Research Proposal GuidelineStudents should demonstrate the ability to:1.Construct a well-written Research Proposal (in the conventional academic style), completing the introduction, literature review,

Research Proposal Guideline

Students should demonstrate the ability to:

1.Construct a well-written Research Proposal (in the conventional academic style), completing the introduction, literature review,  proposed methodology, and coherence of research.

Guidance notes:

1.The final written work should be approximately3,000 wordsin length, excluding the references and any appendices.

2.It is expected that you will use headings and subheadings appropriately throughout your proposal

3.Discussing a minimum of 12 primary research sources in the LiteratureReview.

Breakdown of sections:

Introduction Features: (10%)  500 words

-  Topic Introduction(General background for the reader, statement of the problem)

- Background

-  Justification/Rationale(Evidence for the gap/problem)

- Deficiency (What more do we need to know?)

- Benefits/Value (Who might benefit? How?)

- Research Aim

- Research Questions/Objectives

-  Outline(Overview of document structure)

Literature Review(40%)

Structure

- Focus

- Headings

- Development Sources

Sources

- Choice

- Support for claims

- Synthesis

Author Voice

-  Interpretation

-  Commentary (Critique)

Methodology (30%)

It will include:

– Your research approach&design

– Your setting (where will you do the research)

– Your participants (who will you talk to)

– Your data collection technique (how will you collect the data?)

– Your data analysis plan (what will you do with the data once you have collected it?)

– Limitations

– Potential significance

-  Anticipated Challenges

Coherence of Research(20%)

Research Purpose/Focus

- Clarity

- Overall thread of proposal

•  coherence of ideas and points across sections

•  coherence of ideas and points within sections

Citations and References

- Match between reference list and citations