“ RESEARCH PROPOSAL ”

OBJECTIVES

What’s a research proposal? Why is research proposal

important? What’s a research Proposal

Assumption? What does a proposal contain? How to Prepare for Research

Proposal Assumptions?

WHAT A RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS:

It’s“ A document that outlines how to propose to undertake your research studies”(Mouton 2001:41)

A research proposal outlines what you will research and how you will research it.

The What part is called problem. The how part is called plan. The research proposal serves as a kind

of contract between the student and supervisor.

WHY IS PROPOSAL IMPORTANT? The greatest value of the research

proposal is that keeps the research project on course:

1. It prevents time-consuming rabbit trails2. It dramatically reduces the amount of

reading you will do 3. It protects you against gathering

unnecessary data. Prepare a good proposal and your

research will flow Prepare a poor one , and it will flop.

A RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSUMPTION is the general topic of your research paper. It includes a thesis statement, how you

intend to prove your thesis and a bibliography.

It can either be written in paragraph or outline form.

By writing a research proposal assumption, your topic will be evaluated and you can then use the information in the proposal to write the final research paper.

Preparing for research proposal assumptions involves brainstorming and focusing your ideas.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSUMPTIONS? Make a list of different topics that you

want to research. Do some basic research about your

topic:1. You can look online or find books in

the library.2. Take some notes as you read, and be

sure to record the bibliographic information.

3. Write down the author, the publication date, the title of the book or article, the publication location, publisher and the website.

Create a title for your research proposal assumption. It should relate to what you are trying to prove in your research paper.

Write out a few sentences that relate to the main problem that the topic is focused on. This part will help to clarify the idea that you are investigating

Create a hypothesis for the topic that reveals what you believe the outcome of the experiment will be.

CONTINUE INSTRUCTIONS

State which research methods you will be using. Discuss each of your sources and explain how they relate to your topic. You can discuss sources that come from books and the internet.

Make a vocabulary list for important terminology that will be used in your paper because many words have more than one meaning.

List each source and write a brief description of the information that source provides. Then, write the bibliography for the research proposal assumption. It should be alphabetized according to the last name of the author.

THE REST OF THE INSTRUCTIONS:

HOW DOES ONE DEVELOP A RESEARCH IDEA IN A RESEARCH PROBLEM?

THE RESEARCH PLAN

BASMA ELSAYED ABD EL FATTAH MOHAMMED

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