WRITING A RESEARCHPROPOSAL
An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group www.tutorsindia.comEmail: [email protected]
Introduction
Review of literature
Aims and objectives
Research design and method
Citation
OUTLINE Today's Discussion
Research proposal forms the backbone for the researchand its objective is to obtain approvals from variouscommittees including ethics committee and to request forgrants.
A proposal needs to show how the research fits into whatis already known about the topic and what new paradigmwill it add to the literature.
INTRODUCTION
It specifies the question that the research will answer, establishes its significance, andthe implications of the answer.
The proposal should convince the evaluation committee about the credibility, andreproducibility of the research design.
A research proposal should be in a simple language for non-specialists tocomprehend, without the use of jargons.
Title of the proposal, Name and affiliation of the researcher, Institutional affiliation(Name of institution where the study will be performed), Contact- phone numbers, orE-mail id's and Signature of the investigator.
The cover page of a research proposal contains the following:
It is also termed as ‘need for study’ or ‘abstract’. It puts the research in context.
The introduction is so designed as to create interest in the reader about the topic andproposal.
It should convey to the reader, what necessitates the study in addition to what has notbeen answered adequately in previous research and how the proposed research wouldadd to knowledge in this area.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE: It refers to all sources of evidence pertaining to the topic.
Contents of the proposal are as follows:INTRODUCTION:
Every article reviewed is summarized in a paragraph.
The progression of review is from more general to the more focused ones.
This section may also include supporting data, and controversies
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Aim indicates what the researcher wishes to achieve in the research.
It can be the hypothesis too.
The objectives relate to tools used to achieve the aim.
There could be primary and secondary objectives.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD: In this section, the methods and sources used to conduct the research is discussed.
It also includes methodological approaches to gather information, techniques to beused to analyze it and the tests of external validity.
The main components of this section are Population and sample, Data collection,Strength and robustness of the research with respect to its neutrality, consistency andapplicability.
CITATION: It refers to all references cited in the research proposal.
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