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An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group www.tutorsindia.com Email: [email protected] GUIDELINE FOR WRITING A GOOD RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND STRUCTURE FOR A MASTER'S DISSERTATION

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Research proposal writing is a brief and logical summary of your proposed research work. It sets out the fundamental problem or questions that you need to address. It outlines the overall area of study within which your research falls, referring to the present state of understanding and any recent discussions on the research topic. Looking for the research proposal writing Services? Contact: Website: www.tutorsindia.com Email: [email protected] Whatsapp: +91-8754446690 United Kingdom: +44-1143520021 India: +91-4448137070 Youtube: https://youtu.be/HbHHaq1mnWE

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An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group  www.tutorsindia.comEmail: [email protected]

GUIDELINE FOR WRITING AGOOD RESEARCH PROPOSALAND STRUCTURE FOR AMASTER'S DISSERTATION

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In-Brief

Introduction

Outline of a Research Proposal

Masters Dissertation Structure

Conclusion

OUTLINE

Today's Discussion

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A research proposal is a brief and logical summary of your proposedresearch. A dissertation is sometimes known as a thesis. A dissertation isa research project completed as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate

degree. Your research title must give a clear overview of your proposedresearched approach or research problem.

In-Brief

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Research proposal writing is a brief and logicalsummary of your proposed research work.

It sets out the fundamental problem or questions thatyou need to address.

It outlines the overall area of study within which yourresearch falls, referring to the present state ofunderstanding and any recent discussions on theresearch topic.

A dissertation is sometimes known as a thesis.

Introduction

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It is a research project completed as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

It helps the researcher to present their findings in response to a question orproposition that they choose themselves.

The project aims to test the independent research skills scholars have acquired duringtheir time at the institution, with the assessment helps to define their finishing grade.

This blog provides you with a brief outline of the research proposal and dissertation.

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Your research title must give a clear overview of yourproposed researched approach or research problem.

Since it is the first line of every research proposal,present it precisely, i.e. by seeing the title itself, the titleitself the reader must get an idea about your researchwork and methodology.

The literature review helps showcase your knowledge ona particular research area; it is a study about yourresearch field's existing work and other studies.

1. TITLE

2. RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

Outline ofa ResearchProposal

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It clearly shows the reader what you have modified from previous work or yourcontribution towards the particular research field.

If you are planning to change the existing work or well-recognized theory, clearlystate the existing research gap or add knowledge to existing work by referring andstudying different methodology, which might improve the current state of research.

At least five other studies must be included in the literature review.

After you have written, please read it carefully and make sure it is clear without anygrammatical error or spelling mistakes.

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Notice whether you can determine how the proposal is buildup based on theprevious studies and the line of research you newly added with your study.

While referring to other studies, you must be cautious about citing them by theauthor's name and publication date.

It must be in a standard format like APA.

Masters research proposal writing services the UK help you with all aspect ofresearch work to get a precise proposal work.

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The literature review helps identify a research question; you must mention and givea perfect explanation of why it is worthy of exploring.

You must provide an outline of

The theoretical framework

3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Writing methodology for research proposal is a long and complicated process and whichincludes the following:

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The resource has drawn to form them

The research approach appropriate for the proposed research

A brief explanation of the advantage and limitation of your research work.

These sections very much depend on your area of research.

You must indicate an outline of various stages and corresponding timelines involvedin developing and implementing the research, including thesis writing.

5. PLAN OF WORK & SCHEDULE

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You must list a set of references you used to reference your research work,articles, and other literary works.

It is necessary to choose relevant resources which are appropriate to theproposed work.

If you have difficulty framing a research proposal, you can get Research ProposalWriting Help from experts online.

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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MastersDissertationStructure

No dissertation follows the same structure.

There will be differences found in the master's programsfrom institution to institution and country to country.

There are several essential components which make upthe structure of a master dissertation:

An abstract summarizes research work, where the entireresearch work is described in a sequence.

Usually, it contains one paragraph of 250 to 300 words.

ABSTRACT –

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It must include the following

The overall objective of the research study and the problem statement you investigated

The basic structure of the research study

Findings or trends which are found as the result of your research analysis

Summary of interpretation and conclusion

It should cover the research problem you aim to answer, your fundamental argumentand your conclusion.

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The main objective of writing an introduction is to offer a background for the rest ofthe dissertation work, sorting out the aims and the scope of your research work,deciding on what you want to attain with your research work.

It must give an overview of the dissertation chapters.

The literature review contains an analysis of various research works, which hasalready been published in your research area.

You must describe how your research work will contribute to the research field inwhich you are currently working.

INTRODUCTION –

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Not all dissertations need research methodology section; it depends on the field inwhich you are going to research example arts and science and humanities thesisdoes not need sections.

However, if you are using some specific methods to gather data for your dissertation,you must explain the foundation behind your choice of methodology.

Those in the arts and science area will generally outline the theoretical perspectiveand methodologies as part of the introduction, rather than demanding a detailedexplanation of the methodology for their data collection and analysis.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY –

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If your research is in the form survey or experiment, you need to present the result inthat particular part.

Based on the type of study, the result might be in the form table, graph or chart or evenjust a description of the research findings and what the research involved or contained.

This section forms most of the thesis or dissertation and must be carefully structuredusing a sequence of related chapters.

RESULTS/FINDINGS –

DISCUSSION –

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There must be progress from one section to the next, with each part based on itspredecessor's argument.

It helps project your entire dissertation work as a sequence of carefully interlinkedessays, rather than one overwhelming paper.

Here, you should draw composed the threads of the previous discussion chaptersand make your last concluding statements, the picture on evidence and argumentsyou've already discovered throughout the thesis.

Explain the implication of your findings and point in the direction of future researchcould track.

CONCLUSION –

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While development and writing your thesis, you should keep a broad, organizedrecord of any documents, sources or books you've quoted.

You must list a set of references you used to reference your research work,articles, and other literary works.

It is necessary to choose relevant resources which are appropriate to theproposed work.

REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY –

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Conclusion

Writing a proposal for a research paper and dissertationplay an essential role in a research study, it is alwaysnecessary to state them in an exact and precise form toincrease your work scope.

If you are struggling with the dissertation or proposal writingpart, you can get help from the research proposal writingservice UK, our group of experts help you with all aspect ofresearch writing.

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