Marketing 470 - Marketing Research Proposal
Project Proposal Outline
0 Cover Page List Title and all team members
1. Summary The summary should allow an executive to develop a basic understanding of the proposal without reading everything.
2. Background Detailed description of the management problem that the research will answer.
3. Research Objectives Translate the management problem into a research problem.
4. Research Approach A complete description of the tentative research methodology.
5. Data Analysis Outline the methods to use. Do your best, use me as a resource.
6. Time and Cost Estimates These costs may be fictitious, but reasonable estimates.
7. Limitations Expected limitations at this point…don't be too humble.
8. Appendices
  • You will need a team letter to submit this assignment due.
  • Click here to see your team letters.
  • If you do not have a team letter then you have not emailed me your partner.
  • Do NOT expect to email me on Monday and get a team letter that day.
  • NO late assignments will be accepted.
  • Any assignment uploaded after 1845 on Tuesday wil be considered late.
  • Do not
    • Attempt to give me a printed version of the assignment
    • Bring me some kind of proof that you tried to upload the assignment but "the computer was messed up
Proposal File Email
Naming your document Your proposal should be named:

?_proposal.doc.

The question mark will be replaced with your team letter. So Team A would name their file "A_proposal.doc"
Email the file only after you have:
  • Compressed all pictures
  • Saved the document in MS word
Click here to start the email