development
KEYELEMENTSOFA:
RESEARCH
PROPOSAL
ASKYOURSELF
•Whatdoyouwanttodo?
Whydoyouwanttodoit?
Howyouproposetodoit.
TITLE&
INTRODUCTION
•Ensureaclear&
memorabletitle.
Providesthebackground
ofyourproject.
•Describe&explainthe
problemstatement.
PROBLEM
STATEMENT
&SIGNIFICANCE
•Highlight&describekey
featuresoftheproblem.
•Beexplicitinyour
descriptionofthe
researchquestion,
objectives,orhypothesis.
Emphasizethepurpose&
benefitsofthestudy.
Justifyhowyourproject
contributestothebodyof
knowledge.
RESEARCH
DESIGN&DATA
COLLECTION
•Describeyourproposed
design&rationale.
•Itmustsatisfytheaimof
thestudy.
•Clarifyhowyouaimto
findyoursample&collect
yourdata.
Languageisfuturetense;
thisiswhatyouintendto
do.
TIMELINE
•Indicateyourstart&finish
dates.
•Chronologicallylistthe
majorphasesofthe
project.
Usethistobreakdown
thesephases.
LITERATURE
REVIEW
•Theculminationofall
yourscrutinized
research.
•Demonstratea
thoughtfulsynthesisof
thismaterial.
•Emphasizeyourkey
constructs.
Showthestateof
currentknowledgein
relationtoyour
problem.
DATAANALYSIS
•Focusontheprocess:
record,transcribe.
extrapolatethemes.
Discusswhethermanual
ordigital&why.
•Plantimetolearndigital
applications&processes.
RESOURCES
REQUIRED
•Includespeople,services
equipment.
•Anyresearcher’stime.
travel&accommodation
•Purchasingofsoftware.
•Transcriptionword
processing,orgraphicart
services
THE
DALE
METHOD
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