How to Write Thesis Proposal - Quiz.pptx

This ppt is to check students prior knowledge about writing thesis proposal

1. Writing a Research Proposal

2. How much do you know?

3. Let’s find out!

4. 1. Which statements describe the purpose of a research proposal? It is an overall plan, structure, and strategy designed to obtain answers to the research questions A document for scientific scrutiny for others to judge the appropriateness of the project A reference document to show how the research was carried out All of the above

5. D. All of the above

6. 2. Which one of these will always appear in a research proposal? Research objective Creative objective Academic objective Personal objective

7. A. Research objective

8. 3. Which of these terms should be included in a research proposal? Hypothesis or research questions Aims and objectives A rationale All of these

9. D. All of these

10. 4. Good research proposals will always: Focus on the Harvard Style Provide participant names and addresses Consider previous research on the subject Include only English lang ua ge papers

11. C. Consider previous research on the subject

12. 5. The proposal’s literature review is important because: It is expected by the university Your lecturer said you should It shows that you are knowledgeable about the literature that relates to your research topic You have to copy what other people say

13. C. It shows that you are knowledg e able about the literature that relates to your research topic

14. 6. Which section is NOT part of the Research Proposal? Introduction Literature review Data Analysis References

15. C. Data Analysis

16. 7. Proposals mostly have abstracts rather than executive Summary True False

17. a. True

18. 8. The proposal should start with --------? An overview of the main area under study The proposed structure of the report Sampling technique A time frame of the proposed research

19. A. An overview of the main area under study

20. 9. Which ONE of these phrases is best avoided in a proposal? This research seeks to…….. This research draws upon the work of…….. The intention is to complete the study by ………. I hope to ……….

21. D. I hope to …….

22. 10. The last objective usually can be made -------------- Gap Recommendation Problem Limitation

23. B. Recommendation

24. 11. The sampling section in the proposal needs to provide information about -------. The names of the participants The software used The type of analysis used The sampling population

25. D. The sampling population

26. 12. Which of the following is NOT a function of a research proposal of a study? What is proposed to be done in a study? How answers will be found to what is proposed Why proposed strategies of investigation are selected What answers have been found to what is proposed

27. D. What answers have been found to what is proposed

28. 13. Can we write the research proposal in the past tense? Yes No Sometimes Always

29. B. No

30. 14. What is the project plan timeline or Action Plan called? GANTT Chart Pie Chart Excel Table Graph

31. A. GANTT Chart

32. 15. The shortcomings or the limitations due to which the research will be conducted is known as -------------? Objective Gap Rationale Aim

33. B. Gap