Research proposal and plan along with research paper english

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Topic Proposal

A. How do you pick a topic?

Know that your choice of topic is very important for your research and that your topic proposal will be evaluated for research worthiness before it will be approved for the research project. Research worthiness will be evaluated on a scale of how the topic appeals to the concerns of a common audience and if it would have impact. You must try to find a research angle that will provide you a meaningful research experience. Obviously, topics that are more controversial are usually seen as topics that are more appealing to the masses. Having said that, what that appeals to the masses may be areas that may not completely satisfy the research worthy criterion as these may be topics that have not been addressed in scholarly research or topics that have very little impact value. Such topics would certainly be disastrous for our purpose. Therefore, I suggest that you leave such topics out. Be aware that all topics that do not meet the criterion of research worthiness, will have to be reworked for a better topic.

B. Parameters for Research Proposal and Research Plan

Below are the heuristics for the topic proposal and research plan assignment:

· Topic proposal must be two pages long.

· Topic proposal must clearly define the area that you are studying for the research paper. Find a scope that is interesting and narrow enough so you will be forced to research deeper instead of broader.

· The topic must show be narrow enough for the length of the assignment.

· The researcher must also suggest the reasons why he/she has chosen the topic and the scope of research. The reasons can comprise of any particular social, political, economical hardship, or problem that communities around the world are facing. It is also crucial for the researcher to stipulate how the researcher is directly or indirectly impacted by it as well.

· The purpose for the topic proposal is to convince me and your classmates that your topic is research worthy.

· After identifying the topic, it is crucial that the researcher has a research plan—a strategy on how to get the research done.

· The purpose for the plan is for the researcher to have an individualized timeline or plan for the completion of the final research paper.

· The researcher is required to incorporate all the due dates scheduled in his/her calendar into his/her plan towards the final completion of the research paper. The plan must also differentiate the class due date and the date when the researcher is planning to work on it.