Research

Methodology
Writing a Research Proposal

PRESENTED BY Dr. Meenu Baliyan Assistant Professor

Department of Management
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Writing a Research Proposal > Learning Objectives

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:

 Understand what is a research proposal

 How to write a research proposal

 Explore types of proposals

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Writing a Research Proposal > Research Proposal

A research proposal is a concise summary of your

research paper.

 It creates the general idea of your research by highlighting the questions and issues
you are going to address in your paper.

 This is the first draft that demonstrates your skills to conduct research.
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Writing a Research Proposal > Definition of Research Proposal

A research proposal is a document written with the goal of presenting and

justifying your interest and need for conducting research on a particular topic. It
must highlight the benefits and outcomes of the proposed study, supported by
persuasive evidence.
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Writing a Research Proposal > Research Proposal

 Topic identification

 Analysis and statement of the problem

 Stating the rationale for the research

 Review of literature

 Stating research question/hypothesis

 Formulation research objectives

 Stating the methodology

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Writing a Research Proposal > Research Proposal

 Designing data collection instruments

 Preparing field work plan

 Planning for dissemination and utilization of findings

 Preparing a budget
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Writing a Research Proposal > Types of Research Proposal

Internal
organizational
proposal

Types of
Research
Proposals

External
Academic research
organizational
proposals
proposals
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Writing a Research Proposal > Summary

In this topic, you learnt that:

 The entire step wise in the shape of a formal plan to be

followed is made. This is called the research proposal.

 There are three different kinds of research proposals

available to the researcher – academic, internal and
external.