Writing a research proposal (Social Sciences) All applications should include a 2-3 page research proposal. This proposal will either be for a topic of the applicant’s own devising‚ or a development of a topic or theme advertised on the School of GeoSciences web page. The Proposal should be no longer than 3 typed pages in Times New Roman font size 12. Please organize your proposal under the following headings‚ all of which should be used. 1. Introduction Give an introductory statement explaining
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“A Modest Proposal” Essay Jonathan Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” to mock the Irish government for doing nothing‚ during a time of famine‚ to help the Irish people. Swift’s proposal has six main positions. He organises the positions numerically. For instance‚ at the beginning of paragraphs twenty-one through twenty-six‚ he starts off with “for first” ‚ “secondly” ‚ “thirdly” ‚ and so forth. Swift’s first position is that his proposal would take care of the amount of papists
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Decision Trees Using TreePlan 16 16.1 TREEPLAN OVERVIEW TreePlan is a decision tree add-in for Microsoft Excel 2000–2010 (Windows) and Microsoft Excel 2004 & 2011 (Macintosh). TreePlan helps you build a decision tree diagram in an Excel worksheet using dialog boxes. Decision trees are useful for analyzing sequential decision problems under uncertainty. Your decision tree model may include various controllable alternatives (e.g.‚ whether to introduce a new product‚ whether to bid on a new project)
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How to Prepare Thesis Proposal A guide for MPhil and PhD students Preface To many students‚ it may be the first time that they write a research proposal. This booklet serves as a reference guide to highlight the process in preparing a research proposal and basic elements that should be included. Students should bear in mind that this booklet is in no way an exhaustive list of topics that need to be considered in preparing a thesis proposal. Different disciplines may have different expectations
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Reviewing Sample Proposals I. Reflection Planning Sheet Very often a real stumbling block is that we don’t have an image in our mind of what the finished research proposal should look like. One of the best ways to learn to write a research proposal is to read through someone else’s. Read proposals in your field of interest‚ and ones outside. You never know where you might find insight‚ ideas‚ or inspiration. Consider the following questions as you read: * How has the proposal been organized
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Research Proposal: It addresses a particular project: academic or scientific research. It also contains extensive literature reviews and must offer convincing support of need for the research study being proposed. Doctoral dissertations begin with research proposal; the proposal must be accepted by a panel of experts (usually professors) before the actual research can begin. In addition to providing rationale for the proposed research‚ the proposal must describe a detailed methodology for conducting
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Proposal Letters Components of a good letter proposal: Ask for the gift: The letter should begin with a reference to your prior contact with the funder‚ if any. State why you are writing and how much funding is required from the particular foundation. Describe the need: In a much abbreviated manner‚ tell the funder why there is a need for this project‚ piece of equipment‚ etc. Explain what you will do: Just as you would in a fuller proposal‚ provide enough detail to pique the funder’s interest. Describe
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How to write business proposals that persuade clients and win contracts Your Proposal Must Persuade Business proposals are written for one reason - to win business. You win business when your proposals persuade clients that your solutions are better than your competitors. So‚ as you start to write your proposal‚ bear in mind that your main objective is to persuade the reader to buy your service. Persuasion takes four steps Your proposal will persuade the reader if you do four things: 1. Understand
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A Winning Proposal A winning proposal takes a considerable amount of time and thought. A winning proposal is written to the evaluators‚ addresses all points of the RFP‚ uses clear and effective communications‚ and is formatted according to the specified guidelines of the RFP. Writing to the evaluators requires knowing what the evaluator wants. Determining what the evaluators want involves communicating with the evaluators well before the government need is solicited in a RFP. The point of communicating
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Proposal writing Project Proposal “A project proposal is a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem.” The proposal should contain a detailed explanation of : • • • • Justification of the project; Activities and implementation timeline; Methodology; and Human‚ material and financial resources required. Elements of the Project Proposal • • • • • • Project title Goals and objectives of the project Description of project activities Description of
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