PhD Research Proposal

Research Proposal Writing is the most prominent dream for people who loves to become flying colors in the academic arena is research studies. Which are commenced with the  best research proposals. Especially, a doctorate ambition will establish this professional Research Proposal. In general, picking a pertinent topic related to the client’s interested research field is a stumbling block.

Sections of Writing a Research Proposal

Section I: Research Topic/Title

1. This is the theme or subject to be researched and interpreted.
2. The research topic selection should state what the study intends to do.
3. Should accurately reflect the research problem and place the study will be conducted.
4. Should be concise, simple, informative, unique and catchy.

Section II: Introduction

1. Should be general.
2. Provides the reader with the most important research issues that will be dealt with in the study.
3. Gives a general sense of what is the research is about.
4. Stimulates interest and prepares the reader to engage with the research proposal.

Section III: Background of the Study / Challenges/ Impacts

1. This section provides the history and the character of the research problem or issue at hand.
2. Provides evidence and conditions of the existing situation to be studied.
3. Highlights the gap(s) to make the reader feel the urgency of the problem.
4. Draws attention to the gap(s) to make the reader feel the need to study the problem in order to solve the problem or contribute to its solution.
5. The section exposes the facts that surround the problem that must be tackled through undertaking the study.
6. Provides the conceptual basis: definitions of terms in the research topic.

Section IV: Research Problem/Statement of the Problem

1. The section presents the heart of the research proposal or project.
2. Presents what would change if the study is conducted or what would happen if not conducted.

Section V: Research Gaps

1. Specifies the existing issue, negative and positive state or context that gave rise to the study.

Section VI: Research Objectives

1. The section outlines what is to be achieved by the study.
2. Specifies what the researcher is going to do. Narrows the study down to essentials by preventing the collection of data that are not necessary to solve the problem or contribute to its solution.
3. Organizes the study in clearly defined sections or parts.
4. Each objective must have a research question attempting to achieve it.

Section VII: Research Methodology

This section presents a detailed and clear description of the selected methodology. The section comprises:

Expected Outcome

References

1. This is a list of all works cited in the proposal and should be written according to the approved format.