GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL

1. Number of pages
a. PJG student : 15-20 pages
b. MJG student: 10-15 pages

2. Cover of your proposal should include:

a. Title
b. Your name
c. Student Matric Number
d. Supervisors’ name
e. Main supervisor’s signature of approval

3. The following is a guideline for the outline of research proposal:

a. Introduction
i. Topic area/ Background
ii. Research question/ Problem statement
iii. Research objectives
iv. Research scope
v. Significance to knowledge/ Contribution
b. Literature review
i. Previous research
ii. Other & your previous works
iii. Findings and Unanswered questions
iv. Your preliminary work on the topic
v. The remaining questions
vi. Reprise/repeat of your research question(s) in this context
c. Methodology
i. Approach
ii. Data needs
iii. Analytic techniques
iv. Plan for interpreting results
v. Gantt chart
d. Expected results & preliminary results
e. Bibliography (or References)

4. Supervisor must have read and certify the proposal with his signature and stamping on
the cover of the proposal before student submits it to the office.

5. Please refer to Section 5.4 in Postgraduate Handbook for guiding questions that are
useful in your proposal preparation.