Using Samples to Compose a Research Paper Proposal

Sometimes you will be asked to compose a research paper proposal. If this is the case, you can use a sample to show you how to get the job done correctly. Creating a research paper proposal shows your instructor that you have a strong topic and that you will have enough information to complete the paper successfully.

The requirements

Here is a list of the important requirements that you should include in your research paper proposal. Since the idea is to prove that you have a solid topic for discussion, a thesis that can be supported by solid evidence, and a list of possible sources.

• Title Page

  This page will display all of the pertinent information including the papers name, the author, the school name, the course name, and the date

• Table of contents

  This is going to list all of the main points and where to find them in the paper.

• Introduction

  The introduction should include the background information, statement of the problem, purpose, justification, significance, hypothesis, key terms, scope of the study, and limitations. You can give a brief description of each of these points in your proposal to express that you have considered the many different aspects.

• Literature Review

  In your proposal, you will have to include the sources where you will find your information to support your thesis. It should list all of the different sources and a brief summary of the source.

• Methodology

  The next section will list the methodology of your study. That means it will include the research design, the different areas of study, the study population, the sampling size, the tools for data collection and the instruments used to acquire the data, and the measurements. It should also list the data processing including the analysis of the data and the presentation. It needs to also include ethical considerations and constraints. It can also list and reporting plans.

• References

  This section is the reference list of the sources that you used to paraphrase or as a direct source.

• Bibliography

  This is a list of the sources that were used but not cited. That is the difference between the reference list and the bibliography. The reference lists sources that were cited and the bibliography lists the sources were used but not cited.

• Appendices

  The appendices will display any information and graphs.

This should guide you in completing your proposal. Now that you have the framework, you can acquire a sample to help you fill in the different portions of your proposal.