research-proposal-模板

FormatforResearchProposalNotes:1.Itisrecommendedthatyoudiscusstheproposedresearchtopicwithyourprospectivesupervisor(s)andobtainaclearindicationofsupportfromthem:applicationswithoutsupportfromnamedsupervisorsareunlikelytobesuccessful.E-mailaddressesofacademicstaffareavailablefromtherelevantdepartmentalwebpage.2.Thereisnoprescribedlengthfortheproposal,althoughitshouldbesufficientlydetailedtodemonstrateyourfamiliaritywiththetopicsbeingaddressed.APhDproposalwouldnormallybeexpectedtoincluderelativelymoreinformationonthebackground,importanceandmethodologyoftheresearch.3.Adoptionofthefollowingtemplateisrecommended,althoughyoucanaddoromitsectionsasappropriate:notallsectionsarerelevanttoallresearchfields.1.Applicant’sname2.Titleofproposedresearchproject3.SummaryofresearchMaximum150words,understandablebyanon-specialist.4.IntroductionProvidetherelevantbackgroundinformationandexplainthemotivationforyourstudy.5.ObjectivesandhypothesestobetestedList(usingbulletpoints)theaims/objectivesofthestudyand,whererelevant,specifythehypothesestobetested.6.LiteraturereviewDiscussthekeypublicationsintheproposedresearcharea.7.Materialsandmethods/theoreticalframework/theoryExplainhowyouintendtoundertaketheresearch.Thereisnoneedtodescribeexperimentalapparatusoranalysesingreatdetail:anindicationoftheapproachtobeadopted(withcitationofsources)isadequateinmostcases.8.AnticipatedoutcomeandvalueoftheresearchExplainthelikelysignificanceofyourresearchandhowitwillimpacttheresearchfield.9.Literaturecited/ReferencesProvidebibliographicdetailsofallreferencescited,adoptingastandardisedformat.