At the beginning, drafting a good Proposal is the key to the success of the paper. Now is the time to start, so the quality of the RP is particularly critical. It will show your supervisor clearly the topic and direction of your research.
In order to write a Proposal effectively, it is wise to follow six steps:
1. Fully implement Literature Review, which plays a vital role in helping you to deeply understand the research field, learn from previous achievements, find research gaps, and establish research directions.
2. After the Literature Review, clarify the research topics and issues, and ensure that the follow-up research steps are oriented to these issues.
3. Carefully select appropriate quantitative or qualitative research methods, while taking into account to ensure accurate answers to research questions.
4. Design the corresponding data collection method according to the selected research method. For example, questionnaire survey is often used in quantitative research to obtain first-hand information, or secondary information is obtained from database; As for the quantitative analysis process, SPSS, Eviews, Stata and other software are essential. Qualitative research can use interviews, focus groups, observations or literature methods to collect data for qualitative analysis.
5. On this basis, further refine the research design, including specific research philosophy, paths and tools.
6. Estimate the Research Ethics risks that may be involved in the research. ethical approval is required for research involving human participation. But for other types of minor ethical risks, there is no need for such a burdensome procedure.
At this point, the main structure of the Proposal has been successfully constructed. Only carefully elaborate each part, check and verify to ensure that the content is accurate.
