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7 years ago in Research Writing By Aarav

Research proposal

Can someone give me some tips to write a good research proposal?

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By Geeta Ghadage Answered 7 years ago

In general, a research proposal includes: Title, Overview of the research, Research design & methodology and References. However, while writing a research proposal consider the following points
1. Make use of simple language.
2. List prior research that has been done in the same field.
3. Ensure your research methods are clearly described
4. Be explicit about relevance of your work
5. Formulate research questions

By Mayur Desai Answered 6 years ago


A good research proposal includes:
Determination of the general topic
Performing a thorough literature review on the topic
Identifying the gap in the literature
Identifying a problem highlighted by the gap
Writing an Introduction
Framing research hypotheses and or research questions
Determine the method of investigation
Describing the procedures to follow for data collection and data analyses

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