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Guidance also covers basic technical requirements such as word limit, formatting expectations, and inclusion of a research schedule table with task order and timeframes.","[Cover Page]\n(Title) –font size 18\n-font size 14\nA proposal submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in ……..\nOR Ph.D in …\nStudent's Name (Student's Matric. No.) –font size 14\n-font size 14\nSupervisor/Co-supervisor\nOR Supervisory Committee\n(Chairman, Main Supervisor and Member)\n-font size 14\nInternational Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation\nSemester 1, 2021/2022 (example) – font size 14\u000fDISSERTATION/THESIS PROPOSAL STRUCTURE\nA research proposal is a statement of precisely what the researcher is going to investigate and why, and the method he or she is going to follow in answering the questions posed. It deals basically with:\nWhat the proposed research is about;\nWhat it is trying to find out or achieve’\nHow it will go about doing that;\nWhat we will learn from it and why that is worth learning.\nThere are no rules governing the form and content of a research proposal. They will vary depending on the unique nature of the problem to be studied. Yet, it is advisable to pay attention to the following step-wise outline for preparing a research proposal.\nTITLE\nResearch proposal title should demarcate the main focus/ or theme of the proposed study.\nINTRODUCTION\nThe background and history highlights empirical foundations of research.  The purpose of a background/history section is to give the reader the relevant facts about the topic and/or research site so that they understand the material or case in the proposal and how it links to the questions posed.\nSTATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM\nLogically, the first step in any research is to provide a clear statement of the problem. This step is indispensable in the writing process in that it governs the organization and flow of the thesis/dissertation. The purpose statement should provide a synopsis of the purpose of the study, briefly define and delimit the specific area of the research, identify the unit of analysis in the study, and foreshadow the hypotheses to be tested or the questions to be raised.  A problem may be stated in terms of a verbal statement, i.e., \"The purpose of this research is to examine...\" or “This study aims at ascertaining ….”  Problem could also be stated in the form of a question like: \"Why are Muslims divided?\" or “What are the factors associated with the rise of hate crime against Muslims in the West?\nSIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY\nIn stating the problem, it is also necessary to specify why it is important and what new insights may be found.  What would be its net contribution to the body of knowledge in the field, and/or towards solving the problems of the Ummah and humanity at large?\nRESEARCH OBJECTIVES/QUESTIONS\nLITERATURE REVIEW\nA review of relevant literature is the third step and is of great significance. The literature review helps relate the proposed study to the larger ongoing discourse in the literature about a phenomenon, filling in gaps in the literature and extending earlier studies. The literature review is neither a chronological summary of related works nor a mere catalogue of previous studies published in the field. Literature review is a well-organized critical appreciation of related and relevant literature conceptually integrated within the logic of the proposed investigation. The student should show whether other researchers have studied the same or similar problems before, from what perspectives have these studies been conducted, and whether these researches have been theoretically or empirically adequate.\nTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK\nA research problem should, where possible, be set within the framework of a theory.  A “theory” is a collection of interrelated law-like statements or hypotheses aimed at explaining a phenomenon.\nTheories suggest hypotheses to be tested. A hypothesis is a conjectural, conditional (if-then) statement linking two or more variables. 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