RESEARCH OPERATIONAL TEMPLATE (ROT) 2017 OTHMAN TALIB (UPM)

1. Brief Overview of the study

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT

i. Current issue / Symptom - with citations ii. Specific problem(s) underpinning the issue - with citations

iii. Proposed solution – NOVELTY

3. OBJECTIVE - use all main terminologies

4. THEORETICAL / CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - a brief framework to highlight the relationship bet. variables and the terminologies

- a graphical framework is prefered

5. SIGNIFICANCE

- why other scholars in the same field care about this study

6. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 7. INSTRUMENTATION 8. DATA ANALYSIS

9.RESEARCH DESIGN:

10. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE / SAMPLING FRAME:

11. EXPECTED MAIN FINDING: - this will answer your objective

12. CONTRIBUTION TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (THEORY, METHODOLOGY, PRACTICALITY): - The contribution from the ‘expected’ main finding

REFERENCES: List of current ‘leading’ journals referred to prepare this proposal - - -