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Developing an effectiveresearch proposal
Jo Hargreaves
Senior Project Officer, NCVER
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Topics� Expectations and functions of a
proposal
� Some common pitfalls
� Unpacking the sections of a proposal
� Strategies and tactics to improve aproposal
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Aims of this session� To provide researchers, and other
interested individuals, with some keyinsights into developing effectiveresearch proposals
� To provide strategies and tactics whichwill improve your chance of success
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Expectations and functionsof a proposalProbability of approval will depend on:
� the clarity and thoroughness of yourproposal
� evidence of your understanding of theissues
� your prior experience and knowledgein undertaking similar work
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Expectations and functions
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Expectations and functionsThe P’s and C’s
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Expectations and functionsThe P’s and C’s
� phase and communication
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Expectations and functionsThe P’s and C’s
� phase and communication
� process and context
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Expectations and functionsThe P’s and C’s
� phase and communication
� process and context
� product and clarity
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Expectations and functionsThe P’s and C’s
� phase and communication
� process and context
� product and clarity
� plan and contract
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Expectations and functionsFour main functions:
� what the proposed research is about
� what we will learn from it and why it isimportant
� what the research is trying to find outor achieve
� how it will go about doing that
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Expectations and functions� The proposal should not need the
researcher’s presence to interpret ormake sense of what is being said
� It is an argument which needs to havea coherent line of reasoning andinternal consistency
(Punch, 2000)
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NCVER’s evaluation criteria
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NCVER’s evaluation criteria� Demonstrated knowledge
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NCVER’s evaluation criteria� Demonstrated knowledge
� Proposed research
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NCVER’s evaluation criteria� Demonstrated knowledge
� Proposed research
� Methodology
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NCVER’s evaluation criteria� Demonstrated knowledge
� Proposed research
� Methodology
� Research experience and expertise
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Reader’s expectations� Readers need to have sufficient
information in the proposal to makean informed judgement
� is the proposed research ‘do-able’(realistic)?
� can the proponent do it - and whatevidence is given?
� if done - will it produce a successfuloutcome and what will we learn?
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Some common responses
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Some common responses� “Proponent does not have a grasp of
the issues”
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Some common responses� “Proponent does not have a grasp of
the issues”
� “I'm not convinced the researchquestions will fully address the purposeof the research”
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Some common responses� “Proponent does not have a grasp of
the issues”
� “I'm not convinced the researchquestions will fully address the purposeof the research”
� “Interesting - but what is it going to tellus that we don’t already know?”
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Some common responses� “Proponent does not have a grasp of
the issues”
� “I'm not convinced the researchquestions will fully address the purposeof the research”
� “Interesting - but what is it going to tellus that we don’t already know?”
� “I'm just not convinced this is going towork”
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More common responses
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More common responses� “Not enough detail here - how many
people are they interviewing, whatindustries are covered, and whatabout the practitioners?”
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More common responses� “Not enough detail here - how many
people are they interviewing, whatindustries are covered, and whatabout the practitioners?”
� “It is not clear that the methodproposed will deliver the desiredoutcome”
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More common responses� “Not enough detail here - how many
people are they interviewing, whatindustries are covered, and whatabout the practitioners?”
� “It is not clear that the methodproposed will deliver the desiredoutcome”
� “What evidence is there that they havethe right skills and experience to dothis?”
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Avoid the following pitfalls� Rationale is weak
� Writing is vague
� Outcomes are uncertain
� Do not have relevant experience
� Project is too large or ‘ambitious’
� Project is too limited
� Does not represent value for money
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Unpacking the variouselements of a proposal
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Conceptual framework� What the research is trying to find out,
do or achieve - research questions
� How the research proposes to answerthe question (s) - methods
� Why the research is worth doing -context and outcomes
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Sections of a proposal� Background and context
� Purpose statement
� Research questions
� Methodology
� Outcomes
� Supporting documentation
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Background and context
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Background and context� Review of relevant literature
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Background and context� Review of relevant literature
� Context
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Background and context� Review of relevant literature
� Context
� Aims
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Background and context� Review of relevant literature
� Context
� Aims
� Significance
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Research purpose statement� A concise statement of the need or
problem
� How you know this is important
� What you intend to do about it
Succinctly answer the questions:
� “why are you doing it…and…so what?”
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Research questions� Central to the research proposal
� Need to be precise
� Put thought into them and come backto them!
� General and specific questions
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Methodology� Wide variety of methods possible
� Must specify and justify your researchmethods and how you will interpret theresults
� Not just a list of research tasks
� Make it clear what you intend to doand how
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Tips for your methodology section
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Tips for your methodology section� Link your methodology back to the
needs you identified in your backgroundand purpose statement
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Tips for your methodology section� Link your methodology back to the
needs you identified in your backgroundand purpose statement
� Align your research questions andmethods
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Tips for your methodology section� Link your methodology back to the
needs you identified in your backgroundand purpose statement
� Align your research questions andmethods
� Clearly present innovative aspects ofyour methodology
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Outcomes and outputs� State what you expect the research to
yield
� Specify what you will produce
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Tips…..� Make sure your plan stacks up with the
declared aim
� Explain how the plan will work - useflowcharts
� Leave the reader with something(positive) to remember!
� Be as succinct as possible
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And let’s not forget...� Titles
� Budgets
� Project team and steering committees
� Addressing the guidelines
� Writing style
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Title of your research
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
� Clear, concise and unambiguous
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
� Clear, concise and unambiguous
� Keep it short
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
� Clear, concise and unambiguous
� Keep it short
� Title should not be a summary of yourresearch!
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
� Clear, concise and unambiguous
� Keep it short
� Title should not be a summary of yourresearch!
� Capture the focus of your research
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Title of your research� Create a lasting first impression
� Clear, concise and unambiguous
� Keep it short
� Title should not be a summary of yourresearch!
� Capture the focus of your research
� Most important words should come first
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Remove unnecessary words:
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Remove unnecessary words:
� The systematic development of a localinitiative to create a learning centre forcommunity education
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Remove unnecessary words:
� The systematic development of a localinitiative to create a learning centre forcommunity education
� A local learning centre for communityeducation
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Budgets� Realistic
� Consistent with research activities
� Transparent
� Within any guidelines
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Project team and steeringcommittees
� Specify roles clearly
� Enlist the support of a steeringcommittee
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Writing style
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
� Use short paragraphs
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
� Use short paragraphs
� Use good, plain English
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
� Use short paragraphs
� Use good, plain English
� Structure your points
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
� Use short paragraphs
� Use good, plain English
� Structure your points
� Impress the reader with clear thoughtand reasoning
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Writing style� Keep sentences short
� Use short paragraphs
� Use good, plain English
� Structure your points
� Impress the reader with clear thoughtand reasoning
� Avoid acronyms
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Dealing with different types ofresearch methods
� Research studies will vary from tightlyplanned and structured to unfolding, oraction research
� The distinction is important when itcomes to research questions andarticulating your plan in the proposal
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Specificresearchquestions
Structureddesign
Data pre-structured
Generalopen-endedquestions
Loosedesign
Data notpre-structured
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Conceptual frameworkcontinuum
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Tips to increase success
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
� Excite!
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
� Excite!
� Influence
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
� Excite!
� Influence
� Establish credibility
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
� Excite!
� Influence
� Establish credibility
� Build confidence
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Tips to increase success
� Comply with the guidelines
� Excite!
� Influence
� Establish credibility
� Build confidence
� Differentiate