Research Proposal

Research proposal

        How are you going to write your paper

        “In this paper, I will….”

        Discuss how you will write research paper

        Formal presentation of your research

          Outline of entire research

Purpose of research proposal

        Means of organizing your thoughts to move to next step

Elements of research proposal

        Introductions

        A review of literature

        Bibliography – Annotated bibliography

        Research methods and sources

        Timeline

        Significance

(Optional)

        Key challenges

        Biography

1.    Title page

Working title, name, contact information, date

2.  Introduction

Background: Overview of the topic

Interests, identify your audiences

Research question

Position of issues

3.  Review of literature

Overview of key information of your sources

Focus on general approaches of your sources

List them: explain why you found them useful

4.  Research method and sources

·       Method: what am I going to research the topic?

·       Sources: What specific text am I going to analyze?

Types of sources

        Online sources

        Print sources

        Field sources

5.  Timeline

Detailed list of key project activities

6.  Significance

What do I hope to accomplish in my research?

What are broader issues or implications of my research?

Why do this matter to me and to my readers?