1. Background and statement of the problem (about 1000 words) 2. Research quest

1. Background and statement of the problem (about 1000 words)
2. Research question or hypothesis, aim and objectives (about 300 words)
This section should provide a brief descriiption of the methods used to contact the
research as well provide some information on the participants of the study.
You are not expected to provide a detailed descriiption of the methods. Also, this
section could potentially change at a later stage of your doctoral studies and after
studying in depth qualitative and quantitative research methodology.
You are expected to show that you have thought of how the proposed research
could be implemented.
e.g. This research will involve both qualitative and quantitative data collection
since both interviews and questionnaires will be administered to the participants.
This section is part of the methodology and refers only to the participants of the study.
Anyone who is going to take part in a questionnaire or an interview apart from the
researcher is considered a participant.
A descriiption of the groups involved in the study should be provided here. Information
such as the possible number of participants, particular profession, age group etc. that
may be relevant to the research should be provided here.
e.g. 50 adults between the ages of 25-30 working as teachers at local
schools in the area of Larnaka in Cyprus
Unicaf University currently does not accept the research involving vulnerable
populations or high-risk groups.
You are not expected to provide a detailed descriiption of the participants as
information related to this issue will be finalized after receiving feedback from your
supervisor.
This section is part of the methodology and refers only to the methods and materials of
the study. A descriiption of the tools (i.e. questionnaires, interviews etc.) used should be
provided.
e.g. a questionnaire with closed-ended questions will be used along with a
focus group and interviews.
You are not expected to provide a detailed descriiption of the methods as these will
be finalized after receiving feedback from your supervisor.
3. Methodology (about 500 words)
3.1 Participants
3.2 Methods / Materials
In this section you can provide information on possible weaknesses and strengths of
your study. Strengths usually relate to the contribution of the thesis to already existing
knowledge as this is identified in 1. Background and statement of the problem.
You are not expected to provide a detailed descriiption of the strengths and
weakness as these will be finalized after receiving feedback from your supervisor.
The word limit for the research proposal is 2000-2500 words without the reference list, table of contents and title
page.
All sources cited in the research proposal should be included in the reference list. No text
should be copy pasted from other sources unless it is appropriately cited. Use APA
referencing style for compiling the reference list. References should be on a separate page.
Use at least 15 academic sources related to the research topic.
Make sure that all the sources in the reference list are scholarly – use
scholar.google.com to check your references.
The reference list should include recent publications (at least 6 years).