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Writing a research proposal
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What is a research proposal for?
Research proposals make you:• THINK through your experiments• OUTLINE steps in your proposed
research• JUSTIFY your research• Anticipate a realistic TIMETABLE• Anticipate potential PROBLEMS
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The essential ingredients
The issueWhat problem does
the research address?
Benefit What will the research contribute to existing
knowledge?
Research designHow will the research
achieve its stated objectives?
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Title
• Your title is a mini-ABSTRACT: paint a quick picture of the key ideas
• Your title should be: – Clear– Unambiguous– Not cute
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Title • How to write good title?– Put the most important words first
• Example : – Electromagnet and Its Application in a
Miniature of House– Powering a Miniature of House Using
Concepts of Electromagnet
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Specific aims
• The statements of what you hope to accomplish
• Each specific aim will probably require more than one experiment
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Research design and methods
• RD and M explain your step-by-step procedures to achieve your specific aim
• Plan your RD and M along with the timeline