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How to write a research proposal? The objectives of wring research proposal To convince others that you have a worthwhile research project and you have an important research idea To convince others that you have the competence and the work-plan to complete it To impress your Research Committee about your potential as a researcher. Getting started The questions must be addressed: What you plan to accomplish? Why you want to do it? How you are going to do it? The key elements of a research proposal Research proposal should contain all the key elements involved in the research process and include sufficient information for the readers to evaluate the proposed study. Refer to the check list of writing a good proposal! Title Is the title concise and descriptive enough? Is it informative and catchy? Abstract Is it a brief summary of approximately 300 words? Does it include: the research question, the rationale for the study, the hypothesis if any , the methodology include the design, procedures, the sample and any instruments that will be used the main findings if any . Introduction Have you covered the following elements? 1. State the research problem, which is often referred to as the purpose of the study. 2. Provide the context and set the stage for your research question in such a way as to show its necessity and importance. 3. Present the rationale of your proposed study and clearly indicate why it is worth doing. 4. Briefly describe the major issues and sub-problems to be addressed by your research. 5. Identify the key independent and dependent variables of your experiment. Alternatively, specify the phenomenon you want to study. 6. State your hypothesis or theory, if any. For exploratory or phenomenological research, you may not have any hypotheses. Please do not confuse the hypothesis with the statistical null hypothesis. 7. Set the delimitation or boundaries of your proposed research in order to provide a clear focus. 8. Provide definitions of key co