Chapter 25: Writing a Professional Research Proposal
Quizzes give you the chance to test your knowledge through multiple choice questions, short answers, matching activities and other revision tools.
This multiple-choice quiz will help you to consolidate your understanding of the research process. For each of the question select one or more of the answers you believe to be correct.
1. What is the main advantage of producing a written research proposal?
- It provides a recipe for conducting research
- Demonstrates an understanding of what is required to undertake research
- To fulfil the requirements of the a research module
- A and B
2. Which one of these will always appear in a research proposal?
- Research objective.
- Creative objective.
- Academic objective
- Personal objective.
3. Which of these terms should be included in a research proposal
- Hypothesis or research questions
- Aims and objectives
- A rationale
- All of these
4. Good research proposals will always:
- Focus on the Harvard style
- Provide participant names and addresses
- Consider previous research on the subject
- Include only English language papers
5. The proposal’s literature review is important because:
- It is expected by the university
- Your Lecturer said you should
- It shows that you are knowledgeable about the literature that relates to your research topic
- You have to copy what other people say
6. Which section of the proposal should include a full statement of the research question?
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Methods Section
- References
7. Which one of these is best avoided in a proposal?
- Correct and current terminology
- Jargon
- A clear structure
- Harvard Referencing