Writing a proposal

Developing Research Questions and Proposals

A proposal persuades a reader that the question matters and that your plan can answer it. It normally covers background, problem and questions, a preliminary review of literature, methodology, ethics, timeline and expected contribution.

Each objective should map to a question, and each question to a method. If an objective has no method, it is not yet a plan.

Example

Q1 → Objective: measure the association → Method: survey with validated scale, regression analysis.

Exercise

Add two objectives to your blueprint and note which method serves each.

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