Project Proposal

 
A project proposal is actually a road map showing clearly the location where a journey
begins from; the method of getting there and the destination to be reached at.
 
The purpose of the project proposal is to:
 Present the issue to be researched and its importance.
 Give an idea to instructor about how you will proceed in project.
 Suggest the data necessary for solving the problem and how the data will be
gathered, treated and interpreted.
 
A proposal is also known as a work plan, prospectus, and outline, statement of intent or
draft plan. It tells us:
 What will be done?
 Why it will be done?
 How it will be done?
 Where it will be done?
 For whom it will be done?
 What is the benefit of doing it?
 
Structure of Project Proposal
 
The proposal should include the following main sections:
 
Title page
Introduction
 Literature Review
 Significance
 Rationale of the study
 Objectives of the study
 Hypothesis
 
Research Method/ Methodology
The method section consists of the following parts:
 Participants
 Instruments
 Procedure/ Project Proceedings
 
Proposed Data Analysis
References
Appendix
 
 
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Title Page
 
It should include:
 The topic
 The name & ID of the student
 Name of the University
 University Logo
 Date of Submission
 
Table of contents
 
List the important headings and sub-headings used in the project with page numbers.
 
1. Introduction
It should include:
 The problem being studied and why the problem is an important one to study.
 The theoretical implication of the study and briefly describe the relevant
background literature related to the study.
 The purpose, rationale, and design of the project with a logical development
of the hypotheses guiding the research.

1.1 Literature Review
 
A literature review is an appraising description of information found in the literature
associated to your chosen area of research. It should give a hypothetical foundation for
the research and helps you establish the nature of your research.
 
A literature review should cover these 4 points: 
 The literature review explains how each work is similar to and how it varies
from the others.
 Literature review should be well-structured around and directly linked to the
research question you are developing.
 The literature review should present an overview of the subject, issue or
theory under consideration, along with the objectives of the literature review.
 
1.2 Significance
Significance shows why your study is important or useful within the concerns of the
discipline or course.
 
1.3 Rationale of the study
Rationale shows what are the reasons of choosing your particular subject of study.
 
1.4 Objectives of the Project
State the objectives/goals of your project, keeping in mind the following points;
 These should state the purpose of the project
 These must be based on logical facts and figures
  Project objectives should be presented such that these should facilitate the
reader to  locate various important points in the research work
 At the end of study, the objectives must be assessed to see if they have been
met
 
1.5 Hypothesis
Hypothesis is a tentative statement for a phenomenon. Often a hypothesis is stated in
the form of a prediction or some outcome, along with an explanation for the prediction.
 
 
2. Research Method/ Methodology
 
It describes in detail how the study will be conducted. The method section consists of the
following parts:
 Participants/ Sample: Explain how many participants will be included in the
study and what will be the sampling techniques used.
 Instruments/ Research Tools: Explain what research tools will be used to
gather the data along with description and details of research tools.
Demographic information (gender, age, socio economic status, education,
etc.) of participants will also be included in this part.
 Procedure/ Project Proceedings: it will include how you’ll select the sample
and gather the data
 
3. Proposed Data Analysis
 
It will include what will be the proposed statistical analysis for the project.
 
 
4. References
All citations used in the study must be given by arranging them alphabetically by the last
name of the author. (APA format should be used)
 
5. Appendices
This section will include data collection forms (instruments).
The appendix can also be used to provide a verbatim copy of the instructions to the
participant or a list of a specific material used in study. Each appendix will be identified
by a letter (A, B, C and so on).