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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Making academic presentations

Develop a clear methodology� Any research undertaking has to be guided by research
design, methods, and procedures. Explain in details why you have chosen a particular
approach and how it corresponds with your research objectives. You should describe
how you will sample a portion of the population of interest in your study, data collection
methods, and data analysis techniques you will use. also how you will sample your
respondent sample for a research.
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Consider feasibility� Any research undertaking is time, resources limited. Make sure
your research plan fits within the time allocated and resources available. In other words,
you need to be realistic about what you can accomplish and consider any potential
challenges or limitations.

Address ethical considerations� If your study includes sensitive data, animals, or
human subjects, explain how you will handle ethical issues and make sure that rules
and regulations are followed.

Seek feedback� After drafting your proposal, seek feedback from your teachers, fellow
students or any other relevant person. They can offer valuable insights, identify areas
for improvement, and help you strengthen your argument.

Revise and polish� You should revise and polish your proposal after you have received
comments from others and after you have had time to go through it and identify any
issues. At this point your focus should be on clarity, coherence, and grammar so that the
writing becomes succinct, well-organized, and free of errors.

Exercise 5�1

1. Reflect on any of the proposal or report you have ever written and explain how
convincing and captivating it was.
2. Describe the following aspects involved in developing research methodology:
research design, population, sampling and sampling methods.

Activity 5�1

Conduct a comprehensive literature review on a topic or theme that interests you.

Main components of a research proposal

Your project proposal has to be broken down into the following sections:
Title page

The title page of your proposal gives the first impression to a potential reader or funder. It
should contain the essential components that highlight your project and your qualifications
and it should be clear, brief and attractive. Title pages slightly vary depending on the type
of research, institution or field of specialisation but all must include proposal/research title,
author, date, author affiliation. School proposals add the course, instructor, due date, etc.

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