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Guide to Writing Research Proposals

The document provides guidance on writing a research proposal, including the key sections that should be included. It discusses the types of research proposals, the typical contents such as an abstract, introduction, literature review, research methodology, and timeline. The introduction introduces the topic and problem statement. The literature review analyzes previous work and identifies gaps. The research design outlines the methodology, including data collection methods. The timeline charts the planned project schedule.

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Guide to Writing Research Proposals

The document provides guidance on writing a research proposal, including the key sections that should be included. It discusses the types of research proposals, the typical contents such as an abstract, introduction, literature review, research methodology, and timeline. The introduction introduces the topic and problem statement. The literature review analyzes previous work and identifies gaps. The research design outlines the methodology, including data collection methods. The timeline charts the planned project schedule.

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Writing a Research

Proposal
EEX6181-EEX6182
Types of Research Proposals
• Undergraduate Research proposals
• Postgraduate Research Proposals
• Research proposals for research grants
Content in a Research proposal
• Table of content, List of Figures and Tables
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Research Methodology
• Time plan
• List of References
Introduction
Introduces your topic

Write your problem statement and the questions your research aims to
answer
Provides context for your research

Can be a few paragraphs long

Must be simple and concise


Research Problem
• Problem identification
• What are the gaps in current research ?
• Are there demanding situations that demand immediate research?
• Are you planning to introduce a new product, a mathematical model or a process?
• Did you read adequate journal papers and other resources available?
Literature review

• Set the background for what has been researched on the topic so far
• Identify major themes and concepts
• Illustrate relationships between different ideas
• Show the gap in research and why particular topic is important
• introduce all the sources you plan to use in your research
• This includes landmark studies and their data, books, and scholarly articles.
Literature Review contd.
• a literature review explore the collection of articles, conference papers, book
chapters etc that you have chosen and,
• explain how you’re using them in your research

• A literature review is not a list of references


Research Design

• What is the type of research you will do ?


• Are you collecting original data or working with data collected by other researchers?
• How will you collect data ?
• Whether you’re doing experimental, correlational, or descriptive research ?
• What are the tools you will use to collect data ?
• Will you be running experiments?
• Conducting surveys?
• Observing phenomena?
• etc
• Use the most effective methods for your specific research.
Timeline for the Research Project

• Draw a chart to show how you will spend the year ahead with this
research project
• From the month you started until now – you can write as conducting the
Literature survey and writing the research proposal
Abstract
• Last section to be written but must be placed before the introduction
• One or two paragraphs, coherent and should be able to stand alone as one
unit of information
• Covers full study – background, purpose, methods used, conclusion
• Write in simple English to be understood by a wider audience as well as
domain experts
• Use passive voice, focus on issues rather than people
Thank you

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