Describe how other scholars have gone about studying the same or similar research question. What worked well, what did not work well?
Research Proposal
Describe how other scholars have gone about studying the same or similar research question. What worked well, what did not work well?
Identify and describe the concrete, specific ways in which the project contributes to theory. This component should include both a formal explanation and a substantive explanation. In other words, how do methodologists describe the type(s) of theory contribution(s) you make? And what “gap” in existing theory within your sub-field do you aim to fill?
Hypothesis(es) should be derived from lit review
• Paper must describe research design choices, including but not limited to: operationalization/measurement of major variables (Both DV and IVs) list of possible observable implications (esp. for DV) possible data sources/cases description of techniques/methods used to carry out data collection and analysis