DEVELOPING AND DEFENDING A

THESIS PROPOSAL

A student who proposes a thesis proposal

should take position that:

1. There should be a plan

2. It should be carefully structured
3. There are certain minimum essentials
which every proposal should contain
PROPOSAL COMPONENTS
1. Title of the Study
2. Significance of the Study
3. Statement of the Problem
4. Design of the Study
5. Review of Related Literature
6. Definitions and Limitations
7. Time-Activity Program
8. Bibliography
TITLE OF THE STUDY
Specificity of the Subject
Specificity of Purpose
Congruence with Hypothesis
Concision
Interest
Attractiveness
Directness
Simplicity
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Conceptual Clarity
Evidence of Need
Objectivity
Genesis of Problem
Contribution to Existing Knowledge
Applicability
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1. Cogency
2. Focus
3. Control of Design
4. Control of Data
5. Relevance to Title of Study
6. Control of Reporting Process
7. Amenability to Testing or Verification
8. Relevance to Knowledge
9. Clarity
10. Multiple Form
DESIGN OF THE STUDY
1. Specificity of Data
2. Availability of Data
3. Appropriateness of Data
4. Reliability and Validity of Data
5. Specificity of Sampling Technique
6. Sample selection
7. Attribute Selection
8. Adequacy of Sample Size
9. Clarity of Method
10. Reliability and Validity of instruments
11. Choice of Statistical Technique
12. Selection of Control
13. Integrity of Inferential Technique
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
1. Adequacy of Introduction
2. Criteria for Selecting Related Studies
3. Historical Perspective
4. Relevance to Existing Knowledge
5. Critical Quality
6. Congruence of Design
7. Applicability of Methodology
8. Relevance to Intended Study
9. Practicality to Reader
10. Comprehensiveness
11. Organization & 12. Adequacy of Summary
 DEFINITIONS AND LIMITATIONS
1. Identification of Key Terms
2. Precision of Terminology
3. Title Clarification
4. Description of Constraints Imposed by
Sample Population
5. Description of Constraints Imposed by
Sampling Methods
6. Description of Constraints Imposed by time
7. Description of Constraint Imposed by Study
Design
TIME PLAN FOR COMPLETING THE STUDY

1. Orderly of Plan
2. Adequacy of Plan for Program
Execution
3. Adequacy of Plan for Reporting
4. Suitability of Plan to Investigator
5. Amenability of Plan to Institutional
Requirements
PROPOSAL MECHANICS
1. Consistency of Form
2. Readability and Clarity
3. Quality of Written Expression
4. Organization
5. Flow of Ideas
6. Homogeneity of Parts
7. Unity of Parts
8. Form of Footnotes
9. Selection of Illustrations
10. Use of Illustrations
 CONTINUED
11. Sequence of Illustrations
12. Location of Illustration in Text
13. Brevity of Captions
14. Form and Style of Illustrations
15. Use of Appendices
16. References to Appendices
17. Thoroughness of Bibliography
18. Accuracy of Bibliography
19. Form of Bibliography