Proposal Writting

BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
DISSERTATION

  1.0 Chapter 1 introduction
| Possible Mark | Actual Mark |
Abstract | 10 | |
Background to the study – what is it that has made choose this particular topic | 10 | |
statement of the problem | 15 | |
Research questions/sub-problem/hypothesis | 15 | |
Assumptions | 5 | |
Significance of the study | 10 | |
Limitations of the study | 10 | |
Delimitations of the study | 10 | |
Definition of terms | 10 | |
Summary | 5 | |
Total | 100 | |
Weighted mark | 0.15 | |

2.0 Chapter 2 Review of related literature
   
Introduction –what d you want to write about this chapter? | 5 | |
Interpretation and evaluation of relevant literature and citations | 25 | |
Contextualization of the literature to the problem | 25 | |
Establishing gaps in knowledge and how the research will try to bridge the gaps | 20 | |
structuring and logical sequencing of ideas | 10 | |
Discursive skills | 10 | |
summary | 5 | |
total | 100 | |
Weighted mark | 0.15 | |

3.0chapter 3 research methodology
introduction | 5 | |
Research design | 15 | |
Instrument used to collect data | 30 | |
Population, sample and sampling techniques to be used in the study | 25 | |
Procedures of collecting data | 10 | |
Data presentation and analysis procedures | 10 | |
summary | 5 | |
total | 100 | |
Weighted marks | 0.25 | |

4.0 chapter 4 data presentation, analysis and discussion

introduction | 5 | |
Data presentation | 20 | |
Is there an attempt to link literature review with new findings? | 20 | |
How is the new knowledge trying to fill the gaps identified earlier? | 20 | |
Discursive, analytical and interpretative skills   | 30 | |
summary | 5 | |
total | 100 | |
Weighted marks | 0.3 | |

5.0 chapter 5 summary, conclusions and recommendations
Introduction –focus on the chapter | 5 | |...