E-Research Proposal Hand Book.Pdf

Hand Book
Of
M.S / M. Phil & Ph. D
Research Proposal / Synopsis

Compiled By:
Mr. Nasir Shaheen
Additional Registrar

&
Mr. Ijaz Ahmad
Coordinator M. Phil / Ph. D Programs

Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology,
Peshawar.

Table of Contents
Preface …………………………….………………………………………......... 1
1.

Preliminary Section:
1.1 Title Page…………………………………………………………………….. 2
1.2 Certificates……………………………………………………………........... 2
1.3 Table of Contents……………………………………………………………. 2

2.

Body of Research Proposal:
2.1

Introduction……………………………………………………………… 3

2.2

Literature Review……………………………………………………….. 3

2.3

Research Problem / Question…..……………………………………….. 3

2.4

Research Objective……………………………………………………… 4

2.5

Hypothesis (Optional)..…………………………………………………. 4

2.6

Methodology…………………………………………………………….. 4

2.7

Significance of the study………………………………………………… 5

2.8

Scope and Limitations………………………………………………….. 6

2.9

References & Bibliography.…………… ………………………………. 6

2.10

Student Profile …………………………………………………………. 6

3 Referencing & Citation - For Social Sciences
3.1

Handling Quotes In the Text ................................................................... 7

3.2

In-Text Citation........................................................................................... 7

3.3

Reference List: Books ............................................................................... 9

3.4

Reference List: Articles............................................................................ 10

3.5

Reference List: Electronic Sources ........................................................... 11

3.6

Reference List: Media ................................................................................. 13

3.7

Reference List: General Reference Databases ............................ ......... 14

3.8

Reference List: General Subject Databases ...........................................

Citations: name: Ex: Hacking (1998) covers material on public record about chronic fatigue Ex: The article covers material on public record about chronic fatigue syndrome (Hacking, 1998). Ex: Emily Bronte “expressed increasing hostility for the world of human relationships, whether sexual or social” (Taylor, 1988, p Ex: In exchange for that cooperation, authorities have recommended a sentence of 15 years in prison (Hayes, 2009, para Ex: As Sullivan and Thomas (1998) point out… Ex: The turmoil in the Middle East is the result of politics (Sullivan & Thomas, include only the last name of the first author followed by “et al.” Ex: Writing becomes better as the child matures (Britton, Thomas, & Miller, 1996) According to Britton et al. (1996), a child s writing improves over time. Ex: in the book Language Use (1991). Ex: article on language use (“World languages,” 1993). Ex: As Villa points out, “Perhaps the conflict seems so strong because the stakes are so low” (as cited in Affleck, Allen, & Della, 1996). Ex: L.J. Smith (personal communication, September 20, 2009). Ex: (A.N. Jones, personal communication, March 18, 2009). Ex: Alvarez, M. (1999). The trip within. New York, NY: Random House. In-text citation: (Alvarez, 1999). Ex: Strunk, W., Jr., Jones, T., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.) In-text citation: (Strunk, Jones, & White, 1979). First in-text citation: (Engberg, Dugan, Haworth, Williams, Kelly, Johnson, Smith, & Stewart, 2009). Subsequent in-text citations: (Engberg, et al., 2009).