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KEY ELEMENTS OF PHD THESIS PROPOSAL

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A Thesis Proposal acts as a window to the study to be conducted and hence play a vital role in convincing your reviewing committee. Find here the key elements to be included in a PhD Thesis Proposal.

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K E Y E L E M E N T SO F P H D T H E S I SP R O P O S A L

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INTRODUCTION

• A thesis proposal is that part of the thesis thatshows what one hopes to cover during thestudy.

• The proposal serves as a window to the studyand works as a tool for convincing theevaluators to consider allowing the study to beconducted.

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OBJECTIVE

The objective of the proposal is to express theneed for the research to be done. The proposalis the most essential document in the process ofshowing the need and the importance of thestudy.

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CONTRIBUTION

A thesis proposal explains the essentiality of thethesis subject, by way of showing how the study

may be able to contribute to the existing knowledgeabout it.

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PRACTICALITY

The proposal also explains how it may be apt and insync with all the factors that in uence the

successful completion of the thesis, such as thenancial feasibility, use of e uipment and data anthe availability of evaluators.

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TIME LIMIT

The thesis proposal also aims at providing an idea ofthe time that the project may take to be completed.!t helps in setting a realistic deadline for the task.

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DISCLAIMER

The proposal also works at making sure that thethesis will be done in adherence with all the

ethical and technological re uirements.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The proposal should also aim at showing theways in which the thesis topic and the matterinterest the person attempting the thesis.

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BENEFIT

The biggest bene t of the proposal is that itserves as a summari"ed form of the thesis as itmay be done. The proposal also serves as a trialand error for the nal submission of the thesis,as the major changes and corrections for athesis take place at the proposal stage .

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