How To Write Writing Proposal
How To Write Writing Proposal
How To Write Writing Proposal
Project Proposals
A presentation by
Sajadin Sembiring, S.Si., M.Sc. Comp.
Audience:
your academic advisor and committee
Parts of a Proposal
Title
Abstract
Introduction/Background
Problem Statement
Purpose/Aims/Rationale/
Research Questions
Review of Literature
Methodology
Significance/
Implications
Overview of
Chapters
Plan of Work
Bibliography
Abstract
Provide a brief (100-150 word) overview of
the proposal
Summarize important elements
(Introduction, Statement of the Problem,
Background of the Study, Research
Questions, and Methods and Procedures).
Introduction/Background
Establish the general subject area .
Describe the broad foundations of your
study - provide adequate background for
readers.
Indicate the general scope of your project.
Provide an overview of the sections that
will appear in your proposal (optional).
Engage the readers.
Purpose/Aims/Rationale/Research Questions
Explain the goals and objectives of the
study.
Show the original contributions of your
study (Optional).
Provide a more detailed account of the
points summarized in the introduction.
Include a justification (rationale) for the
study.
Be clear about what your study will not
address.
Purpose/Aims/Rationale/Research
Questions
In addition, this section may:
Describe the research questions of the
study.
Include a subsection defining important
terms.
State limitations of the research.
Provide a justification for the particular
subjects of the study.
Review of Literature
Writing the literature review allows you
to understand:
How other scholars have written about your topic.
The range of theories used to analyze materials
or data
How other scholars connect their specific
research topics to larger issues, questions, or
practices within the field.
The best methodologies and research techniques
for your particular topic.
Review of Literature:
symbolic Functions
Situates the current study within a wider
disciplinary conversation.
Illustrates the uniqueness, importance of
and need for your particular project.
Justifies methodological choices.
Demonstrates familiarity with the topic and
appropriate approaches to studying it.
Methodology
Introduce the overall methodological approach.
Indicate how the approach fits the overall
research design.
Describe the specific methods of data
collection.
Explain how you intend to analyze and interpret
your results.
If necessary, provide background and
justification for unfamiliar methodologies.
Address possible limitations.
Significance/Implications
Discuss the methodological, substantive, and/or
theoretical contribution.
State the practical and/or theoretical importance
of the problem and/or objectives of your study.
Explain the usefulness or benefits of the study to
both the outside world and the research
community.
Overview of Chapters
Some proposals include a sentence
length description of each chapter
(i.e. chapter two reviews relevant
literature; chapter three discusses the
methodology).
Timeline/Plan of Work
Some things to keep in mind:
Consult your supervisor.
Be aware of important dates for submitting.
Do not be overly ambitious.
Remember that your proposed timeline
demonstrates your awareness of the various
elements of the study (approval, design,
testing, and length of experiments; purchase
of necessary materials; drafting; redrafting).
Active: I will conduct the bulk of the research during the sixmonth fieldwork period.
Passive: The bulk of the research will be conducted during
fieldwork.
Visual Aids
Incorporate charts, graphs, diagrams,
illustrations, etc., wherever possible,
permissible, or practical.