• Introduction to the Research Area/Topic o In this section you briefly introduce the research area i.e. your topic.
• Literature Review o In this section, you present critique of the literature on your topic. You need to read good amount of literature and present some examples from different regions.
• Problem Statement
o Here in this section, you need to justify what is the academic challenge you are trying to address. What is the research problem in your proposed research area.
• Research Gap
o Here in this section, you need to justify what is the research gap i.e. what has been done in your proposed research area and what still needs to be done.
• Research Aim and Objectives
o Here you need to clearly state what is the aim of your research and research objectives
• Research Approach
o Here you need to justify what will be your research approach. Usually, the research area/topic and research aim indicates what will be your research approach. But this can be discussed in detail.
• Conclusion
• Gantt Chart
o Here you will need to present the timeline of proposal studies i.e. from start to end.
