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Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Specific: Your research question should be specific enough to allow you to conduct a focused study.
Feasible: Your research question should be feasible to complete within the time and resources that you have available.
Interesting: Your research question should be interesting and engaging to you and to others.
Relevant: Your research question should be relevant to your field of study and to the broader body of knowledge.

Identify the gaps in the existing research: Your literature review will help you identify the areas where there is still a need for research.
Develop a theoretical framework for your study: Your literature review will help you develop a theoretical framework that will guide your research.
Support your research question: Your literature review will provide evidence to support your research question.

Search for relevant sources: Use library databases and other resources to find books, articles, and other sources on your topic.
Critically evaluate sources: As you read the sources, critically evaluate them for their relevance, validity, and reliability.
Organize your findings: Once you have gathered your sources, organize them into a logical structure.

Surveys: Surveys are a good way to collect data from a large number of people.
Interviews: Interviews are a good way to collect in-depth data from a small number of people.
Observations: Observations are a good way to collect data on behavior or events.
Experiments: Experiments are a good way to test the effects of different variables.

Title page: The title page should include the title of your dissertation, your name, your advisor's name, and the date.
Abstract: The abstract is a brief summary of your dissertation proposal. It should be no more than 250 words long.
: The should provide background information on your topic and explain your research question.
Literature review: The literature review should summarize the existing research on your topic and identify the gaps in the research.
Research methods: The research methods section should describe your research plan, including your data collection and analysis methods.
Expected outcomes: The expected outcomes section should describe the expected outcomes of your research.
References: The references section should list all of the sources that you used in your dissertation proposal.