The Structure and Content of an Academic Research Proposal

This is a truly essential aspect of your study because writing it forces you to clarify and crystallize to yourself as well as to readers what is the core point of your investigation. In some cases people who evaluate your research proposal only read the abstract; because of that it need to be truly convincing and thoroughly understandable without reading the rest of the research proposal. Avoid using jargon and define and explain all complex concepts. It is important to reserve sufficient time for writing the abstract; sometimes several hours, across many editing cycles. It is important to reserve enough time for writing several versions; producing a satisfactory one can take a whole day. Construct as many versions as necessary until the end result tells what is essential about your study (what are the questions, broader content, methods and expected results and their significance?). An abstract is usually 150-300 words long. Kai Hakkarainen About structure and content of an academic research proposal 2014