Research_proposal

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1、HelpsheetRESEARCHPROPOSALSUsethissheettohelpyou:•understandthemainelementsthatcomprisearesearchproposal•prepareawell-structuredandwell-writtenresearchproposal5minuteselftest1.Howlongshouldaresearchproposalbe?a.1–3pagesb.3–7pagesc.7–15pagesd.15–20pages2.Whi

2、chofthefollowingisNOTneededinaresearchproposal?a.aresearchquestionb.alistofreferencesc.adetailedliteraturereviewd.aresearchtimetable3.Howcanproposedresearchbejustified?a.agapintheliteratureneedstobeaddressedb.anunusualorimprovedmethodologyistobeusedc.there

3、searchmaybenefitpolicyandpracticed.alloftheabove4.Theresearchplan:a.shouldcommityoutoaplanofactionb.shouldbeasubstantialpartoftheproposalc.shouldshowyourprojectiswellorganisedandachievabled.isthesameastheresearchtimetableCheckyouranswersonPage8©TheUniversi

4、tyofMelbourne2010.ThesematerialswereproducedbytheTeachingandLearningUnit,UniversityofMelbourne.TheUniversityofSydneyhasreproducedthesematerialsunderlicencefromtheUniversityofMelbourne.HelpsheetRESEARCHPROPOSALSTheimportanceoftheresearchproposalAresearchpro

5、posalisadocumentofusuallythreetosevenpagesthatinformsothersofaproposedpieceofresearch.ThisproposedresearchisusuallyaMastersorDoctoratebythesis,butitcanalsobeworkforacorporatepurpose.Universitystudentsusuallywriteresearchproposalsforacademicswhomayeventuall

6、ysupervisetheworkbasedontheproposal.Aresearchproposalcanberejectedasunsuitableorpoorlydesignedandonthebasisofthis,apieceofresearchcanberejected.Theproposalis,therefore,animportantdocument;onethatisworthspendingsometimeontogetright.Anotherreasontogettheprop

7、osalrightisthatthiscansaveyoutimeinthelongrun.Iftheproposaliswell-designed,itcanformanoutlineofthethesistofollow,andideally,canbemappedontovariouspartsofthefinalthesis.Theelementsoftheresearchproposal:overviewThefollowingelementsmustbeincludedinanyproposal

8、:1.Introductionorbackgroundtotheresearchproblemorissue,includinganidentificationofthegapinthecurrentresearch2.Researchquestionand,ifpossible,athesisstatementansweringthequestion3.Justificationfortheproposalre