TOPIC DESCRIPTION

Group:
Topic: ______________________________________________________

Section Word count Notes Marking

Title No more than 0.5 mark
30 words
1. Abstract 100-200 words Focus on the central theme 0.5 mark
Double-spaced and laid out
clearly.
2. Content Page 100 words Logically and clearly arranged 0.5 mark
Consisting of page number,
subsections
3. Introduction 200-400 words Showing the knowledge of the 0.5 mark
area
Why it is relevant in today’s world
4. Literature 300-1000 words - your knowledge in the field 2 marks
Review - key researchers in the field
- key works in your area
- what has been said in the past
and what is being said at the
moment.
- using a competent outline:
different methods, distant to
closed or chronological order.

5. Notion of 100-150 words - Present how your research will 0.5 mark
original research complement the field you have
just described in your literature
review
- what you will add
- how it fills an existing gap
- why the academic world would
benefit from your research, etc.
6. Key Objectives 100-150 words One sentence for each 0.5 mark
/ Research question/objective.
Questions
7. Research 300-1000 words Explain the approach to conduct 2 marks
methods your research
 - Population
- Location
- Time
- Research techniques
(documents, interview,
questionnaire or observation)
- Procedure
8. Analysis 50-100 words - what you plan to do with the 0.5 marks
collected data
9. Proposed 50-100 words 0.5 mark
Chapter outline - how you may wish to present
your work

10. Research 50-100 words 0.5 mark

limitation - state everything you won’t be
able to do in your research

100 words - present the scale of your work in 0.5 mark

11. Proposed the preliminary stages of planning
Time Scale

12. References / (dependent on - on a new page. 1 mark

Bibliography each research) - APA referencing pattern
TOTAL: 1500-3500 words 10 marks