A thesis proposal is one of the most important elements of thesis writing and research .The proposal is a short document which presents an idea to the dissertation board or professor for approval. If the thesis proposal is not well written, a student pay find their thesis rejected and be required to write and submit a new proposal for review. Students cannot begin researching and writing their
. project until a proposal has been approved by the overseeing instructor or instructors.The introduction to the proposal should catch the reader's attention and provide an overview of the project. Most sites, including the TADA site for thesis and dissertation writing suggest writing the introduction after you have completed the rest of your proposal, so that the overview is specific and exact. A copy of their outline for a proposal and tips for accomplishment is available at http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com/thesis-proposal.html.The first section of the proposal after the introduction should present the problem that the dissertation or thesis wishes to address, and why it is significant enough to warrant further research. This section of the proposal fomulates a research question, and a method for addressing that question.Another section should give background information on the topic, presenting some of what is already known. This section of the proposal should make clear how the thesis proposed asks a question that is not addressed by completed research, and how the thesis is educated by existing documentation. More information on the background information that should be included is available at http://www.samplethesis.org/.Finally, the proposal should include a research directive, or a statement of how the topic will be researched, including sampling technique, limitations of scope, experiment or statistical approach and more. Tips of writing this section of the proposal, along with a complete outline are available from a http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/communication/graduate/maproposals.cfm from the University of Miwakee. More reference links: http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/communication/graduate/maproposals.cfm https://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/ie/sample_diss.html
