How you should start

You must select one base article from the recent years (published since 2017 to 2021). You have to review the article and find the gap in the section limitations and future research direction part of article. You have to develop theoretical framework based on the GAP or topic proposed by your guide or supervisor). Once you finalize your framework then you have to frame your problem, research questions and objectives and develop a proposal for your monograph. The same proposal will be considered your terminal ex carrying 60 marks. Following section guide you to draft your proposal.

Introduction and overview

1. Introduction of propose study: Few lines (Up to 150 words) to introduce your propose study, meaning what this study is all about, overall approach in term of qualitative or quantitative.
   1. Background of the proposed study

:( Maximum one and half page including facts and figures of the problem or recent academic problem under investigation with references. Your background section may carry four paragraphs: First paragraph must be about main issue with references, second paragraph should be about its effect or results of main issue. Third paragraph should be about causes of the main issue with references and fourth paragraph should be about what has been done to resolve the issue and what has not been done with references.

1.2- Statement of the problem :( What is problem?), succinctly state your problem.

1.3- Purpose of the study or purpose of the statement (What you want to look for or what the study intends to accomplish)

1.4- Research questions of the proposed study (Minimum 3 research questions)

1.5- Research Objectives (Minimum 3 research objectives)

1.6-Literature GAP.

1.7-Significance of the study (academic significance and practical significance) (Two paragraphs of 200 each)

Literature Review

2.0 Introduction of literature section: Introduce literature section

2.1 Theoretical Background or theoretical underpinnings (Which theory support your variables or study)

2.2 Theoretical /Conceptual framework / Research model

2.3 Literature based on Hypotheses. After literature of each hypotheses, you need to mention your hypotheses and number it as per sequence of numbering (If study is based on quantitative methodology), If study is based on qualitative methodology then you have to write your literature based on themes or issues)..

2.6- Summary of literature section

Proposed Methodology

3.0 Research Philosophy: Which philosophy your research will follow & why (positivism, interpretivism or pragmatism) (One paragraph)

3.1 Research Approach (Inductive or deductive) (One paragraph)

3.2 Research methodology) (One paragraph)

3.3 Unit of analysis (Is it individual level analysis, organization level analysis or sector level analysis). (One paragraph)

3.3 Population and sample of the study) (One paragraph)

3.4 Sampling method of the study (One paragraph)

3.5 Instrumentation and operationalization of the study (how you intend to measure variables of the study if it is quantitative) (One paragraph)

3.6 Interview protocols (if proposal is based on qualitative study, before, during and after interview) (One paragraph)

3.7 Data collection procedure (One paragraph)

3.8 Reliability and validity of the study (One paragraph)

3.9-Data analysis methods: Which methods you will use for analysis purpose. (One paragraph)

3.10 Summary of methodology.