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Writing Research Proposal

Rumana Huque, PhD


Department of Economics
University of Dhaka
Key Questions

All research proposals must answer the there basic


questions:
  
 WHAT you want to do,
 WHY you want to do it and
 HOW you want to do it.
Headings
A research proposal is usually arranged under the following
headings:
 Title
 Introduction
 Literature Review
 Objectives and Scope of the Study
 Methodology
 Work plan
 References
 Annex
 Financial Proposal
Title
The title should reflect:
 The subject matter of the research such that the reader has
an immediate indication of what to expect in the proposal.
 Should not be too large to bore the reader with details
 Not too brief
Introduction
 The necessary background and context.
 Historical development of the subject
 The current controversies.
 Importance of the research topic
 Provide the justification for undertaking such a task.
 Begins with a general statement of the problem area with
a focus of the specific research problem.
 Hypothesis
Literature Review
 States the viewpoints of the authors about the state of
knowledge in the area,
 Traces the major themes,
 Identifies the gaps and controversies, and
 Focuses on the particular research problem that the
researcher wishes to pursue.
 How the proposed research would be different from the
existing knowledge or research findings.
Objectives and Scope of the Study
 Simple and specific
 Measurable
 Acceptable
 Relevant
 Time bound
Methodology
 Research design
 Setting
 Population and sample size
 Recruitment
 Data collection methods
 Quantitative
 Qualitative

 Data analysis
 Quality assurance
 Ethical issues
Work plan and budget
Timeline
 The timeline will distribute the total time you have available for
the research to its various components,
 Should be realistic.
Budget of possible expenses
 The budget will provide estimates of various expenses (under
some headings such as honorarium, conveyance, stationery
etc.) that you anticipate will be incurred for the research.
 Justification of budget

Reference
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