Analytical methods for Information Systems Professionals The research proposal

1. Analytical methods for Information Systems Professionals The research proposal

2. Today • Definition and purpose of the proposal • Structure of a proposal • The process of writing

3. The research proposal Definition: A document that presents a case for an idea and the action one proposes with respect to it Krathwohl, D.R. (1988) (3rd ed.) How to prepare a research proposal. Guidelines for funding and dissertations in the social and behavioural sciences. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press.

4. The research proposal Purpose: • To justify what you plan to do, in order to gain approval for it • To identify the tasks and the resources required

5. Title • Introduction • The problem and its context • Literature review • Methodology • Data • Timetable and resources • References • Appendices Structure of a research proposal

6. Title • Content and purpose • Introduction • Content and purpose

7. The problem and its context • Problem definition • Hypothesis or questions • Delimitations • Definitions of terms • Assumptions • Significance

8. Significance • To explain, describe, explore • To support a position • Why is this worth doing • What will it achieve

9. Literature review • Contributes to your overall justification of your research • Must be more than a summary of what you read in the area • Tells your reader where your work fits in with other’s work

10. Data • Collection • Analysis

11. Timetable and resources • Plan your project as you would any other project References

12. The process of writing