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Research Proposal Guidelines

1.Title

Give your project what we call a “working title”—one we’re working with for now, but that will likely undergo changes. It should be catchy, pithy, and informative without being long or unwieldy. You’ll be able to revise your title during the course of your research, so don’t spend hours perfecting your title, but do donate some effort to this aspect of your proposal. A clear, purposeful title will make your proposal informative at first glance, and therefore more successful.

2. Abstract. Your eventual, final proposal should begin with a concise, comprehensive statement (summary) of your intended research (approximately 100 words) and anticipated findings. For example, your abstract may be a couple of sentences setting out the problem that you examine or the central question that you wish to address, then identifying how you intend to answer that question. Your abstract should also communicate why this project is compelling or necessary. Initial drafts may have a more open-ended abstract, because you don’t yet know where your research will lead you; later proposal drafts will have an increasingly certain and surefooted abstract.

3. Context You should explain the broad background against which you will conduct your research. This section should include a brief overview of the subject area within which your proposed research will fall, summarizing the current state of knowledge and recent notable debates on the topic. This section should name key “players” in the debate, identify main ideas and subtopics within your research area, and provide a brief history of the subject.

4. Key Words and Vocabulary This section should identify the key words and phrases that you will use to research your topic. It should also define key terms that may not be familiar to the average, educated reader. This section may be written as a series of lists and definitions rather than as paragraphs.

4. Research Questions Within this section you should flesh out (more fully explain) the central aims and questions that will guide your research. There might be a temptation to make your proposal too broad, so reflecting on your key research questions is a good way to make sure that your project is sufficiently focused and also possible to complete in the timeframe.

5. Research Methods The proposal should outline your research methods (i. e., what kind(s) of: research you will conduct, information you will gather, and sources you will use) and also justify those methods. If your proposed research is likely to be mostly in the library, you should explain where your key resources might be found. If you plan to conduct field work or collect empirical data (i. e., conduct interviews or surveys), you should likewise provide details about this. This section should also explain how you are going to analyze your research findings.

6. Anticipated Roadblocks This section should identify potential hurdles, setbacks, or difficulties that you already predict may befall your research project. This is not part of a “typical” research proposal (because you’re usually asking for funding or other support, thus identifying weaknesses in your own proposal would be a self-defeating exercise). However, as this is a learning project (rather than a project for publication), it’s useful to practice self-identifying potential setbacks or difficulties so we can nip them in the bud.

7. Review of Literature and Bibliography

Your final proposal will include a) a review of literature (300 words) summarizing the key texts or bodies of knowledge that centrally anchor your research, and explaining how those texts relate to each other. Also, you will eventually attach an annotated bibliography that provides an abstract/annotation for every main source your essay will include/engage.

  • Every draft of your proposal should include an increasingly detailed bibliography identifying the most relevant works for your topic and any references that you anticipate including in your paper. Your initial proposal draft may include sources that you end up excluding from your final proposal, and vice-versa.
  • Your initial draft should exclude the annotations and the literature review. However, your initial proposal should identify at least four sources, and at least two of them should be from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals or other reputable sources approved by Dr. S. Your revised proposal draft should double BOTH of those categories.

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Research Proposal Guidelines 1.Title Give your project what we call a “working title”—one we’re working with for now, but that will likely undergo changes. It should be catchy, pithy, and informative without being long or unwieldy. You’ll be able to revise your title during the course of your research, so don’t spend hours perfecting your title, but do donate some effort to this aspect of your proposal. A clear, purposeful title will make your proposal informative at first glance, and therefore more successful. 2. Abstract. Your eventual, final proposal should begin with a concise, comprehensive statement (summary) of your intended research (approximately 100 words) and anticipated findings. For example, your abstract may be a couple of sentences setting out the problem that you examine or the central question that you wish to address, then identifying how you intend to answer that question. Your abstract should also communicate why this project is compelling or necessary. Initial drafts may have a more open-ended abstract, because you don’t yet know where your research will lead you; later proposal drafts will have an increasingly certain and surefooted abstract. 3. Context You should explain the broad background against which you will conduct your research. This section should include a brief overview of the subject area within which your proposed research will fall, summarizing the current state of knowledge and recent notable debates on the topic. This section should name key “players” in the debate, identify main ideas and subtopics within your research area, and provide a brief history of the subject. 4. Key Words and Vocabulary This section should identify the key words and phrases that you will use to research your topic. It should also define key terms that may not be familiar to the average, educated reader. This section may be written as a series of lists and definitions rather than as paragraphs. 4. Research Questions Within this section you should flesh out (more fully explain) the central aims and questions that will guide your research. There might be a temptation to make your proposal too broad, so reflecting on your key research questions is a good way to make sure that your project is sufficiently focused and also possible to complete in the timeframe. 5. Research Methods The proposal should outline your research methods (i. e., what kind(s) of: research you will conduct, information you will gather, and sources you will use) and also justify those methods. If your proposed research is likely to be mostly in the library, you should explain where your key resources might be found. If you plan to conduct field work or collect empirical data (i. e., conduct interviews or surveys), you should likewise provide details about this. This section should also explain how you are going to analyze your research findings. 6. Anticipated Roadblocks This section should identify potential hurdles, setbacks, or difficulties that you already predict may befall your research project. This is not part of a “typical” research proposal (because you’re usually asking for funding or other support, thus identifying weaknesses in your own proposal would be a self-defeating exercise). However, as this is a learning project (rather than a project for publication), it’s useful to practice selfidentifying potential setbacks or difficulties so we can nip them in the bud. 7. Review of Literature and Bibliography Your final proposal will include a) a review of literature (300 words) summarizing the key texts or bodies of knowledge that centrally anchor your research, and explaining how those texts relate to each other. Also, you will eventually attach an annotated bibliography that provides an abstract/annotation for every main source your essay will include/engage. • Every draft of your proposal should include an increasingly detailed bibliography identifying the most relevant works for your topic and any references that you anticipate including in your paper. Your initial proposal draft may include sources that you end up excluding from your final proposal, and vice-versa. • Your initial draft should exclude the annotations and the literature review. However, your initial proposal should identify at least four sources, and at least two of them should be from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals or other reputable sources approved by Dr. S. Your revised proposal draft should double BOTH of those categories.
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