10 Steps Towards Developing A PHD Research Proposal
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Learning Objectives
- Help students understand what PhD research proposal is about
- Understand the process for developing a research proposal
- What supervisors expect in a research proposal
- The structure of a research proposal
- How to identify credible sources.
Course Features
- Lectures 53
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 3 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
You have 10 weeks remaining for the course
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Step One: Identifying a Topic
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Step Two: The Introduction
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Step Three: Research Objectives
- A critical section in research proposal
- Objectives can make or mar the proposal
- Objectives should be realistic and measurable
- Straight to the point
- Achievable
- Three to seven key objectives will be sufficient(five recommended)
- Review objectives several times
- Get second opinion from a scholar about the clarity of the objectives
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Step Four: Research Questions
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Step Five: Literature Review
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Step Six: Theoretical Framework
- Identify a theory that will help in answering your questions
- Study the theories applied in similar studies
- The theoretical framework is the window through which you analyse your data
- The theoretical framework helps identify direction and concepts
- Theories are created to be tested
- What is the best theory to be applied in testing your results?
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Step Seven: Research Methodology
- In PhD research you need a tool to measure you data
- This is what methodology helps you to achieve
- You need to clearly identify whether the research is quantitative or qualitative
- The methodology can also be a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Explain why the methodology is the best for your research
- How would it help you achieve your research objectives and answer your questions
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Step 8: Chapter Outline
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Step Nine: Projected Timeline
