contents, list of abbreviations where appropriate, introduction, critical discussion of challenges, research aim and objectives, application of research methodologies, ethical considerations, research plan, critical organisation and synthesis of information, conclusion, references, the Consultancy Project Proposal Digital Poster and appendices where required. The main proposal has a 1,500-word limit, while the digital poster should not exceed one A4 page. The assignment requires Harvard referencing and the report should be written in the third person.
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