Explaining or describing a phenomenon

  • Define the issue at hand.
  • What is the problem?
  • Why is this problem significant?
  • Why do you want to submit a proposal on this topic?

Purpose of the Proposed Topic: (2 marks)

  • Is the research proposal exploring, explaining or describing a phenomenon?
  • Is it done to explore, explain or describe a gap in practice?

Objective of the Proposed Topic: (2 marks)

  • What do you hope your research will achieve?
  • Why you are pursuing it?
  • Identify and state what overarching research question you are trying to answer (qualitative). Or what hypothesis you are examining (quantitative).