Research Proposal Bootcamp: How To Write A Research Proposal
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Whether you’re a first-time researcher, just starting out and feeling a little overwhelmed by the research proposal writing process – or you’re already knee-deep in the writing process but need a little guidance to ensure you’re on the right path – this online course is for you.
Designed by the award-winning team of research specialists at Grad Coach, and presented by one of our dedicated private coaches, Dr Kerryn Warren, this research proposal course provides you with a step-by-step practical guide to help develop your research proposal. Together, we’ll work through loads of practical examples to illustrate each point and review actual successful research proposals, so that you can see exactly what it takes to get your proposal approved. Along the way, you can test your understanding with interactive pop quizzes and ask questions about each lesson as you work through the course.
This online course is specifically designed for both undergrad and postgrad students who are new to the academic research process. You don’t need to have any prior research proposal writing experience, as we unpack each concept from the ground up. While this course is geared towards research proposals within the sciences (especially the social sciences), the principles and concepts we’ll cover apply to the vast majority of research areas.
Within the course, you can use the carefully designed practical exercises to build your actual research proposal as you work through the course. In other words, by the end of the course, you won’t just have a certificate – you’ll have an actual proposal! All that said, if you’d prefer to just focus on specific lessons, you’re most welcome to do so, as each lesson works perfectly well on a standalone basis.
But it doesn’t stop there. By joining the course, you’ll get full, unrestricted access to our meaty collection of additional research proposal-related resources. This includes a comprehensive template for your research proposal, hours upon hours of additional video lessons and webinars, as well as practical tools and resources, including project plans, budgets and more.
In short, this course gives you everything you need to craft a successful research proposal. Best of all, you can easily work through it over a weekend or even a few weeknights – so you’re not signing up for a huge commitment. We get it – you’re already really busy! So, go ahead and enroll to fast-track your research proposal.
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5Section overviewVideo lesson
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6What (exactly) is a research proposal?Video lesson
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7Nature of proposalsQuiz
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8The key purpose of a proposalVideo lesson
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9Purpose of proposalsQuiz
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10How a proposal is (typically) structuredVideo lesson
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11Proposal structureQuiz
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12Let's look at an actual proposalVideo lesson
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13What reviewers wantVideo lesson
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14ExerciseVideo lesson
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15ResourcesText lesson
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16Section overviewVideo lesson
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17General research requirementsVideo lesson
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18Broader research requirementsQuiz
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19Proposal-specific research requirementsVideo lesson
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20Proposal requirementsQuiz
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21Ethics-related requirementsVideo lesson
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22Research ethicsQuiz
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23Let's look at some proposal templates/briefsVideo lesson
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24Identifying requirementsQuiz
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25The research topicVideo lesson
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26ExerciseVideo lesson
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27ResourcesText lesson
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28Section overview: The introductionVideo lesson
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29Sample research topicVideo lesson
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30Research context or backgroundVideo lesson
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31Research contextQuiz
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32Research problem or problem statementVideo lesson
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33Problem statementQuiz
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34Research rationaleVideo lesson
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35RationaleQuiz
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36Research aims, objectives and questions (golden thread)Video lesson
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37Research aimQuiz
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38Other potential inclusions in the introductionVideo lesson
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39Research hypothesesQuiz
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40What reviewers look for in the in the introduction sectionVideo lesson
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41Reviewer evaluations of introductionQuiz
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42ExerciseVideo lesson
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43ResourcesText lesson
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44Section overview: Literature reviewVideo lesson
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45Before you start the literature reviewVideo lesson
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46The first step in a literature reviewQuiz
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47The theoretical frameworkVideo lesson
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48Using theoriesQuiz
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49The empirical researchVideo lesson
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50Empirical researchQuiz
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51The research gapVideo lesson
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52Research gapQuiz
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53Sources in your literature reviewVideo lesson
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54Relevant sourcesQuiz
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55Tips to optimise your approachVideo lesson
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56What reviewers look for in the literature reviewVideo lesson
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57Reviewer evaluations of literature reviewQuiz
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58ExerciseVideo lesson
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59ResourcesText lesson
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60Section overview: MethodologyVideo lesson
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61Methodology 101Video lesson
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62Methodology influencesQuiz
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63The key ingredients of the methodology sectionVideo lesson
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64Data collectionVideo lesson
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65Data collectionQuiz
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66SamplingVideo lesson
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67SamplingQuiz
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68Data analysisVideo lesson
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69Data analysisQuiz
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70Other potential inclusionsVideo lesson
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71Methodological limitationsQuiz
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72Supporting and justifying your methodological choicesVideo lesson
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73Supporting your methodology decisionsQuiz
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74What reviewers look for in the methodology sectionVideo lesson
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75Reviewer evaluations of the methodologyQuiz
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76ExerciseVideo lesson
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77ResourcesText lesson
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78Section overview: Practical mattersVideo lesson
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79Dissertation/thesis structure or outlineVideo lesson
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80Dissertation overviewQuiz
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81Project planVideo lesson
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82Project planQuiz
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83TimelinesVideo lesson
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84TimelinesQuiz
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85BudgetsVideo lesson
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86Research budgetQuiz
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87Other potential inclusionsVideo lesson
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88Research disseminationQuiz
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89ExerciseVideo lesson
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90ResourcesText lesson

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