So what is this Coursework/Research proposal?

It is a design for a piece of research that could be carried out either by you, later, or by anyone else but it is NOT the actual carrying out of the research. All you have to do is to describe what could be done, why it might be done, how it could be done and any problems that might arise when someone tried to do it.

When and where are you going to do this work?

 You will start coursework towards the end of your second term of studying or perhaps a little later and where you do it, whether in class or in private study periods may well depend on your teacher or lecturer. These details will be negotiated at your fortnightly tutorials. If you have all the knowledge you need in your head, or in your notes before you start it should not take you very long to write succinctly and clearly enough to show an examiner that you know what you are talking about. It has been designed so that it is a realistic alternative to doing an hour-long exam paper (and don’t forget you would expect to spend some time revising for that as well as sitting in the exam room).