COMSATS IIT-Virtual Campus MS Research Proposal Format
MS Research Proposal Format of COMSATS IIT-Virtual Campus and guidelines include Title: 14pt, Times new roman, bold. Main body: 12pt Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, justified on both sides.Heading 1:12pt, bold, ALL CAPS.Heading 2: 12pt, sentence case, bold.Heading 3: 12 pt, italic.
MS Research Proposal Format Guidelines
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Front Matter
- Proposed title of the study
- Table of contents
2. Introduction
- Background of the study
- Research question (s)
- Research objective (s)
- Significance of the Study (both empirical and theoretical contributions)
- Proposed thesis structure
3. Literature review
- Concepts & definitions
- Critical analysis of the literature
- Gap(s) pertaining to the topic under study
- Research Framework (with full justification and theoretical foundation)
- Proposed research model
- Hypotheses (optional)
4. Proposed Research Methodology
- Research design (e.g. survey, case study, experiment etc.)
- Sample design
- Sample selection (with full justifications)
- Population frame
- Instrument development/selection
- Variables and their measures
- Treatment of scales
- Data collection procedures (self completion questionnaires, unit of
- analysis etc.) Data analysis techniques (Statistical Design with full justification)
- Data Screening (missing values, outliers, and normality)
- Reliability and validity
- Hypothesis testing (e.g. regression and correlation)
5. Schedule of Your Dissertation
- These completion time (e.g. GANTT chart)
- Reference list** (Harvard for in-test citations, tables, figures, and
references)
