This week, the minimum is to submit an abstract, an introduction and/or background, a methodology, methodology, Discussion & Contributions, a conclusion, and references.
Your proposal should have some structure like the following.
- Title
- ABSTRACT: 100-200 words. An abstract conveys the research question, why the topic is important, the methodology, and the contribution to the body of knowledge.
- Keywords: 3-5 keywords strongly related to your topic
- Introduction: 250-500 words. It is a detailed expansion of all the items required in the abstract, supported by quotes from your literature review. And more.
- Literature Review: 1000-2000 words.
- Methodology: 200-400 words. You are not expected to write a full-blown methodology section, nor are you expected to execute a full methodology. Write as much as you could to explain what you would do to gather data and what type of method you will use: Quantitative (e.g. statistical) or qualitative (e.g. interviews, e). You are encouraged to support by quotes from methodology literature.
- Theoretical Framework and interpretation: 250-500 words. Support by quotes from the literature covering that framework.
- References: a minimum of 15 references for your final proposal submission.
Insert tables, figures, and graphs in any sections as you see fit. Yes, these also need to be cited properly.