Designing a Research Proposal

“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”

– Dale Carnegie

Presentation matters a lot especially the one which you wish to gave! Research proposal is a kind of a presentation you have to give prior to the final project execution. There is always a first time and this is the right time to hit the hammer, no matter how difficult it is. For a perfect presentation, one has to follow the perfect format for designing a research proposal.

Title:

It is not a single four words catchy statement but a segment that will clearly identify the focus of your study including the description of the study design and your objectives.

Investigators:

It is the most important part in developing a research proposal. Mention the name of the people who have contributed in your research work. Name them from most to least important in numbers.

Background:

State the background information of the project including the critical review of the current information, published and all the unpublished work you have found so far with the help of your research work. The research hypothesis should also be included in this section along with the explanations for the cause of conducting this study.

Aims and objectives:

State your research objectives in a concise manner but extremely logical.

Study design:

Study design comprise of the methodology you will be using in your research process. Description of the following elements must be there.

1. The sampling method of the subjects
2. The number of groups you w ill study
3. Whether the groups or subjects will be aware of the interventions
4. Whether patients will get all the interventions or not
5. Whether you are collecting the past or current or both data.
6. The methods you will use to exclude bias
7. Tools you will use for sampling

Subjects/Patients:

Number of groups with all the detailed information about them will be included in this chapter, for instance.

1. Information about the population with rationale.
2. Method to find and recruit them
3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria
4. Sampling and its size

Interventions:

The description for the intervention must include the Investigation including the timing, dose, administering and receiving the treatment. The questionnaires or the interview, methods and the contamination, furthermore, the important safeguards and risks should be made clearer.

Measurements:

How will you measure the outcomes and investigations? Make a detailed list of the possible tools you might use to measure them in your research work.

Study plan:

Timing of the study you will consume to get to the final results will be mentioned here. Moreover, you may also discuss the other related issues in your study plan section.

Ethical issues:

To safeguard the interest of the patients/subjects, you may include some ethical standards that you will follow during research work. In addition to this, the research limitations faced by you must also be included here.

Supervision:

Mention the name of the individual who will supervise the whole research project and who will prepare research proposal.

Outcome:

How will you disseminate your research work will be mentioned here including the route for the external and internal publication.

Recommendations for the future research work must also be suggested. With little modifications, the above told research proposal design is implemented in almost all research project conducted in universities and colleges around the world.

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