PROJECT PROPOSAL FORMAT

Abstract
This is the first part of any final year project proposal. It should be brief, clear, and easy to
understand. The abstract explains what you will be doing, how you will do it, and why you
are doing it.

1. Introduction
The introduction contains the background of your project proposal. It explains the
problems your project would be solving. It also describes the practical approaches you’d
be using to solve these problems. Your introduction should also be able to explain how the
problems relate to your field of study. Your introduction should be easy to understand and
should be backed up with facts. Try to make it an engaging project. Don’t be boring.

1.1 Purpose of the study (Aims and objectives)

The goals of your project topic should be clearly defined in this section. You should be
able to provide practical reasons why you think this project is important. This section will
state hypothesis that need to be tested and questions that are to be answered by your project.
You should begin this section with the statement ‘the purpose of this study is…’

2. Literature Review
Conduct some research into what you are proposing and find the existing systems. Read
about them. Talk about their advantages and disadvantages from your own perspective.

3. Gap in Knowledge
The gap, also considered the missing piece or pieces in the research literature, is the area that has
not yet been explored or is under-explored. It is also what you see as a problem in the existing
systems which the inventors failed to see. The gap in knowledge should be what your system is
proposing to solve or improve upon in the existing system and should be inline with your aims and
objectives directly or indirectly

4. Methodology
In this section, you would provide a detailed explanation of your intended project approach.
Basically, these are the methods you will use in order to prove what you intend to do. It
will include all your technologies, programming language, design etc. This section will
also discuss the important variables that you will test in order to prove the validity of your
project.

References
This is the last part of your Project proposal. All academic writings require references and
citations. This shows the readers that you value the work done by others that has helped
you formulate the project proposal. It also shows the readers that you understand your
project topic. Citations should include the names of authors, title of publication, date of
publication and depending on your referencing style and any other necessary information.

When you are done writing your project proposal, proofread it and ensure that it is free
from grammar, punctuation and spelling errors. You can proofread by using a grammar or
spelling checker. Such checkers are available online.