As part of the 703 unit, I had to write the methods chapter of a research proposal for a PhD or conference paper to begin this I first had to research what was involved in these and collect points that I would cover. To start this research I looked at the overall structures of the papers and what chapters they include.
For the PhD proposal I found these points:
Site 1 points -
Highlight how it is original or significant
Explain how it will develop or challenge current knowledge of your subject
Identify the importance of your research
Show why you are the right person to do this research
Site 2 points -
Your proposal should contain at least the following elements:
A provisional title
A key question, hypothesis or the broad topic for investigation
An outline of the key aims of the research
A brief outline of key literature in the area [what we already know]
A description of the topic and an explanation of why further research in the area is important [the gap in the literature - what we need to know]
Details of how the research will be carried out, including any special facilities / resources etc. which would be required and any necessary skills which you either have already or would need to acquire [the tools that will enable us to fill the gap you have identified]
A plan and timetable of the work you will carry out
Site 3 points -
1. TITLE
Your title should give a clear indication of your proposed research approach or key question
2. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
You should include:
the background and issues of your proposed research
identify your discipline
a short literature review
a summary of key debates and developments in the field
3. RESEARCH QUESTION(S)
You should formulate these clearly, giving an explanation as to what problems and issues are to be explored and why they are worth exploring
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
You should provide an outline of:
the theoretical resources to be drawn on
the research approach (theoretical framework)
the research methods appropriate for the proposed research
a discussion of advantages as well as limits of particular approaches and methods
5. PLAN OF WORK & TIME SCHEDULE
You should include an outline of the various stages and corresponding time lines for developing and implementing the research, including writing up your thesis.
For full-time study your research should be completed within three years, with writing up completed in the fourth year of registration.
For part-time study your research should be completed within six years, with writing up completed by the eighth year.
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
You should include:
a list of references to key articles and texts discussed within your research proposal
a selection of sources appropriate to the proposed research
I then broke all these points down into sections I would need to include in a PhD proposal, these could differ on where I am applying and what they require.
Title
Supervisor
Proposed mode of research
Aims and objectives
Synopsis
Background
Expected research contribution
Proposed methodology
Work plan
Resources
Bibliography
I then looked at the structure of conference papers, this was a bit easier as Micheala had provided me with a document that outlined the structure, from the document provided I made these points for what I would need to cover
Abstract
Authors keywords
ACM Classification Keywords
Introduction
Related work - what already exists
Design of your Widget - description of your work
Subsections - technical
Methods
Results
Discussion
Future work
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
From this research, I have found that the points I will need to cover are very similar in some aspects and different in other places. This means that in order to produce these documents I can keep some sections the same and make only minor alterations, other sections will have to be specific to the document that I am writing.
The next steps of this work is to collect all the research method I have been collecting and plan how I will use them in my work, I will need to adjust these as relevant to my project. I can then begin to write the methods chapter.
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