Academic Writing

For Writing Research Proposal Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals Below are some points to consider for your research proposal: Step 1: Title Step 2: Background of the study: Background section: Review of Literature - Why is research that you are planning worth the effort? - Use of academic journals - Identify your area of research - Demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant literature - Clarify where your proposal fits into the debate in the literature - Identify gaps in existing literature - Show a clear link between the previous work that has been done in your field of research interest and the content of your proposal etc Step 3: Research objectives: - What does this research aim to explore/find out?) - Objectives (Minimum 2 & Maximum 4) Step 4: Research questions or hypotheses: - Research questions (no more than two) - Hypotheses (no more than two) Step 5: Research Methodology (students must be clear about the 1 methodology they will using in their research) - This section will detail how you intend to go about achieving your research objectives - It will explain your choice of research philosophy - It will also justify your choice of method in the light of these objectives - It will also clarify where you intend to carry out the research - It will also detail which sectors of the market you have chosen to research and why you chose these sectors - It will explain how your research will ensure validity and reliability - Justify the relationship between your research aim, research questions, research objectives and research methods Step 6: Resources - What resources do you need - Will you be able to access the data that you need to conduct your research - Students are encouraged to make use of our library system. We have more than 12,000 volumes of E-library including books, journals and magazine Step 7: References - Must be written carefully using APA Referencing System Step 8: Formatting *Words limit: Proposal should not exceed 2000 words *Notes: The Wikipedia website must not be referenced in your work 2