Lack of Awareness on Students Lead to Poor Research Proposal- Tutors India

1. L ACK OF AWARENESS ON STUDENTS-SUPERVISORS RESPONSIBILITIES LEAD TO POOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India Group www.tutorsindia.com Email:info@tutorsindia.com

2. Today'sDiscussion InBrief Introduction Topic ofresearch Objectives and Questionnaire Techniques/Methodologies ResearchEthics Conclusion OUTLINE

3. InBrief To make a responsiveness amongst students and supervisors about their duties in making a dissertation research proposal. The identification and formulation of objectivestowards a specific problem must be done in an appropriate manner in any research proposalwriting.

4. Dissertation research proposal writingis indeed essentialfor any student who wish to be engaged inresearch. Introduction In fact, the primary stage of research starts with identifyingthe research area and preparing a proposal on the topicchosen. An organized proposal is mandatory so that it is approvedby the designatedcommittee. A proposal is constructed as a group of sections containing theoretic/ hypothetical background, objective, a set of questionnaire that provide solution to the focused problem, a narrative and validation of technique involved toaccomplish the goal, andinference. Contd..

5. The supervisor is supposed to refer various literatures to authenticate the methods available and guide to include innovations on the feasibletechnique. In that case, the responsibility has to be borne by both the student andthe supervisor. Also, they must be conscious about the researchethics. A proposal seeking any funding from agencies/organizations should also include a clear budget inclusive ofcontingencies. Contd..

6. Moreover a time-chart should be added to assess the probable finishing time of theresearch. It is noticed out of experience that students face troubles whilewritingaresearch/ thesis proposalas they do not figure out the vital components of aproposal. It is also found that the lack of awareness on students as well as supervisors on how to write a proposal simply leads torejection. This article emphasizes on the key elements of good researchproposal.

7. As mentioned earlier, the crucial part ofresearch proposalis finding an appropriate researchtopic. Topic of Research But then literatures may not be explored as such for choosing a topic rather it has to be derived from the range ofinterest. The students for this purpose can explorethe literatures on the wider subject areas of their interest. Contd..

8. They should analyze the available problem in a particular domain, understandthe methodologies/technologies used, investigate the negativities or limitations of the methods applied , identify the part of the problem left-out in a particular researchand acquaint themselves with the subjectfield. Afterwards, they can compress the subject area leaving the widely accessedportions where there is no scope ofimprovement. Then, they can expand onthemethods/techniqueswhich may possibly be appliedfor the problem in a betterway. Contd..

9. Finally, they can add new methods with the existing methods or they can findsimilar new methods to improvise theresult. The student then should seek the help of the supervisor about the feasibility ofthe method throughdiscussion. Thus, the topic of researchin present trend can be identified and consolidated bythe student andsupervisor.

10. The next significant stage is setting clear goalsfor theresearch. Objectivesand Questionnaire In order to attain the prime objective, a fewsmall- term goals may befixed. By doing this, we could progress in astreamlined manner. This could perhaps satisfy the supervisorabout the work progress of thestudent. Contd..

11. The small-term goals may be formed as questionnaire so that it is in a presentableformat. The committee who looks into the questionnaire will understand the nature and possible progress of one’swork. The questions that are formed should be concrete and substantiate the dissertation work and should convey a perception to the supervisor and the committee in such a way that the research must be carriedout. Contd..

12. Literature explorationis must in every stage or section of thesis/dissertation research proposal, which would add value to the entireresearch. The questionnaire of other proposals similar to the intended research maybe explored to get an idea of how to frame the questions but definitely new and relevant questions are to be defined to authenticate the newresearch.

13. The important next stage is the knowledge towardsthe presenttrend. Techniques/ Methodologies Though we have similar problems the technologyor methodology what we apply could make ourwork innovative. And definitely, one particular method will not suitaspecific problem under allconstraints. So, a thorough investigation on various newtechniques is needed for successfully achieving theobjective. Contd..

14. In most of the cases, more than one particular method can be suggested ormore methods can be hybridized or combined to give a bettersolution. The method well suiting for a particular situation should be properly stated inthe researchproposal. All the constraints or boundaries under which the research is to be carried out is tobe visiblyspecified. This is not only enhancing the quality of the research but also provides scopeof improvement of one’s research at various stages or by variousresearchers. Contd..

15. In this stage, the data collection and analysis may be added pertainingto theresearch. The technique or method adopted will definitely improve the final quality of theproposal. It is the technique/method which offers space for narration andimprovement.

16. Even though, there are many ethics related toresearch, the plagiarism and authorship are the mainconcerns. Research Ethics Once, the research proposal is well structured, before submitting the committee, the plagiarism of the writing should checked with the help of the supervisor in orderto avoid potentialrejection. There are many tools and mechanisms available to check the similarity of the content written and one of suchreliable tool may be used to refine the proposal work with negligiblesimilarity. Contd..

17. Whilewritingdissertation proposalat Master’s level, sometimes more thanone person will beinvolved. In such a situation, the agreement with co-author should be clearlydefined. Also, if any statistical or other data are being used for research there should not be any fabrication or falsification, which will make the students’ repute instake. Though the ethics part is not going to affect the work progress, this is the most important component in legal aspect and it makes the workundisputed. Contd..

18. Moreover, the recommendation committee might have framed a set of rulesrelating to research ethics, which cannot be violated at any point oftime. The overall general structure of flow of research proposalis illustrated throughthe flow-diagram shown inFig.1. After suitably sequencing the various sections of the dissertation proposalswiththe help of the supervisor and similarity checking of the writing the same must be submitted to the committee forrecommendation. The writing should also contain a conclusion part stating the apparentworkprogress and should include theinference. Contd..

19. General Structure ofLow of ResearchProposal

20. There are many responsibilities for the students whoare likely to carry theirresearch. The spine of the research is its proposalwriting. Many struggle to submit a proposal due to lack ofawareness on how to writeit. The student and the supervisor should know one’s responsibility while writing a proposal withoutoverburdening eachother. Conclusion Contd..

21. There are stages in writing at which student and supervisor meet together to write and refine the writing. This article describes how a proposal writing to beprogressed. It also throws light on the importance of selectinga topicthat are presently in trend and of social/technical attention. It also emphasizes on how a major objective may be defined with a help of set of goals in questionnaire format.

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