i) a title that clearly identifies your topic and a subtitle that focusses on the specifics of the research, i.e. the approach/methods used;
ii) identify a research question in relation to that topic;
iii) summarize the context of the research, i.e. the literature reviewed and the knowledge gap that animates your question;
iv) a statement of the aims and objectives of the study; and
v) a discussion and defense of your choices regarding theoretical approach and method.
• Included items i.-v. above
• Applied our core concepts of ontology, epistemology and methodology in the defense of your proposal.
• Crafted a dissertation research proposal that is “do-able” as a dissertation and compelling. That is, to be do-able the scope of topic and the time available for its investigation within a one year MA course must be realistic. To be compelling, reasons must be given for why this project should be executed; that is, what its potential contribution to existing knowledge might be.