An academic proposal of about 1,500 – 3,000 words is expected of a candidate doing an MPhil or a PhD. S/he is expected to convince a jury of experts about her/his ability to conduct the research successful. Below is the table of content of the academic abstract:
- Title page
- Abstract (300 words)
- Research question
- Rational for your study
- Hypotheses
- Method/framework.
- findings
3. Introduction
- Background
- Rational
4. Review of literature
5. Theoretical framework
6. Plan of work
7. References