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Writing a Research Proposal

Label

Notes:

Research

Proposal

Copy

Notes In Your

Notebooks

Come

to class prepared to discuss and ask questions.Slide2

Formatting Your Proposal:APA

vs

MLA

Visit Link:

http://writingcenter.appstate.edu/sites/writingcenter.appstate.edu/files/MLA%20v%20APA%203-11.pdf

Main Points:

MLA is used for Language Arts

APA is used for Science

Both APA and MLA are formulated ways to format papers and cite research.

In High School you will primarily use MLA, but in college, depending on your major you will use APA and/or MLA.

For your research proposal you will use APASlide3

What is a research proposal?

A

research proposal

is a request for support of sponsored research, instruction, or extension projects. Good proposals quickly and easily answer the following questions:

What do you want to do, how much will it cost, and how much time will it take?

How does the proposed project relate to the sponsor's interests?

What difference will the project make to: your university, your students, your discipline, the state, the nation, or any other concerned parties?

What has already been done in the area of your project?

How do you plan to do it?

How will the results be evaluated?

Why should you, rather than someone else, do this project?Slide4

Parts of a Research Proposal

Title Page

Abstract

Introduction

Background

Description of Proposed Research

List of References

BudgetSlide5

Title Page

Title page should follow APA format. See link below:

https://awc.ashford.edu/PDFHandouts/sample_apa_title_page.pdf

Titles

should be comprehensive enough to indicate the nature of the proposed work, but also be brief.Slide6

Abstract

An abstract is at the beginning of your proposal.

An

abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful statement that describes a larger work.

Components

vary according to discipline. An abstract of a

social science or scientific

work may contain

the scope, purpose, results, and contents of the work

. An abstract of a

humanities work

may

contain the thesis, background, and conclusion of the larger work

.

An

abstract is not a review, nor does it evaluate the work being abstracted.

While

it contains key words found in the larger work, the abstract is an original document rather than an excerpted passage.

Abstracts

allow readers who may be interested in a longer work to quickly decide whether it is worth their time to read it

.

The funder may use the abstract to make preliminary decisions about the proposal. An effective summary states the problem addressed by the applicant, identifies the solution, and specifies the objectives and methods of the project. This summary should also outline funding requirements and describe the applicant’s expertise.

Main Point

An abstract is a brief and concise summary of the proposal.Slide7

Introduction

The introduction includes

:

Statement

of

Problem

Purpose

of

Research

Significance

of

Research

The

introduction of a proposal should begin with a capsule statement of what is being proposed and then should proceed to introduce the subject to a stranger. It should give enough background to enable an informed layman to place your particular research problem in a context of common knowledge and should show how its solution will advance the field or be important for some other work. The statement describes the significance of the problem(s), referring to appropriate studies or statistics. Slide8

Background

Back ground will involve research on previous literature that has been published about the topic. This is called a

Literature Review

Be

sure

to:

Make

clear what the research problem is and exactly what has been

accomplished

Give

evidence of your own competence in the

field

S

how

why the previous work needs to be continued.

**The

literature review should be selective and critical. Discussions of work done by others should therefore lead the reader to a clear impression of how you will be building upon what has already been done and how your work differs from theirs. Slide9

Description of Proposed Research

This is the section where you give a

comprehensive

explanation of the proposed

research.

Remember as you lay out the research design

to:

B

e

realistic about what can be accomplished.

B

e

explicit about any assumptions or hypotheses the research method rests upon

.

B

e

clear about the focus of the research.

B

e

as detailed as possible about the schedule of the proposed work.

B

e

specific about the means of evaluating the data or the conclusions.

B

e

certain that the connection between the research objectives and the research method is evident.

S

pell

out preliminary work

that needs to be done prior to starting your research.Slide10

List of References

This is the Work Cited page.

It should be in APA format.

See link below for examples on Purdue Ow

l

http://valenciacollege.edu/library/tutorials/apa-fullcitations/

references.jpgSlide11

Budget

Sponsors customarily specify how budgets should be presented and what costs are allowable.

The

budget delineates the costs to be met by the funding source, including personnel, non-personnel, administrative, and overhead expenses.

The

budget also specifies items paid for by other funding sources. Includes justifications for requested expenditures

.

** You will NOT be formulating a Budget for this project, but it is good to keep in mind for the future.Slide12

Work Cited/ Reference

MLA

“Writing a Research Proposal- University of Illinois – Urbana…” 2012. 8 Oct. 2015

http

://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/research/

proposal.html

APA

(2012). Writing a Research Proposal-

Univerisity

of Illinois – Urbana… Retrieved October 8, 2015

, from http://

www.library.illinois.edu

/learn/research/

proposal.html