HOW TO CONDUCT A RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Eulices Córdoba Zúñiga

Universidad de la Amazonia

Education and Sciences school

English Language Teaching Program

Let’s do research together

ESMEIN

When does a research proposalstart?

What’s wrong?

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM

• Introduce the reader to the importance of the topic

being studied

• Place the problem into a particular context

• A clear statement (Clarity and precision)

• Describe what the problem is

• Conveyance of the study's importance, benefits, and

justification

TITLE

• Concise

• Informative

• Short

• Describe what your research is about

• Intended to be done

• Catchy

What moves you to solve the problem?

JUSTIFICATION

• What moves you?

• Justification

• Benefits

• Importance

• Results you expect

Objectives

• Specific

• Measureable

• A chieveable

• Realistic

• Timely

Research question

• Yield argument or position

• No yes or no answer

• Gives direction to the proposal

• Solve a problem

• Broad or too narrow

Theoretical framework

• It explains the phenomena

• Connects the researcher to existing knowledge

• Guided by a relevant theory or principles

• Link

Methodology

• Design

• Data collection instruments

• Data analysis

• 1) How was the data collected?

• 2) How was it analyzed?

Activities timetable

• The activity

• Place

• The aim

• Time you’ll spend on it

• Results

• Participant roles

Budget

• Books

• Copies

• Materials

• Transportation

References

• List of all authors

• Reading

• Give credit to the credit is due