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An Academic presentation byDr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, PhdassistanceGroup www.phdassistance.comEmail: [email protected]
Research Proposal
Introduction
Your Research Proposal Should Able to Reflect
What kind of Research You Are Undertaking?
Primary Research
Secondary Research
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Introduction
PhD Thesis / Dissertation Research proposal would be the first academic research atthe Doctoral Level.
It is the most important document in the application for studies.
A research proposal is what you propose to do or what you intend to research.
2nd: why you would do it, and what is the point?3rd: What do you hope to achieve?
Contd..
To answer the above questions, you must able to justify your research proposalin light of the literature and what this indicates about the state of knowledge inyour field.
This is commonly known as the ‘gap’ in our knowledge.
If you are ready with this, the next step would be to describe how you willconduct the research.
WHAT – You are going to research
WHY – you are going to research this particular area
WHAT – is the significance of research this area
HOW - you are going to conduct the research
Your ResearchProposal ShouldAble to Reflect
Primary research
Secondary research
Although there will be a variation for setting out a researchproposal, the major differences will be dictated by the kindof research you are undertaking:
What kind ofResearch You AreUndertaking?
Collecting original data through experiments, questionnaires,surveys or through interviews.
This is called Empirical research.
In your doctorate or PhD research proposal, you need to explain inbrief about Who or What you are going to access information andhow you are going to collect or obtain it.
You also need to say what you are going to do with the data andhow it will be processed and analysed.
Thus, you need to include a research methodology and researchdesign section as well.
Primaryresearch
Collecting your own empirical data but utilizing existing datathat someone else has collected, recorded and analysed.
But this needs strong justification and theoretical framework.Mostly applied in sociology, history, legal and politics
SecondaryResearch
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