The deadline is set for the proposal, the final paper is needed by the 17th I am studying a creative events management MA Introduction (1000 – 1200 words) In this section you should outline your project. You should state what the research project is, where the research will take place (if applicable), who and what it will involve and when it would be undertaken. For example, if you intend to explore people`s experiences at an annual festival or sporting event, please include a detailed explanation of the event including when and where this takes place. If you are intending to study a specific event, production, protest or other specific event related phenomenon you should present some relevant background/context about it. You should note what the purpose of the study is and what are you hoping to achieve, including what relevance or use it might be to industry and/or academia. You should supply an overall project aim and approximately 3 or 4 SMART objectives that the research will address. For example: AIM – To understand the social impact on fans of the suspension of competitive association football in England during the 2020 UK lockdown OBJECTIVES – Conduct a comprehensive literature review on three key related themes: sports fandom; motivations for sports event attendance; and social / community impacts. Survey 100 + season ticket holding fans of Southampton Football Club using FaceBook fan pages to access the fan community Use up to 20 quantitative and qualitative survey questions to identify pre COVID attendance patterns and motivations for attendance at football matches, and to identify social / community impacts of non-attendance during the first UK lock down A strong proposal will not only aim to discover new empirical information (the impact on sports fans) but it will more importantly engage with new ideas/thoughts and demonstrate strong critical insight (an insightful exploration of the impact of the loss of community events due to critical macro context, COVID19). Research Methodology (600-800 words) In this section, you should outline how you will conduct your research. You should include detail on which primary research methods you will use and why you have selected them, and note how you will undertake your secondary research. A small scale research project proposal would normally use one of the following primary research methods: – A mixed methods survey/questionnaire completed by 100+ respondents – A series of 8-10 qualitative interviews of relevant deliberately selected people who can offer insight into your research (each approx. 45 – 60 minutes in duration) – A focus group discussion with 6-10 relevant deliberately selected people who can offer insight into your research (approx. 120 minutes in duration)
