How to Write a Research Proposal

If you are writing a research proposal, you’ll find the following tips helpful.

A research proposal describes what you will analyze, why it’s important, and how you will do the research.

A research proposal should contain the following parts:

1. Title

The title should clearly express your research approach and the key question.

2. Introduction

An introduction should be a summary of:

• Motivation
• Background of the research area
• A short literature review. Mention:
  • Pros and cons of existing works
  • What cons you will fix of existing work

3. Research questions

Provide research questions. Make sure to address:

• What problems/issues will this question address
• Why it is worth exploring

4. Research Methodology

Show a solution direction. Provide an outline of:

• the resources to analyze
• research approach
• how results will be evaluated

5. Timeline

Include an estimated timeline of how long your research might take. Consider providing a Gantt chart for easy visualization.

6. Rationale

Mention what will be the outcome of this research. Emphasize on:

• How this research will contribute to the knowledge domain
• How this research will affect industries
• How your city/country can benefit from this research

7. References

Include references to papers/journals you mentioned throughout the entire proposal.

In short

In short the proposal should touch at least the following points:

1. Motivation
2. Pros and cons of related works
3. What cons you are going to address in the related works
4. Solution direction
5. Contribution in the knowledge domain
6. How industries will be benefited
7. How your country will be benefited

The above guidelines are mostly the wisdom of my professor Dr. Md Shoyaib sir.

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