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PROPOSAL
CHAPTER LITERATURE
2 REVIEW
CHAPTER
METHODOLOGY
3
CHAPTER EXPECTED
4 OUTCOME
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Elements in Introduction
• 1.1 Background of study
• 1.2 Problems statement
• 1.3 Objectives of study
• 1.4 Hypothesis testing (if any)
• 1.5 Research question (if any)
• 1.6 Justification of study
• 1.7 Scope of study
• 1.8 Limitations of study
1.1 Background of study
So, the writer should
A research question
poses a relationship
between two or more
Is there any relationship
variables but phrases the Example
between…..?
relationship as a
question (Kerlinger,
1979; Krathwohl, 1988)
1.6 Justification of study
Research justification states why the study is
necessary.
The parameters
in with the study • What will you measure in your research
will be operating study
in;
1.8 Limitations of study
E.g. time duration,
weather, pest and
disease, etc..
Any limitations that
might influence the
results should be
Limitations are mentioned.
shortcomings,
conditions or
influences that
cannot be controlled
by the researcher.
CHAPTER 2: Literature Review
Elements in Chapter 3:
Discuss with
your supervisor
• Location of study
• Population and sample
• Materials
• Planting materials
• Others materials used in your study
• Methods
• Experimental design
• Population and sample
• Treatment
• Experimental layout
• Data collection
• Data analysis
• Work schedule
CHAPTER 4: Expected Outcomes
This section should give a good indication of
what you expect to get out of the research.
It should join the data analysis and possible
outcomes to the theory and questions that you
have raised (answers to your objectives).
It will be a good place to summarize the
significance of the work.
CITED REFERENCE
APA style
• Arimoro, F.O., (2009). Impact of rubber effluent discharges on the water
quality and macroinvertebrate community assemblages in a forest
stream in the Niger Delta. Chemosphere, 77, 440-449.
• Banasiak, L.J., and Indraratna, B., (2012). Key strategies for managing
acid sulfate soil (ASS) problems on the southeastern coast of New
South Wales, Australia. Ground Engineering in a Changing World, 1-6.
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