Writing A Great Dissertation Proposal In Psychology
If you are tasked with writing a great dissertation proposal in psychology there are a few key things that you can do.
First of all, what is the purpose of the proposal?
More and more often students are being required to submit a proposal prior to completing her dissertation. The purpose of this proposal is to help them showcase the research they have already contacted and approved to the dissertation committee that they know what they're doing and they have the resources available to do it. This is beneficial for the student as well because in many cases it prevents students from traveling down a dead end early on in the writing process. You have to show that you have enough Literature on the topic which is supportive of your thesis. If you try to craft your proposal and you find that the existing literature either contradicts your thesis or does not exist, you have the perfect chance to change your thesis so that you can adequately cover in the span of the number of pages you have at your disposal.
Now that you know the purpose of the proposal, how can you write a great one?
- You can write a great one by simply doing the rudimentary research required. Your proposal should contain a snippet into each of the main sections that you need to cover. It should start off with the background to your topic. It should clearly state your research problem. It should explain to your committee the importance of the research you are going to complete. It should clearly and effectively state the objectives of your research and which research questions you plan on answering. It should also explain your hypothesis and the methodology you were going to use. In this instance you can explain whether you are using qualitative or quantitative measures for your purposes. You should also explain any limitations to your project and the structure of the overall dissertation you plan to follow.
- You also want to make sure that the final proposal is formatted according to your university requirements.
- Having all of these elements written in a comprehensive manner will indicate to your review board that you know what you are doing and that you have done adequate background research to prepare yourself for the full project. In doing this you can be sure to successfully create the perfect proposal on whatever psychological topic you choose for your task.
