JIMMA UNIVERSITY

PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY

GRADUATE PROGRAMS COORDINATING OFFICE

GRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMISSION FORM

Oct. 2006
Jimma, Ethiopia
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GENERAL INSTRUCTION:

1. This form must be completed in three copies

2. Page (word count) limits must be strictly observed

3. Additional information can be provided in annexes as necessary.

4. Final submission must be approved by the first advisor

5. Use New Times Roman for all texts

6. Use 1.5-2.0 spaced 14 font size for headings ,13 for 1st subheading 12 for 2nd

subheading and 12 with italic for third subheadings

7. Use 12 font Size for the body of texts

8. Pages should be numbered in a single sequence throughout the proposal

9. Use either The Harvard (author, year) or The Vancouver (numbering) style to list

your references but it is important that you remain consistent throughout.

10. Good quality A4 sized paper should be used. Margins should not be less than 35mm

at the binding edge and 25mm for all other margins.

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COVER PAGE (TITLE PAGE)

(Fist page)

Title of the research project: not more than 20 words

Name of the investigator: ……………………

A research project submitted to Faculty of Public Health, Department/School

of….Jimma University; in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement for Masters of
Public Health … ( MPH/…) , Masters in Environmental Science and Technology…
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(Second page)

Title of the research project

Name of the investigator

Name of Advisor(s):

Date:
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SUMMARY
ONLY ONE PAGE (Do not exceed 350 words)

Background (problem statement):

Objectives:

Methods:

Work plan and budget in words:

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Acknowledgement, contents, list of figures, and abbreviations

- Should follow the summary

- Acknowledgement shouldn’t exceed 100 words
- Size of Contents , List of figures, and Abbreviations should depend on the need
by the research project
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Background (introduction, problem statement, expected outcome)

ONLY A MAXIMUM OF THREE PAGES- [DO NOT EXCEED 1000 WORDS]

Give definitions and the scope of the problem. Provide the rationale for undertaking
the research project in the Ethiopian or local context.
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LITERATURE REVIEW

MAXIMUM TWO-FOUR PAGES DEPENDING ON NATURE OF THE

RESEARCH PROJECT-[DO NOT EXCEED 1500 WORDS]

Discuss the theoretical and methodological concepts about the problem.

Discuss what is known and what is not known in the area of the research.
What are the methodological challenges in the area of the research?
Methods used by other researchers should be looked into in the process of literature
review
Are there ethical or feasibility problems in conducting the research; discuss only
when appropriate.
Discuss the focus of the study based on the above points of discussion.
Write a summary of the literatures reviewed (what are the gaps identified through
literature review?)
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

ONLY ONE PAGE- [DO NOT EXCEED 200 WORDS]
Discuss the rationale of conducting the research with some detail
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OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS

ONLY ONE PAGE, MAXIMUM - [DO NOT EXCEED 200 WORDS]

Objectives:

General Objective:

Specific objectives: (maximum of three-four specific objectives)

[Do not exceed 100 words]

Hypothesis ( as needed )

[Do not exceed 100 words]

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METHODS
[MAXIMUM THREE-FIVE PAGES]- DO NOT EXCEED 1500 WORDS

Study area and period

Study design
Population
Sample size and Sampling technique /Sampling procedures
Data collection procedures (Instrument, personnel, data quality control)
Operational definitions (if any)
Data analysis procedures (Be specific to the study objective)
Data quality management
Ethical consideration
Dissemination plan
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WORK PLAN
[ONLY ONE PAGE]

(Describe briefly the expected accomplishments of the project by phase, and the
estimated time for each- use Gantt chart).
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COST OF THE PROJECT ( BUDGET BREAKDOWN)

[ONLY ONE PAGE]
Give an itemized list of the direct costs of the project. Use separate table for each item
Detail justification of the proposed budget can be annexed.

Example of budget items:

 Personnel cost
 Equipments and supplies
 Transportation , etc
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ASSURANCE OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

The undersigned agrees to accept responsibility for the scientific ethical and technical
conduct of the research project and for provision of required progress reports as
per terms and conditions of the Faculty of Public Health in effect at the time of
grant is forwarded as the result of this application.

Name of the student: _______________________________________

Date.____________________ Signature _________________

APPROVAL OF THE FIRST ADVISOR

Name of the first advisor:_________________________________

Date.____________________ Signature _________________

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REFERENCE
( use only one style of referencing consistently throughout )

ANNEXES
1. Conceptual framework (if any)
2. Dummy Tables
3. Questionnaire

(Others as necessary)