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When an application is successful, print the email of approval statement from the Research Board and attach it to your proposal submission. If an
application needs revisions, please refer to the notes from the board for revisions and resubmit your application. If an application is rejected,
please submit a new research project idea.
A. APPLICANT SECTION
D ATE SUBMITTED:
FULL NAME :
STD NUMBER :
R ESEARCH FOCUS AREA :
POSSIBLE RELATED Vocational edu cation
FIELDS :
TITLE:
KEY WORDS : Need analysis,
ABSTRACT:
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED:
B. REVIEWERS’ SECTION (DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING IN THE TEXT BOX BELOW . THIS SECTION IS
ONLY FOR REVIEWERS )
Please click the appropriate box as a result of this application review:
☐Approved ☐Approved with minor revision ☐Approved with major revision ☐Rejected
Form code:
Recommendations/Notes:
Reviewer’s name: [Type your full name and/or paste a scanned signature here]
The following notes will assist you in providing the appropriate obtaining any form of permit or clearance for your work is
information in each section of the form. ultimately your responsibility as (a) researcher(s).
Because the success of some research projects depends on
1. Research focus area satisfying the requirements of those bodies, it is important that
This information is about the focus of the research, e.g. writing your proposal identifies what clearances are required and how you
English academic text, speaking EFL, textbook content analysis, will get them. Research involving the participation of humans, or
etc. access to identifiable personal information, requires clearance from
2. Possible related fields theEthics committee of ELT Sejati. There may also be a need to
This contains other fields that may have contribution to your obtain clearances from external organisations, including:
research, e.g. translation, discourse analysis, etc. ● Ethics Committees in other institutions;
3. Project Title ● Permission to undertake research at government institutions
The title should indicate the contents of the thesis, and be no more (e.g. schools);
than about 200 characters, or 14 words in length. ● Permits for research activities at private institutions (e.g.
4. Key words private schools, corporates, etc.);
Please write maximum 5 key words used in the research project. ● Research visas for projects being conducted overseas.
5. Abstract
Please write a not more than 150 word abstract of your project. 11. Identification of issues of intellectual ownership
6. Description of the issues to be addressed If there are restrictions on the free circulation of your research
Define and briefly discuss the research objectives that will be results you should describe the nature and extent of such
examined in the project. restrictions. This applies to ethical restrictions (e.g. privileged
7. Description of the importance of these issues information, medical details, information restricted by legislation)
Place the project within its disciplinary context by describing the as well as restrictions stemming from contractual obligations to a
importance of the issues being examined. You should clearly state funding body.
the relationship of the proposed project to previous work of a 12. Non-English languages
similar nature. If applicable, please clarify to what extent other languages than
8. Description of the research methods English will be used during the project and in the report. If the
Describe the way in which the research objectives are to be subject of research is some aspect of a culture whose native
achieved. It should describe the source/s of information, the language is not English, outline your capacity to understand the
procedures for establishing the reliability and relevancy of that language. The project report would normally be written in English.
information, and the structure of the research itself. You should not If you have a reason for writing the report in another language,
only outline the form your investigation and analysis will take, but provide an explanation here.
also identify the resources that will be required. 13. Outline of the resources required for the project
9. Outline of the timing for various stages of research Please mention how the research will be funded, whether using
As far as possible define a series of stages within the project and your own expenses or from sponsors.
provide an indication of the expected time of completion for each 14. Bibliography of key references of the subject
stage. This information should demonstrate the capacity of the By this stage you should have carried out an extensive literature
project to be completed within the normal period of candidature. review. Please write key references to be used in your research
10. Statement of ethical and/or legal issues and requirements project.
There are a range of bodies regulating experimental research and
any other data collection for research. You should be aware that