Description
Book SynopsisLearn how to write a successful research proposal with this user-friendly, step-by-step guide.
Research Proposals provides practical advice on how to deal with the seven basic questions that any research proposal needs to answer:
â What is it all about?
â What do we already know?
â What do we need to find out?
â How will we get the necessary information?
â What will it cost and how long will it take?
â Is the research socially acceptable?
â What will be produced?
This is a valuable resource for students who need to conduct a research project as part of their studies and anyone who wants to submit an application for research funding. The new edition is perfect for masterâs students planning a dissertation, undergraduate students approaching their final year project, and PhD students applying for acceptance onto a doctoral programme.
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Table of Contents
PART 1 WHAT IS A GOOD RESEARCH PROPOSAL?
1 The logic and structure of research proposals
2 Successful research proposals
3 Selling an idea
PART 2 SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING A GOOD RESEARCH PROPOSAL
4 Aims: What is it all about?
5 Literature review: What do we already know?
6 Research questions: What do we need to find out?
7 Methods: How will we get the necessary information?
8 Resources: What will it cost and how long will it take?
9 Ethics: Is the research socially acceptable?
10 Outcomes: What will be produced?
