Your research must achieve the learning outcomes at the standards provided. It must be related to a topic associated with strategic business development. You must prepare a portfolio of evidence which includes all the work completed for the following tasks. The wordcount for this assignment should be in the region of 3000 – 3300 words Task – Formulate a Research Proposal The main task of this assignment is to construct a research proposal that will guide you in undertaking a research project. The students should: Consider and identify a topic or valid area for research to support the strategic development of a business area. Choose a topic that interests you, a topic that you would like to tackle later when you conduct your DBA research. Explain the aim, scope and objectives for a chosen area of research Formulate a specific research proposal, that will also include Complete a review of different literature sources identifying those which are most appropriate for your chosen area of research What research methodologies will be used to gather data from primary and secondary sources. The data must be sufficient in order to ensure you can make valid conclusions Establish success criteria for the achievement of the research proposal Prepare a project plan that identifies key milestones and critical pathways. Elements of a Research Proposal To help guide you in constructing your research proposal I have identified some of the main elements that have to be explained when writing your research proposals. In different books you can find different elements, and it is not necessary that students are limited to these elements only. The students are free to chose the elements that they want to include in their research proposal. However, in general, the following elements of a research proposal we find in many research methods books. Likewise, when writing your proposal, the following elements matters should be explained and tackled in your research proposal: Problem or objective. Research proposals generally begin