What you need to do to Graduate School

prepare an acceptable
and quality research
proposal?
Is it acceptable? Have I written it well?
Ask these
Am I happy and Can I be identified
satisfied with the
questions
and be proud of it?
output? Did I read enough to address the gap,
research interest and problem?
STARTING YOUR RESEARCH Graduate School

JOURNEY
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES IN PREPARING QUALITY RESEARCH PROPOSAL
P – preparation and formulation of
R – reliable, replicable, acceptable, and quality
O – outlines of objectives and activities for
P – people and resources in order to
O – obtain data translated, analyzed and interpreted into outputs and outcomes through
S – scientific, systematic and organized
A – application and utilization of
L – lessons learned in research development
 GUIDELINES IN THE PREPARATION OF Graduate School

RESEARCH PROPOSAL
• Preliminary Pages
• Title Page
• Approval Sheet
• Acknowledgement
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• List of Plates
• Bibliographical Sketch
• Appendices
• Letters to Conduct Research
CHAPTER I Graduate School

INTRODUCTION
• Background of the Study
Why this study?
What makes it unique?
Describe in detail
• Statement of the Research Problem
Describe the research problem
Enumerate the Research Questions
These are directed to describe the
research objectives
• Objectives
These must be based on the research
questions
Follow the SMART format in writing
your objectives
• Scope and Limitations of the Study
What is your focus or emphasis?
Describe
• What limits the conduct of your research?
(Describe the barriers to research implementation)
• Importance of the Study
Must have three unique contributions
Additional knowledge to your field
(conceptual contribution)
Improvement of methodology
(methodological contribution)
Practical solutions to your organization and
area of specialization
CHAPTER II Graduate School

REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• Concepts/Features/Factors Related
• Based on your research topics, what are the concepts needed to be describe (e.g.
recruitment as a whole in human resource development, agro-tourism or eco-tourism,
communication, community, urban areas, development, motivation, etc.)
• Related Studies
• Studies found in articles, journals, books others that support and argue your research
problem
• These must be synthesized and integrated to show research gaps; direction based on your
research problem and needed areas to be addressed with respect to your research
methodology
• Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
• Include a description of the framework and a figure to show relationships. Must show
description of gaps and focus as presented in the figure.
• Operational Definition of Terms
• Use terms as they are expressed in your study. It must be brief and descriptive in nature
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METHODOLOGY
• Locale of the Study
Describe your research area. If possible show some maps
and illustrations
• Respondents or Research Participants
Sampling Technique
• Research Design
• Instrumentation, Matwrials and Methods to be Used
• Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation
• How to collect? Describe of your data collection, analysis and
interpretation
LITERATURE CITED Graduate School

• No footnotes on review of literature. All direct citation

including authors and year. These must be properly cited.
Follow the American Psychological Association (APA) format.