Practical tools: The toolbook for developing a research proposal is a skills-based resource with a set of practical tools. It helps you choose your thesis topic, write your research questions and formulate your hypotheses. In addition, it shows you how to turn your dissertation idea into a realistic research proposal project plan.
How toolbook helps: Developing Your Research Proposal Toolbook is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide, with simple and user-friendly thesis techniques. The resource is a downloadable PDF containing 26 useful tools. There are 18 exercises to help plan your research study and a further 8 to assist drafting your proposal headings. What’s more, we include 2 worksheets to support the coordinating and tracking of your key dissertation project milestones and timelines.
Student story: Vincent knew what real-life problem he wanted to investigate. He was, however, unclear about how to link his central research question to his literature review. Using our toolbook for developing a research proposal, Vincent reassessed his aims and objectives. He then used the applied tools to establish a clear relationship between his research questions and the contemporary theories for his topic.
“In work, I had to manage a difficult interpersonal problem with our external creative agency. I knew the situation would make a great basis for my thesis. The easy-to-use activities in Thesis Upgrade’s toolbook helped me see where the literature positioned this scenario. It also prompted me to consider alternative ways to revise my research questions.” Vincent Mokogwu, MSc Advertising Management.