OUTLINE OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Salam 1Malaysia

The outline for the research proposal is due on the 27 of February 2010.

The format is as follows:

I. Title : (Find a suitable title for your proposal, try not to make it too vague or too long)

II. Purpose : (State the purpose very clearly e.g. 'The purpose of this research is to...'. Include in the purpose the investigation, the variables and the population.)

III. Research Objectives: (Have at least 3 research objectives. Begin with 'The objectives of the research are....'. Phrased them very clearly and to the point)

IV. Research Questions: (Turn the research objectives into questions)

V. Methodology: Include in this section whether it is Quantitative, Qualitative or Mixed-method. Include also the design (e.g. experimental, case study), method of data collection (e.g. questionnaire, interviews, observation), subjects (who are you studying? how many? etc)

VI. Literature Review: (Include only the topics that you think you need to read on)