King AbdulAziz University Faculty of Economics and Administration Human Resource Management Department RESEARCH PROPOSAL GUIDELINE Executive Master Program Semester 1st Semester Academic Year 2022 STEPS TOWARDS YOUR PROPOSAL: • Articles: You should read peer reviewed academic articles and answer the following questions for each article. o What is the author’s main purpose? o What is the points s/he makes (related to your topic)? o How the points are supported (what kind of evidence is used)? o Whether the evidence seems strong and persuasive? o The conclusions that are reached (related to your topic) • Outline: You should use the notes on the articles and develop a detailed outline of all aspects of the final research proposal. • Rough Draft: Expand the outline by including details of what you intend to include in the final proposal. Write your rough draft in the same manner you would in your final proposal. Remember your draft will help you to figure out the quality of your proposal. Feel free to use a peer reviewer for feedback. • Write your Final Proposal o Title: You should include a relevant and interesting title to your research topic. o Introduction: Write an introduction that engages the reader and includes important background information. o Literature Review: Use peer-reviewed academic articles to tie together the different ideas that shape your research question o Explanation of Research Questions: You should explain your primary research questions and any other sub questions that may support answering the primary research question. o Research Methodology: Identify which research method you will use and explain why you chose that method (linking back to your research question and literature review) o Bibliography: cite all sources in an appropriate style; APA style is preferred to be used. King AbdulAziz University Faculty of Economics and Administration Human Resource Management Department NOTE: Plagiarism is a serious research offense that may lead to your disqualification. Do not copy other people’s work and whenever you use someone else’s work, ensure that you acknowledge it through proper citation and referencing. The commonest types of plagiarism may involve the following: • Copying a paragraph word for word from a book, journal, webpage, lecture notes or other printed or electronic source without acknowledgement. • Copy the work of another student (past or present). • Copying a paragraph, but making small changes, such as replacing a few verbs or adjectives with words which mean the same thing. • Cutting and pasting a paragraph by using a few sentences of the original but leaving one or two out, or by putting one or two sentences in a different order. • Putting a paragraph together by cutting and pasting a few choice phrases from a number of different sources and adding in some words of your own. King AbdulAziz Uni.

1. King AbdulAziz University
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Human Resource Management Department
RESEARCH PROPOSAL GUIDELINE
Executive Master Program
Semester 1st Semester Academic Year 2022
STEPS TOWARDS YOUR PROPOSAL:
• Articles: You should read peer reviewed academic articles and
answer the following questions for each
article.
o What is the author’s main purpose?
o What is the points s/he makes (related to your topic)?
o How the points are supported (what kind of evidence is used)?
o Whether the evidence seems strong and persuasive?
o The conclusions that are reached (related to your topic)
• Outline: You should use the notes on the articles and develop
a detailed outline of all aspects of the final

2. research proposal.
• Rough Draft: Expand the outline by including details of what
you intend to include in the final proposal.
Write your rough draft in the same manner you would in your
final proposal. Remember your draft will help
you to figure out the quality of your proposal. Feel free to use a
peer reviewer for feedback.
• Write your Final Proposal
o Title: You should include a relevant and interesting title to
your research topic.
o Introduction: Write an introduction that engages the reader
and includes important background
information.
o Literature Review: Use peer-reviewed academic articles to tie
together the different ideas that shape
your research question
o Explanation of Research Questions: You should explain your
primary research questions and any
other sub questions that may support answering the primary
research question.
o Research Methodology: Identify which research method you
will use and explain why you chose

3. that method (linking back to your research question and
literature review)
o Bibliography: cite all sources in an appropriate style; APA
style is preferred to be used.
King AbdulAziz University
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Human Resource Management Department
NOTE: Plagiarism is a serious research offense that may lead to
your disqualification. Do not copy other
people’s work and whenever you use someone else’s work,
ensure that you acknowledge it through proper
citation and referencing.
The commonest types of plagiarism may involve the following:
• Copying a paragraph word for word from a book, journal,
webpage, lecture notes or other
printed or electronic source without acknowledgement.
• Copy the work of another student (past or present).
• Copying a paragraph, but making small changes, such as
replacing a few verbs or adjectives
with words which mean the same thing.
• Cutting and pasting a paragraph by using a few sentences of

4. the original but leaving one or
two out, or by putting one or two sentences in a different order.
• Putting a paragraph together by cutting and pasting a few
choice phrases from a number of
different sources and adding in some words of your own.
King AbdulAziz University
Faculty of Economics and Administration
Human Resource Management Department
RESEARCH PROPOSAL GRADING RUBRIC
Element Excellent Very Good Adequate Needs improvement
Title
� Title is original and
creative,
� Title is pertinent to the
material.
� Title is original
� Title is pertinent to
material.

5. � Title shows little
originality
� Little creativity and/or
does not pertain to
topic.
� Title needs serious
work as it has no
relation to topic.
Introduction
� Well-developed
introduction engages the
reader and creates
interest.
� Contains detailed
background
information.
� Introduction creates
interest.
� Sufficient background
information is
provided.
� Introduction adequately
explains the
background, but may
lack detail.

6. � Background details
are a random
collection of
information,
unclear, or not
related to the topic.
Literature � At least 10 articles
were selected and each
specifically related to
the research question
� The findings/results of
the articles were
thoughtfully and
thoroughly contrasted
and/or connected to
each other
� The conclusion of the
review summarized the
knowledge found from
this review and related
the knowledge gain to
the research question
� At least 7 articles
were selected and
each specifically
related to the
research question
� The findings/results
of the articles were
thoughtfully
contrasted and/or

7. connected to each
other, but lacked
details
� The conclusion of
the review
summarized the
knowledge found
from this review but
did not relate the
knowledge gain to
the inquiry question
� At least 5 articles were
selected and each
specifically related to
the research question
� The finding of articles
were somewhat
compared, contrasted
and/or connected to
each other but lacked
clarity
� The conclusion of the
review summarized the
knowledge found from
this review but lacked
details
� At least 3 articles
were selected and
each specifically
related to the
research question

8. � The findings of
articles were
mentioned with
little and or no
comparison or
connection to
each other.
� The conclusion of
the review did not
summarize the
knowledge found
from this review.
Explanation
of Research
Question
� Research question is
well developed with a
scope appropriate to
available resources and
the terms of the
assignment.
� Question is grounded in
background information,
but displays a high level
of independent thought
and inquiry.
� Research question is
fairly focused, and is a

9. good fit for available
resources.
� Research question
shows some
understanding of
issues and concepts
related to the subject.
� Displays some aspects
of original thought or
investigation.
� Research question is
related to the topic, but
is too broad or too
narrow. Topic cannot
be realistically
researched with
available resources
and/or time.
� Question may be basic
enough to be easily
answered with general
background resources
instead of requiring
deeper investigation.
� Question is not
related to the
distributed topic.
Student repeats
distributed topic
with no
modification.

10. � Student chooses a
report topic rather
than a research
question
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Research
Methodology
� Chose an appropriate
research methodology
� Clearly explained why
she chose that method
(linking it to her
research question and
literature review)
� Chose an appropriate
research method
� Did not clearly
explain why she
chose it
� Chose an

11. inappropriate research
method
� Did not explain why
she chose it
� Lacked mention of
a research method
Bibliography
� All sources are
correctly cited in APA
style
� All sources are cited
in APA style with
minor errors
� Not all sources are
cited in APA style
� Missing a list of
references or did
not attempt to use
APA style
Followed
submission
guidelines
� Followed fully the
assignment guidelines

12. � Mostly followed the
assignment
guidelines with
minor errors
� Attempted to follow
the assignment
guidelines with major
errors
� Did not follow the
submission
guidelines
Writing
Mechanics
� Punctuation, spelling,
capitalization are
correct. No errors.
� Greatly benefited
from editing of the
rough draft to
improve writing
� Punctuation,
spelling,
capitalization are
generally correct,
with few errors.
� Made some use of
editing of rough
draft

13. � A few errors in
punctuation,
spelling,
capitalization.
� Little evidence of
editing
� Distracting errors
in punctuation,
spelling,
capitalization.
� No evidence of
editing