mgt646 research proposal

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

The course is designed to generate academic research for a degree in Finance and Economics. The first part of the course focuses on how to organize a research proposal, including developing the research questions, reviewing and synthesizing prior research and writing, and understanding the elements of an academic research report. Students will work on developing an appropriate and feasible research design, considering the distinctions between alternative methods. Students will draft chapters and eventually a full academic research report with ongoing review by the course lecturer.

📝 COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

🎯 Course Learning Outcomes 1

Demonstrate problem-solving and scientific skills in quantitative research methods. ( PLO 2 , C 4 )

🎯 Course Learning Outcomes 2

Demonstrate hands-on learning using databases to help students acquire the skills necessary to carry out their own research proposals in various aspects of finance or economics. ( PLO 6 , P4 )

🎯 Course Learning Outcomes 3

Perform self-directed learning skills to conduct research report writing and verbally demonstrate the research outcome. ( PLO 9 , A5 )

📌 ASSESSMENTS

Students will be assessed as follows:

Continuous Assessment : 10 0 %

Mid-Ter m Test ( 3 0%)

Research Proposal (20%)

Final Thesis (30%)

Oral Presentation (20%)

Final Assessment : 0 % TOTAL = 100 %

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Call for proposals: Adopting a behavioural science lens to improve the impact of FCDO’s technology and innovation investments: a portfolio review

On behalf of the FCDO Research Commissioning Centre, 3ie invites proposals from organisations or consortia to conduct a review of FCDO’s technology and innovation portfolio and its current use of behavioural science. The research aims to explore the current use of behavioural science designs, examine their potential applications and barriers in FCDO’s investments, and understand how to further embed these approaches across FCDO’s portfolio. 

The deadline for sending proposals for this call is 23:59 GMT, 2 October 2024 .

At a glance

The FCDO’s Technology and Innovation Unit (TIU) intends to commission a portfolio review of its current use of behavioural science, barriers to implementation, and recommendations for effectively embedding it across its investments.  Full title : Adopting a behavioural science lens to improve the impact of FCDO’s technology and innovation investments: a portfolio review  Funding type : Accountable grant Award size : up to GBP 150,000

Launched on : 2 September 2024 FAQs posted : 20 September 2024 Submission deadline : 2 October 2024

Note: In case there are any changes to these dates, the revisions will be reflected here.

Eligibility

• Only legally registered organisations and consortia of registered organisations, not individuals, may apply.
• The TIU delivery partners will not be considered eligible for this call for proposals. Funding recipients will not be restricted from future work with the TIU.
• Please review the call for proposal document carefully for additional details.

How to apply

Funding recipients should review the full call for proposals, complete the application form and budget template.

• Call for proposals
• RCC Application Template 
• RCC Indicative Budget Template 

Please submit the completed documents by email to [email protected] . The subject line should include the opportunity title: RCC TIU BSci Portfolio Review

Supporting information

If shortlisted, funding recipients will be required to adhere to several 3ie and FCDO policies mentioned below. We strongly recommend reviewing these before applying.

• Accountable Grant Agreement
• FCDO Programme Operating Framework (PrOF)
• FCDO Risk Register Template*
• 3ie Safeguarding Policy
• 3ie Fraud & Anti-Corruption Policy
• 3ie Transparent, Reproducible, and Ethical Evidence (TREE) Policy
• 3ie Direct Cost Policy (also included in the budget template)
• 3ie Indirect Cost Policy (also included in the budget template)

Note: In case of any discrepancies between FCDO’s PrOF guidance and 3ie’s policies, the PrOF guidance will prevail. * Funding recipients are not required to fill in the risk register template at the Calls for Proposals stage. This resource is included for information only.

If you have any questions related to this opportunity, please submit these to the [email protected] mailbox including " RCC TIU BSci Portfolio Review Request for Clarification " in the subject line.

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India Sri Lanka Joint Call for Workshop Proposal

The Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation Division, Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India renewed the Programme of Cooperation (PoC) in Science and Technology, on August 14 th 2022. In terms of the PoC, funding can be made available for selected Joint S&T workshop proposals in bilateral mode involving scientist & technologists from India and Sri Lanka, in the following areas:

• Food Technology
• Plant base medicines
• Robotics & Automation
• Renewable Energy
• Waste Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Aerospace Engineering
• Big data analysis
• Artificial intelligence
• Any other area of S&T with national relevance (with Justifications)

The Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation Division and DST (hereinafter referred to as the “Implementing Agencies”) hereby invite Indian and Sri Lankan scientists/researchers to submit proposals for Bilateral Workshops in any of the above areas in terms of the provisions herein set out.

1. APPLICATIONS

a. An Application shall –

• be for a Joint S&T Workshop as herein provided
• be made simultaneously by a counterpart Team in each country as hereinafter provided
• be made by the Leader of a team of scientists in each country (Team Leader), to the respective Implementing Agency of his/her country, simultaneously. Both Applications shall be identical. Since all proposals are joint proposals, it is expected that consultations would have been held between relevant counterpart Institutions in the other country prior to the submission of an Application
• be in English and shall be in the Form prescribed by the relevant Implementing Agency
• be required to be submitted by the dates set out below

b. Important dates:

Starting date of Call: 01 September 2024 (IST)

Closing date of Call: 15 October 2024, 5:30 PM (IST)

c. How to Apply:

• The completed Application Form and all relevant, clearly labeled attachments should be forwarded to motrird[at]gmail[dot]com in a single email by 15 October 2024.
• Two (02) hard copies should be forwarded to the relevant Implementing Agency by 15 October 2024.
• Only applications endorsed by the competent authority will be accepted.

ii. For India Applicants

          Interested Indian applicants should:

• Submit their proposals on format available at www.onlinedst.gov.in by 5:30 PM IST on 15 October 2024 . After registration, they should move to scheme and format section where details about this call would be available in the International Cooperation (bilateral).
• Applicants should ensure that their applications with identical titles has been submitted by their Sri Lanka partners to the Ministry of Education, Research & Innovation Division by due date.
• Applications which are not submitted on online e-PMS portal will not be accepted. There is no need to submit any hard copies to DST.

d. An Application shall be rejected if –

• the Application required to be submitted by email and the hard copies thereof are not received by the respective Implementing Agency by the dates mentioned above.
• It is not in the Format prescribed by the relevant implementing Agency
• It is incomplete and does not contain the information required to be submitted in terms of the prescribed Form to enable an assessment to be conducted.
• If applicants submit multiple applications against this call.

2. BI- LATERAL WORKSHOPS

a. Requirements of Workshops

A Bilateral Workshop Shall –

• be on a theme which falls within any of the above area
• should have a co- organizer from India and Sri Lanka
• should be for participants from both countries. It is expected that the host country will have a large number of participants than from the visiting country.
• There shall be only one Co-PI and that should be from the Institution of PI. The Co-PI is compulsory for each side. In case, PI is unable to organize the workshop then the Co-PI of the same Institution shall organize it within the given time frame.
• PI needs to submit the tentative schedule and list of speakers (PAN India) along with the proposal. It shall be helpful for the committee to take their decision.
• If the proposal gets recommended, PI needs to submit the required documents to their respective funding agencies within 3 months. After receiving the funds, PI shall not take more than 12 months to organize the workshop otherwise his candidature shall be cancelled.

b. Financial support available

Funding will cover the following expenses –

• International return economy airfare for participants will be met by the sending country.
• The medical and travel insurance of the visiting participants will be met by the sending country
• Local hospitalities including accommodation, local transport and per diem etc. for visiting scientists will be met by the host country
• Local Organizational expenses (as per recommendation of assessment committee) will be met by the host country
• Maximum budget per project may be up to INR 7 Lakhs for Indian Side and 2.5 Million Sri Lankan Rupees for Sri Lankan side.

*“Host Country” is the country in which the workshop will be held.

**“sending country” is the country from which participants will be sent to attend the workshop.

3. ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS

The following procedure will be followed in assessing valid Applications-

• All valid Applications will be submitted for peer review process and shall be referred to an independent Advisory Panel thereafter for rating in terms of the criteria set out in paragraph (e) below.
• Applications that attain a positive rating will be eligible to be considered for funding
• A Joint Committee comprising representative of the implementing Agencies will, upon a consideration of the rating, determine which proposals will receive funding. Such a decision will subject to availability of funds.
• Decisions made by the Joint Committee shall be final.
• The criteria that will be taken into consideration for rating are the following-
• Conformity of the project objectives with national policy
• State of scientific capacity
• Rationale for cooperation
• Novelty of scientific
• Industrial development
• Technology capacity building
• Science and technology human resource development
• Budget requested
• Approval and support by host institutions
• Feasibility of proposal; and
• Profile of Team Leaders/PIs

4. When an Application is selected for funding support, the respective Implementing Agencies will notify the Team Leader of the project, accordingly.

5. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Undertaking by the Heads of the collaborating Institutions (As per given format, Annexure-I)
• CV of the Indian PI and Co-PI (as per the given format, Annexure-II)
• CV of the Sri Lankan PI and Co-PI (as per the given format, Annexure-II)
• Proposed Schedule of workshop and list of speakers

6. Contact Details: The following may be connected for further details and clarifications, if any-

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