Guidelines for writing research proposal
-by Aryus
I Overview/background information/justification 1.1 Short but comprehensive description of the problem based on literature search, highlighting this following: 1.2 Is it priority? 1.3 How it interested researcher? 1.4 Is the research justified? 2.Significance of the study 2.1Describe who can use the result 3Research question/Problem statement/Purpose of the study 3.1 State clearly how to identify the research variable(s), population,and setting 3.2 Use literature search to general research problem 4 hypothesis 4.1 Clearly state what answer to the research problem is expected 4.2 Identify well the variables and their relationship 4.3 Identify the variables that are uncontrollable 5 Objectives: 5.1 General objectives-Make it one statement which reflects goal or the target that the research aims at achieving as the result of the study These tasks sud be observable and measurable 6 Conceptual /theoretical definition 6.1 Identify all the concepts of interests 6.2 Reflect alt the variables 6.3 Clarity about the proposed relationship among the concept through a model for conceptual framework 7 Operational definitions 7.1 Define each variable concretely by being consistent with conceptual definition and on the basis of previous research or thesis 7.2 Specify how reserach variables will be observedempirically 8 Delimitations/limitations 8.1 Spell out boundaries for study by specifying which phenomena will be included and which excluded 8.2 Spel out the biases and restrictions 9 Review of literature II Planning phase 10 Research Methodology 10.1 Design of the study (select :basic or action,exp or non experimental....................etc) 11 Methods 11.1 population/samples/sampling plan Identify the setting and population Make the sample represenative
rocedure,size,eligibility criteria,...etc 11.2 Research instument Specify the method to collect the data specify how u developed it Describe it enough to indicate that it covers the related concepts needed to measure variables Describe how reliability and validity of it will b establised Reflect how u r going to observr research ethics 11.3 Data collection plan the technical farmalities to b fulfilled for obtaining permission from the related authority to conduct the study develop form for getting informed consent from the subjects specify the time planned for data collection Specify how will human rights be protected in carrying out sampling technique 11.4 Data analysis plan the type of statistical method to be used the guidance u will need in deciding the statistical methods 11.5 Conducting of pilot study Plan for the time, place and the sample involvement 12 Work plan 13 looking for funding the research project ki kaso??
