Step one:

Student to identify three key areas s/he has a passion for. Be sure that these are areas s/he is personally interested in and can pursue that interest even without earning a qualification.

Step two:

Write a page on each of the three key areas and explain the following:

  1. What is interesting about the area
  2. What is the problem identified
  3. What is the possible solution.
  4. how is easy is to collect data about the area
  5. Basic familiarisation with literature in the area

Step three

select one of the three key areas the students is most passionate about and do the following:

  1. Follow the 10 steps towards developing a PhD proposal online course.
  2. Write a first draft based on the 10 steps
  3. Submit the draft for an online coaching session.
  4. Receive a written feedback from the coach based on the first draft

Step four:

Review

  1. Student submits a revised draft based on comments of the coach
  2. Coach reviews the revised proposal and arranges a session to review them
  3. Student makes second revision and updates the proposal.

Step five:

Consolidation

  1. Student submits a consolidated proposal
  2. arrange a final revision with the coach
  3. discuss potential universities the student will consider submitting an application
  4. share the final draft with the coach
  5. coach introduces the Selecting the supervisor course to the student (course to be developed later)

 

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