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Reena Kapoor, Lovely Professional University Unit 11: Nominal and Operational Methods

Unit 11: Nominal and Operational Methods Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
11.1 Research Proposal : An Introduction
11.2 Literature Review
11.3 Methods Designing

11.4 Summary
11.5 Keywords
11.6 Review Questions
11.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Explain research proposal.
• Define literature review.

• Describe methods designing.

Introduction

Most students and beginning researchers do not fully understand what a research proposal
means, nor do they understand its importance. To put it bluntly, one’s research is only as a
good as one’s proposal. An ill-conceived proposal dooms the project even if it somehow gets
through the Thesis Supervisory Committee. A high quality proposal, on the other hand, not
only promises success for the project, but also impresses your Thesis Committee about your
potential as a researcher.

A research proposal is intended to convince others that you have a worthwhile research
project and that you have the competence and the work-plan to complete it. Generally, a
research proposal should contain all the key elements involved in the research process and
include sufficient information for the readers to evaluate the proposed study.

Regardless of your research area and the methodology you choose, all research proposals
must address the following questions: What you plan to accomplish, why you want to do it
and how you are going to do it.

Notes The proposal should have sufficient information to convince your readers that you
have an important research idea, that you have a good grasp of the relevant literature
and the major issues, and that your methodology is sound.

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