Research proposal and annotated bibliography

Research proposal and annotated bibliography

In the last neighborhood Profile, I already choose the neighborhood East Scarborough including 135,132137,136,134, or you can check the neighborhood list to find the Esat Scarborough. and in this research proposal, the topic and question are about education and immigrants.
research Proposal: Students are required to write a research proposal in which they outline a
research question, position the research in the broader policy/social planning context, sketch out
their research approach and methodology, outline the structure of the paper, and contextualize
the project in the larger academic literature. The proposal includes an annotated bibliography of
6-8 substantial scholarly sources relevant to the research project. Please note that the goal is to
compile all sources in one master bibliography to be shared with all members of the class.
(Format: approx. 1000 words proposal text + approx. 1000 words annotated bibliography)
The research proposal is the first installment of a scaffolded research assignment in the course Proposal/Annotated Bibliography (20%) Feedback from
Instructor and Peers Final Research Paper (35%) Presentation (10%)
The proposal is an essential step in the development of your research project and final paper. Please don’t leave this to the last minute. You are required to do some preliminary research on the topic and produce a preliminary research bibliography. Both take time!
It is recommended to spend a good 10 hrs (2 half days) working on the proposal. This will set you up for success later on when doing the research and writing the final paper.
What is the purpose of a proposal?
As the name suggests, a research proposal is proposing a research project. Don’t confuse this with the actual research. The proposal comes before you do
the research. Its purpose is to
(1a) Formulate a (clear) research question and (1b) highlight the relevance of the research;
(2) Contextualize the research and research question by reviewing existing work on the topic;
(3) Outline a particular research design and method(s) to answer the research question.
It is particularly point (2) that requires quite a bit of time as you need to explore what is already known about your topic through a preliminary literature review on your topic.
Carefully review the U of Guelph handout on Research Question, the UCLA handout on Writing a Proposal, and Ch.3 of our Methods textbook (see Week 3).
What makes a good research question?
The research question should be clear and concise. Its purpose is to guide and centre your research. The research question should be framed in a way that it supports and enables you to search for and identify pieces of information that will help you answer the question and also which information is irrelevant and can be discarded or excluded. (Please review the several handouts posted on Quercus on developing a research topic and a proposal)