Proposal模板.doc

1、THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATEThis document has been set up to assist students in preparing the text for their research proposal. It is NOT intended as a document to guide you through your research proposal development, but to assist you in setting out the proposal, in terms of text layout, section

2、headings and sub-sections. The Research Proposal is a complete description of the intended research, developed under the supervision of the assigned supervisor. Through the full proposal, the student needs to demonstrate convincingly that the study will make a contribution to a public health issue o

3、r problem. The full research proposal must be between 5 and 10 pages and should present the following: Title Brief Introduction Background and statement of the problem (this in the light of a thorough literature review) Research question or hypothesis, aim and objectives Study design (type of study)

4、 Study population and sampling Data collection methods and instruments Data analysis methods if applicable statistical planning must be fully addressed, or the candidate should provide evidence that statistics are not required. Mechanisms to assure the quality of the study e.g. control of bias, safe

5、 storage of data Study period - Timetable for completion of the project Participants in the study all people involved in the study, and the role they play, should be identified.* Ethical considerations Resources required for the study, including budget if applicable References Appendices (copy of qu

6、estionnaire, consent forms, etc.)How to use this template: The template provides ALL the sections, headings and subheadings that you will require in your proposal, as well as the line and paragraph spacing, page breaks, page numbering, referencing system and referencing styles. You should simply edi

7、t the text where appropriate and insert your own text as per your proposal, i.e simply type into the document. Do not attempt to change the styles for the headings or subheadings, and do not attempt to use more than three level headings (i.e A main heading, a sub-heading and a sub-sub-heading). WHEN

8、 YOU ARE DONE, DELETE THIS FRONT INSTRUCTION PAGE FROM YOUR PROPOSALIf you feel you are sufficiently computer literate, you could add this template to your Templates directory in your Office system files. This will allow you to select this template at any time in the future when you prepare proposal

9、s. To do this, go to the “Menu Bar”, select File Save As, when the dialog box appears, at the bottom, under “save as type”, select “Document Template”. The MS Office Templates directory automatically appears. You could name your file “Proposal Template” (which should appear as a default in the dialo

10、g box, at the bottom, under “Save As”). Your template is now saved in the C:Documents and SettingsUserApplication DataMicrosoftTemplates directory. When you next wish to use this template, click on File New, the “task pane” that appears on the right side of your screen will prompt you to use a templ

11、ate, click on “on my computer”, and from the dialog box that appears, select your template “Proposal Template”. This brings up the template with all its saved fonts, paragraph settings etc. Once again, simply insert your text, and this time, save your file normally, and NOT as a template!When you ha

12、ve finished typing, then return to the Contents Page, place your cursor on the greyed out section, right click with the mouse, and select “Update entire table”2TYPE THE TITLE OF YOUR PROJECT HERESTUDENT NAME: Type your name hereSTUDENT NUMBER: Enter your student numberCOURSE NAME: Masters in Public

13、Health (Occupational Hygiene)DEPARTMENT: Department of Occupational and Environmental HealthCOURSE CODE: OCEH8V1 SUPERVISOR: Type your supervisors name hereDATE OF SUBMISSION: DD MMMM 20YY3CONTENTSABSTRACT 5INTRODUCTION 6USE HEADING 1 FROM THE SELECTION ABOVE FOR YOUR MAIN HEADING. USE ALL CAPS, DO

14、NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE AS THE TABLE OF CONTENTS HAS BEEN AUTOMATED TO USE THIS SETTING 6SUB HEADING .6Sub-Sub-Heading.6PROBLEM STATEMENT7OVERVIEW 7RESEARCH QUESTION/HYPOTHESIS7OBJECTIVES AND AIMS8OVERALL OBJECTIVE8SPECIFIC AIMS 8BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE.9RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS 10OVERVIEW 10PO

15、PULATION AND STUDY SAMPLE10SAMPLE SIZE AND SELECTION OF SAMPLE .10SOURCES OF DATA10COLLECTION OF DATA10EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT.10DATA MANAGEMENT10DATA ANALYSIS STRATEGIES.10ETHICS AND HUMAN SUBJECTS ISSUES.10TIMEFRAMES.10STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE STUDY.11PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE 12BUDGET AND MOT

16、IVATION .13REFERENCES .14APPENDICES.15APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE 15APPENDIX 2: PATIENT LIST.164ABSTRACTBackgroundMethodsResultsDiscussion and ConclusionDo not use abbreviations or insert tables, figures or references into your abstract. You abstract generally should not exceed about 300 words. 5INTRO

17、DUCTIONUSE HEADING 1 FROM THE SELECTION ABOVE FOR YOUR MAIN HEADING. USE ALL CAPS, DO NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE AS THE TABLE OF CONTENTS HAS BEEN AUTOMATED TO USE THIS SETTINGSub HeadingUse Heading 2 from the selection of styles on the menu bar above. Do NOT use all capitals, but write as is shown above

18、. Do not use anything else as the Table of Contents has been automated to include this style for a subheading.Sub-Sub-HeadingUse Heading 3 from the selection of styles on the menu bar above. Do NOT use all capitals, but write as is shown above. Do not use anything else as the Table of Contents has b

19、een automated to include this style for a sub-subheading.ReferencingWhen do your referencing, use the automatic system provided by Microsoft Word. To use this, from the Menu bar, go to Insert Reference Footnote. Now select Endnote end of document. For the options, select Number format 1, 2, 3; Custo

20、m mark leave blank; Start at 1; Numbering continuous. If you do this, you will see a superscript inserted at the point of your cursor, as in this example, with the cursor automatically going to the end of your document for you to insert your reference details1. This keeps a continuous numbering syst

21、em as you progress through your proposal. Once you are done, you could move this from the last page to the last page before the Appendices.6PROBLEM STATEMENTOverviewResearch Question/Hypothesis7OBJECTIVES AND AIMSOverall ObjectiveSpecific Aims8BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCEThis is your literature revie

22、w. Use Headings 2 and 3 to provide sub headings in your review9RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSOverviewUse headings 2 and 3 as appropriate, and use these headings if appropriate.Population and Study SampleSample Size and Selection of SampleSources of DataCollection of DataExposure AssessmentData Manageme

23、ntData Analysis StrategiesEthics and Human Subjects IssuesTimeframes10STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE STUDY11PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE12BUDGET AND MOTIVATION13REFERENCESUse the Vancouver Style of referencing. This is found at this website:http:/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=citmed.TOC&dept

24、h=2 or a less detailed website:http:/www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.htmlReferences should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in parentheses. The titles of journals should

25、be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. Consult the list of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE, published annually as a separate publication by the National Library of Medicine. The list can also be obtained through the Librarys web site14APPENDICESAppendix 1: Questionnaire15Appendix 2: Patient List161 Naidoo R. Showing you how to do automatic referencing. Proposal Template. 2008