Develop a proposal for research on a topic of your choice. The research you proposed to undertake should be related to a future project that you would like to do either for a MA minor thesis or for...

Develop a proposal for research on a topic of your choice. The research you proposed to undertake should be related to a future project that you would like to do either for a MA minor thesis or for other research related objectives (for example as a contract researcher). Presentation requirements: The proposal must contain the following elements: 1. Title: The title should clearly capture the primary elements of your research. 2. Description: Describe the type of research you will conduct [types include: administrative, research for internal use by media organisations; academic, a research proposal for Masters or PhD research; policy, a proposal to conduct research on behalf of government or regulatory agencies]. Describe the problem you are to address in the research; what is the overarching issue you are investigating. From this formulate a question that can guide your research. Identify the object or field of your research. This provides the specific focus of your investigation. For example: a media profession or institution; a collection of documents; a period of time; a specific audience. Identify any obstacles that may arise in the conduct of your research (hard to access documents or interviewees etc). Remember, the research must be suitable for postgraduate Masters student work. If the obstacles will undermine the ability of the research to be conducted you should choose another topic. List 5 possible chapter headings. Try making the headings related to topic areas (ie content or ideas you intend to discuss) rather than functional tasks (such as methodology, discussion, conclusion etc). 3. Approach/methodology: How will you collect your data? [activities may include interviewing, participant observation, literature reviews; policy reviews; archival research]. What approach is best to ensure you address the problem you identified for your research. Identify the limitations of your research (that is what you cannot expect to address, even though it may be related to the topic area). Think about what you may need to argue against and what you need to address formally.