1. OUR SESSIONS TOPIC
STUDY PROPOSAL
Conducted by: MD.SHAFI-UL- ALAM

2. Study Proposal- why important ?
The study proposal is your opportunity
To demonstrate to a superior authority that you intend to get engaged seriously with a topic/area of interest (proactive/Challenging)
To consolidate your own current knowledge on a particular topic (Self development/ Search for the unknown)

3. REASONS Your reasons may include: Personal interest
It may be for an extracurricular activity that you’d like to explore more formally?

4. REASONS .. Practical interest
May be to address a ‘problem’ that you have identified and you realize it significant to raise awareness about
To address a ‘problem’ that you plan to do something constructive about?
To address policy or social interventions that you want to evaluate?

5. REASONS…. Socio-Political interest
Is there a Charity or Campaigning organization that interests you?
Is there a political cause that you’d like to explore/research?

6. REASONS…. Theoretical interest
May be there are theories or set of ideas that have particularly engaged you while you’ve been a student?
May be there’s a particular favourite writer that you are interested in researching at greater length.

7. REASONS…. Technical interest
May be there are some hardware or software that you’d like to test out, or even develop?
Why not you may fancy trying your hand at innovating some sort of technology?

8. Order of Proposal Contents
Gist of the central idea and importance of the study (sample)
Introduction: In a world of increasing social and political conflict, helping students to understand the meaning of peace is a significant goal of social justice education. During prior experience in the field, I’ve noticed how many students see and experience violence in their lives, from video games and movies .

9. Introduction….
I’ve often wondered what is being done to teach students who either have already met or will meet violence at sometime in their lives an alternative to violence—peace. During my student teaching experience, I intend to pursue these questions: “What do children understand about peace? How can teach them about peace?” Through systematic inquiry, I aim to develop an understanding of what my students understand about peace.

10. BACKGROUND OF STUDY
What is the theoretical/academic /environmental context of your study?
Make clear the academic background to your research study.
Give a brief overview of the relevant research(es) that provide(s) a context of your proposed study.

11. Problem Statement What is the problem? What is about?
How and why it has instigated or interested you so seriously
Main aspects/ dimensions
Importance and implications

12. RATIONALE OF STUDY (sample)
This study is intended to provide the Management with an opportunity to evaluate both benefits and or hazards of their on-campus Catering System. After gathering unique data, I will exercise my analytic skills to produce a paper in the subject of nutritional anthropology. Practice in research methods and quantitative analysis will be of great benefit and relevance to my future work. A grant from the School of Graduate Studies and Research has been obtained to assist in the financial matters of the research (Letter of Approval enclosed). The study will allow me explore my interest in the areas of nutritional anthropology.

13. What are you going to do? Proposal Structure
State clearly what is your study about and what is your planning about it?
Outline the main aim(s) of your study
Include the main aspects or features that you intend to address or create in your study.
Outline the way(s) in which your proposed project will bring in benefits.

14. Purpose of the study
The study is focused on exploring the eating habits of college students in a cafeteria setting to determine the nutritional value of foods being consumed during typical meal times. I am interested in learning what food choices students make and why they make those choices. If problems are detected in eating habits, data may be furnished to nutrition education programs and target areas of education may be identified.

15. Objectives of the study
Upon completion of the study, I will :
Acquire knowledge of human nutrition and eating habits
Gain confidence in methods of field research
Gather and analyze personally collected data
Produce a professional paper in the field of nutritional anthropology
Become more professional in work and research habits

16. Plan of study
To accomplish the above named objectives, I shall conduct a research project within Foster Dining Hall on IUP's campus. With the help of Dr. Miriam, I will utilize the information I gather to write a paper centered on the eating habits of students and using background information gathered from outside reading completed throughout the first half of the semester. Weekly meetings with Dr. Chaiken will help to build a sense of professionalism in work ethics.

17. Time scale
Give description of your research activities that you plan for the year.
Include a month-by-month schedule and outline what you hope to achieve at a number of points throughout the year.
This time-table may be used as a way of monitoring your actual progress during the year.

18. Limitations
What difficulties are you likely to encounter in conducting your study and what do you suggest as solutions?
In this section you should outline what you think are likely to be the (a) ethical and (b) practical difficulties in conducting your study.
Specify your limitations accordingly

19. ….Contents Hypothesis Research Questions Literature Review Methodology
Budget Estimate
Population
Coclusion

20. Required reading (References)
Cleveland, L.E., et al. "Method for Assessing Food Intakes in Terms of Servings Based on Food Guidance." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65 (1997):
Counihan, Carole M. "Food Rules in United States:Individualism, Control, andHierarchy." Anthropological Quarterly (1992):9-50
Hertzler, Ann A. and Robert B. Frary. "College Students' Nutrition Information Networks." …

21. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH ME SO FAR SO LONG

22. ….Contents Data Collection Data collection instrument Data Analysis
Time scale
Limitations
References

23. What are you going to do? Proposal Structure
State clearly what is your study about and what is your planning about it?
Outline the main aim(s) of your study
Include the main aspects or features that you intend to address or create in your study.
Outline the way(s) in which your proposed project will bring in benefits.

24. Proposal Structure…
The structure provided here is the suggested format for your proposal
Any significant alterations to this format should be negotiated with your supervisor/ granting authority.

25. Why do you want to do this study?
There can be a diverse range of reasons for engaging in any research / study project.
In this section, you should outline and expand on, at least one reason or rationale for carrying out the proposed study.

26. How will you know if your study has achieved this?
Outline the criteria by which you can measure the success of your project/study. For example,
In designing and delivering a training package, success might be measured by trainee outputs (e.g. participants’ ability to understand concepts, or perform a task)

27. How will you know….?
or, the success of a web discussion group that you’ve initiated and managed might be measured by the amount or diversity of users involved.

28. How are you going to carry out and complete the study?
You must outline and give a thorough breakdown of the steps and processes needed to successfully complete the study.
Again this section will vary depending on the nature and type of study that you are proposing.

29. How to carry out and complete the study…?
you should include the following (where appropriate):
a preliminary outline of the theoretical grounding for your study
an outline and discussion of the kind of method(s) you will use in your study

30. How are you going to carry out and complete the study?
evidence that you have engaged with a theoretical/practical framework for your study (what have you read so far?)
What will you need to read during the course of the study?

31. How …to do and complete the study?
Will other people be involved in the successful completion of the study? For example, will you have to negotiate access to an external organization, or to special technical facilities?
What difficulties are you likely to encounter in conducting your study and what do you suggest as solutions?

32. References and bibliography
At this point in your career as a student you will be citing and referencing all the material that you have used in writing this proposal.
In addition, your supervisor will expect to see evidence of a range of literature that you expect to engage with in the process of your research.

33. Time table
Give description of your research activities that you plan for the year.
Include a month-by-month schedule and outline what you hope to achieve at a number of points throughout the year.
This time-table may be used as a way of monitoring your actual progress during the year.

34. Problem/Risks
What difficulties are you likely to encounter in conducting your study and what do you suggest as solutions?
In this section you should outline what you think are likely to be the (a) ethical and (b) practical difficulties in conducting your study.