STEPS FOR WRITING A PROPOSAL AND AN EFECTIVE SYNOPSIS

Prepare ByRohit Zutshi

RESEARCH PROPOSALA research proposal is a document that

provides a detailed description of the proposed program. It is like an outline of the entire research process that gives a reader a summary of the information discussed in a project.

WRITING A PROPER PROPOSALTITLE PAGESUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH

PROJECTREVIEW OF RESEARCH LITERATUREOBJECTIVE OF A RESEARCH PROJECTOUTLINE OF A RESEARCH PROJECTATTACHMENTEDITINGTIME TABLE

OBJECTIVE OF A PROPOSALObjectives lay out how you plan to accomplish

your aims. While aims are broad in nature, objectives are focused and practical. They tend to pinpoint your research's more immediate effects. They include a list of practical steps and tasks you're going to take to meet your aims. Objectives are typically numbered, so each one stands alone. Each objective must have a concrete method set out. If you're having trouble developing this, writing out a research time-line before defining your objectives may help.

AIMS OF A PROPOSALA research proposal's aims are statements

that broadly point out what you hope to accomplish and your desired outcomes from the research. Aims focus on long-term intended outcomes -- your aspirations in reference to the research. They're typically not numbered in a research proposal. Strong research proposals set out only two to three aims. Each aim may have several objectives associated with it.

WHAT IS SYPNOSISSynopsis is the gist of your planned project

submitted for approval from competent authorities. It gives a panoramic view of your research for quick analysis by the reviewers. Thus, a protocol or a synopsis forms an integral part of a research project or a thesis.

WRITING AN SYNOPSISINTRODUCINGRESEARCH QUESTIONMETHODOLOGYRESULTSDISCUSSIONEXPERIMENT

PURPOSE OF A SYNOPSISEthical clearanceFormal registration to universities for the

award of a degree or doctoratePeer reviewFinancial assistance from organizations like

ICMR, DST, NACO, DGHS, and MHRD

OBJECTIVE OF A SYNOPSISThe objectives, and there are usually more than one,

are the specific steps you will take to achieve your aim. This is where you make the project tangible by saying how you are going to go about it.

Objectives are often expressed through active sentences. So, objectives often start something like In order to achieve this aim, I will… collect, construct, produce, test, trial, measure, document, pilot, deconstruct, analyse… Objectives are often presented as a (1) (2) (3) formatted list – this makes visible the sequence of big steps in the project. The list of objectives spells out what you actually and really will do to get to the point of it all.

AIM OF A SYNOPSISThe aim is about what you hope to do, your

overall intention in the project. It signals what and/or where you aspire to be by the end. It’s what you want to know. It is the point of doing the research. An aim is therefore generally broad. It is ambitious, but not beyond possibility.

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