Writing a research proposal

A research proposal……

 Intended to convince others regarding

worthiness of project
 Use appropriate methodology
 Have competence and work plan to
complete it
 Key Elements

 Title
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Lit Review
 Methods
 Discussion
 Conclusion
 Suggested Headings

 Statement of Problem
 Current Situation
 Theoretical Perspective
 Hypothesis (thesis
statement)
 Methodology
 Provisional Conclusion
 Don’t forget these…..

-Tell a story.
-Must have a beginning, middle, end.
-Do you have a real conclusion?
-Does it ‘connect’ to the introduction or
should you rewrite the intro?
-Make the link.
-Be more precise than you expect to be.
 The introduction generally
covers the following:

- State the research problem, which is often referred to as

the purpose of the study.
- - Provide the context and set the stage for your research
question in such a way as to show its necessity and
importance.
- - Present the rationale of your proposed study and clearly
indicate why it is worth doing.
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 The intro….
- Briefly describe major issues and sub-problems to be
addressed by your research.
-Identify the key independent and dependent variables of
your experiment. Alternatively, specify the phenomenon
you want to study.
-State your hypothesis or theory, if any. For exploratory or
phenomenological research, you may not have any
hypotheses.
-Delimit or set boundaries of your proposed research in
order to provide a clear focus.
-Provide definitions of key concepts. (optional)
 Literature Review
A. The importance of the question asked
B. The current status of the topic
C. The relationship between the literature
and problem statement
D. Summary
 APPENDICES

A. Copies of instruments that will be used

B. Results of pilot studies
C. Participant approval form
D. Time line