The research proposal should outline in detail the steps necessary to complete a research project. This proposal may be suitable for a final year undergraduate project. Sections of the research proposal may include:
1. Title:
2. Introduction / Background:
– Study Problem / Purpose
– Relevance / Study Rationale
– Brief Literature Review
– Research Objectives / Research Question / Hypotheses
3. Study Methods:
– Study Design
– Subjects / Participants
– Inclusion / exclusion criteria
– Sampling
– Recruitment
– Intervention details
– Variables / Data Collection
– Data analysis
4. Ethical Considerations
– Informed consent
– Confidentiality
5. Other considerations:
– Limitations
– Budget
– Plans for Dissemination
– Timetable of activities
• You will need to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and understanding using a variety of methods.
• You should provide references to literature where appropriate. For example, it is appropriate to reference to literature on relevant research methods. It is also appropriate to provide references to other literature such as research studies and other data that may be used to compare your findings.
• The references should include academic books and textbooks; peer reviewed publications from the academic journals; and reports by national and international organisations;
• Where internet sources are used, these should reliable and evidence-based sources and correctly referenced with the website address and date (NOTE: weblinks alone are not acceptable and Wikipedia (and other sites as such) ARE NOT appropriate references);
• All work must be word processed (except written exams) and written in your own words;
• The word limit must be observed with a 10% discretion; the word count must be indicated on the last page of the essay;
• The text must be divided using headings or sections and must include an introduction and conclusion;
• All pages must be numbered;
• The Title page must include; the title and the number of the module; the name of the module leader; your student number; the assignment title and the topic you selected.
• All referencing should be in line with ‘cite them right’. See the ‘citation’ link on MOODLE for further details of how to reference correctly.
• Work must be proofread for grammar, spelling and formatting mistakes before handing in;
• You should follow all additional given guidelines and marking criteria;
• You should check your essay via Turnitin in prior to hand in; be sure that you leave ample time to make any necessary changes and note that Turnitin can take up to 24 hours to provide an ‘Originality Report’;
• An electronic Word version of your essay should be submitted online to the electronic plagiarism detection system Turnitin via MOODLE. If you fail to submit your electronic copy to the plagiarism detection system and/or your hard copy to the Help Desk, your work will be considered late and penalised. If your plagiarism percentage is too high or there are several stretches of poorly referenced or copied text; you will be able to make amendments and resubmit your essay providing this is within the deadline period. You will have an option to exclude the references and quotations and thus, reduce the percentage of plagiarism in your essay. Please, make sure you know how to do it well before the submission (see the ‘How To Use Turnitin’ document in the help menu).
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