TITLE HERE……..

BY

Name ……

Student no………

A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR

THE DEGREE OF BSC HONOURS

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES,

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES,

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE,

UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO,

SOUTH AFRICA.

SUPERVISOR: Mr J TLOUYAMMA

NOVEMBER, 2024
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LIST OF TABLES

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LIST OF FIGURES

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ABBREVIATIONS

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1. INTRODUCTION
- Start with a Hook: Begin your introduction with an attention-grabbing
statement, question, story, or relevant fact that arouse the reader's interest
and encourages them to continue reading. The hook should be related to your
research topic but should also be engaging to draw the reader in.
- Provide Background Information: After the hook, provide background
information on the topic of your research. This should include relevant
concepts, theories, or previous research that contextualizes your study and
helps readers understand the broader context of your work. Be concise but
thorough in your explanation.
- State the Research Problem: Clearly state the research problem or question
that your study aims to address. This should be a concise statement that
outlines the specific issue or gap in knowledge that your research seeks to
investigate. Make sure your research problem is clearly defined and specific
enough to guide your study (This is not your problems statement but problem
in genneral as reported in literature).
- Outline the Objectives or Purpose: After stating the research problem, outline
the objectives or purpose of your study. What do you aim to achieve through
your research? Clearly articulate what you hope to accomplish and why it is
important.
Note!!!! (This Section should be one or more pages long)

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT

- Your problem statement here!!!!!

3. RATIONALE OR MOTIVATION
3.1. Motivation
- What encourages you to conduct research in relation to resolving a specific
problem? Why the problem you are investigating matter or what is its
relevancy?
- Motivation must encompasses the reasons, goals, and personal interests that
inspire researchers to undertake a study and explore new knowledge.
3.2. Aim and Objectives
- Aim and objectives here. These should be well aligned with your topic
3.3. Research Questions
- Your research questions go here.
3.4. Literature Review
- Only include literature review that is related to your work or addressing your
topic.
- Review at least 15 article and discuss them here
4. METHODOLOGY AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES
4.1. Data sources
- How data was acquired (Provide the context of your data set.)
- Describe the dataset
4.2. Data processing
4.2.1. Data cleaning
- How is the data cleaned in preparation for model fitting
4.2.2. Exploratory data analysis
- How will you explore the data
4.3. Model Selection
- Describe algorithms to be used for model development, highlighting the
benefits of such algorithm. You may choose to compare and contrast the
algorithm you selected with others. Base your arguments on literature, make
references. Justify why you think the algorithm you selected better address
your research problem.
4.4. Model Training
- How will you train the model
4.5. Model Evaluation
- How will you assess the performance of your algorithm
- Which metrics will you use (e.g., accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, ROC
AUC for classification; RMSE, MAE, R-squared for regression)?
4.6. Data Analysis
- How are you going to analysis data (Quantitatively or qualitatively). Justify
your method of analysis.
4.7. Development Environment and Other Tools
- Which tools will you need and how will you use them

5. SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION
- What gap does your research close and what new knowledge does it bring

6. REFERENCES

- Use Zotero reference manager to manage your referencing and use APA
referencing style