writing your proposal
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WRITING YOUR PROPOSAL. Laura E. Mitchell, PhD Associate Dean for Research. RESOURCES. https://sph.uth.edu/research/student-research /. RESEARCH OFFICE. Rebecca Novak x 9055, W210 Peggy Weinshilboum x9310, W212. PREPARE. Basic writing skills Scientific writing skills - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WRITING YOUR PROPOSAL
Laura E. Mitchell, PhDAssociate Dean for Research
RESOURCES
https://sph.uth.edu/research/student-research/
RESEARCH OFFICE
• Rebecca Novak–x9055, W210
• Peggy Weinshilboum–x9310, W212
Basic writing skills
Scientific writing skills
Electronic and library resources
Generate and catalog ideas
PREPARE
COMMITTEES• Membership• Timing• Roles
–Student–Faculty
• Meeting schedules
• Proposal format– Length, content, reference/bibliography style
• Writing schedule
• Proposal feedback and revisions
PLAN
THE PROPOSAL
• Background/Introduction
• Public Health Significance
• Specific Aims/Hypotheses/Objectives
• Methods
• References/Bibliography
• Optional Sections Preliminary data Mock-up of results
• https://sph.uth.tmc.edu/content/uploads/2012/02/CulminatingExperienceGuide_V2_Oct11.pdf
• https://sph.uth.tmc.edu/content/uploads/2012/02/Doctoral-Dissertaton-and-MS-Thesis-Guide_V1-FEB2012.pdf
Background
Public Health Significance
Aims/Objectives
Methods
(Preliminary Data)
(Results)
WRITE
• BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION
–Review relevant literature
–State problem/need/gap
–Argue importance
• PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNFICANCE–Of your project
• SPECIFIC AIMS–Questions that will be answered–Needs that will be met–Gaps that will be filled
• METHODS
–All proposals require methods
–All aims require methods
METHODS• Describe what you will do and how
you will do it
• Clearly distinguish what has been done from what will be done
• Contract with committee
PRELIMINARY DATA
• Projects that are largely complete or that have been completed prior to writing your proposal, including work that has been submitted for publication or previously published, may not be used for your dissertation. However, if you have done work in preparation for writing your proposal, for example as part of your practicum or as a graduate research assistant, you should include a summary of the work that has already been done, in past tense.
RESULTS
• If you include this section, it should provide an outline of how your results will be presented and mock-ups of the tables and/or figures that will be used to present your data.
FORMAT
LENGTH
WHAT ELSE?• Committee approval
• UTSPH forms complete
• Enroll for > 3 credits – semester in which the proposal is submitted and
all subsequent semesters until project is completed
– does not have to be thesis/dissertation credits
AND…• Submit to UTSPH Office of Research and IRB
and/or other committees
• Institutional approvals
• ADR approval– UTSPH turn-around < 2 weeks from submission of
COMPLETE packet
IRB• Human subject research
– If in doubt, check!
• MUST have UTHSC CPHS approval– Others approvals may also be required
• Approval– Student protocol– Student added to UT faculty protocol
PROPOSAL DEADLINES
• Spring 2014 Graduation– Submission: March 21– Approval: April 4
• Summer 2014– Submission: June 30– Approval: July 16
Doctoral Dissertation Awards
• 5/year– Fall and Spring calls for proposals
• Spring 2014, application submission deadline: 4/18
• < $2000 / research related expenditures
• Requirements:– Passed preliminary/qualifying exam– Approved proposal