Research Proposal

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1. Title
A tentative title for your intended research. Title revisions are common.
2. Abstract
The proposal should include a concise statement of your intended research. This may be a couple
of sentences setting out the problem that you want to examine or the central question that you
wish to address.
3. Research Context
You should explain the broad background against which you will conduct your research. You
should include a brief overview of the general area of study within which your proposed research
falls, summarizing the current state of knowledge and recent debates on the topic. This will allow
you to demonstrate a familiarity with the relevant field as well as the ability to communicate
clearly and concisely.
4. Research Questions
The proposal should set out the central aims and questions that will guide your research. Before
writing your proposal, you should take time to reflect on the key questions that you are seeking
to answer. Many research proposals are too broad, so reflecting on your key research questions is
a good way to make sure that your project is sufficiently narrow and feasible.
5. Research Methods
The proposal should outline your research methods, explaining how you are going to conduct
your research. Your methods may include visiting particular libraries or archives, field work or
interviews.
Most research is library-based. If your proposed research is library-based, you should explain
where your key resources (e.g. journal articles) are located (in the library, online database etc). If
you plan to conduct field work or collect empirical data, you should provide details about this
(e.g. if you plan interviews, who will you interview? How many interviews will you conduct?
Will there be problems of access?). This section should also explain how you are going to
analyze your research findings.
6. Significance of Research
The proposal should demonstrate the originality of your intended research. You should therefore
explain why your research is important (for example, by explaining how your research builds on
and adds to the current state of knowledge in the field or by setting out reasons why it is timely
to research your proposed topic).
7. Bibliography
The proposal should include a short bibliography identifying the most relevant works for your
topic.