MRes Sport and Exercise Research Proposal form

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MRes Sport and Exercise Research Proposal Form

If you are applying for a place on the MRes Sport and Exercise programme, please complete this form in full. It is recommended that you submit this form at the same time as your application to avoid any delays with the processing of your application.

Information about you and your Research proposal

Name(Required)

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Email(Required)

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Student ID

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Are you a UK or International applicant?

International

Title of Research Area(Required)

The format of your Research proposal

Your proposal should be a maximum of 1,000 words (excluding project title; approximate word counts per section are listed below), in addition to your timetable and references or a short bibliography. We do not expect the proposal to be perfect at this stage, nor do we expect you to stick to it very closely as your ideas will almost certainly change once you start to study, but we do expect you to write it as follows:

Section 1 - Intended Supervisor(Required)

Insert the relevant supervisor from the list provided on the course webpage.

Section 2 - Project title(Required)

Insert the title listed on the course webpage that you want to study OR provide your own title for your own research project idea.

Section 3 - Literature evidenced rationale for undertaking the study(Required)

Write a short literature review, indicating the importance of related research or literature and how your own research question might make a useful contribution to the area (approx. 500 words).

Describe using referenced material (no more than six key texts):

How your proposed research aligns to the existing body of academic knowledge and practice in the area.

How your research will enhance knowledge or contribute to new understandings in the subject (the novelty of and justification for the study).

Section 4 - Aims and objectives(Required)

Supply an overall aim and approximately 2-3 main objectives that are associated with the research project (approx. 150 words).

Consider the following:

Provide an overview of your research question, explaining why it is of academic and/or practical importance.

Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects.

Section 5 - Research Methods(Required)

State the main research techniques (physiological, questionnaires/interviews, mixed modelling etc.) you might use (approx. 350 words).

Describe the methods you intend to use to achieve your aim and objectives
Provide detail of any specialist resources you may require
Identify the main outcome measures you would undertake
A flow diagram may be useful to summarise the methods

Consider the following:

Indicate your suggested data collection procedures, indicating sources and any possible difficulties

Explain any analytical techniques you intend to use

State your proposed timetable of activities

Section 6 - Reference List(Required)

List the references in your proposal or provide a short bibliography.

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MRes Sport and Exercise Research Proposal form

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