1. Writing a Research Proposal

2. Key questions  Do’s and don’ts of writing a research proposal  Pros and cons of doing research, including writing  Communication 2

3. The do’s and don’ts of writing a research proposal  first draft:  What do you want to know about?  What do you need to find out in order to know about it(what are your questions?)  What are the implications ? (i.e. can I do it?) what might you do with the answer? 3

4. Content and presentation  Some of the stuff that goes in your abstract:  what is the story you are telling?  what is the audience?  why does it matter?  why now?  why you! 4

5. Your questions  What questions do you plan to ask? 5

6.  Write up your findings.  Details of:  How many people you asked  What happened on the day (eg, it was raining so there wasn’t many people out)  What have you learned from this survey? Did you answer your question? 6