开题报告撰写的方法

e of making such
a contribution, and therefore write a research proposal that meets cert
ain standards. The goal of a research proposal (RP) is to present and ju
stify a research idea you have and to present the practical ways in whic
h you think this research should be conducted.

When you are writing a RP, keep in mind that it will enter a competition
, being read in line with quite a few other RPs. You have to come up wit
h a document that has an impact upon the reader: write clearly and well
structured so that your message gets across easily. Basically, your RP h
as to answer three big questions: what research project will you underta
ke, why is important to know that thing and how will you proceed to make
that research.

In order to draw the researcher's attention upon your paper, write an in
troduction with impact, and that leads to the formulation of your hypoth
esis. The research hypothesis has to be specific, concise (one phrase) a
nd to lead to the advancement of the knowledge in the field in some way.
Writing the hypothesis in a concise manner and, first, coming up with a
good hypothesis is a difficult mission. This is actually the core of yo
ur application: you're going to a university to do this very piece of re
search. Compared to this, the rest of the application is background scen
ery. Take your time to think of it. When you have an idea, be careful at
the formulation. A well-written hypothesis is something of an essay's t
hesis: it provides a statement that can be tested (argues ahead one of t
he possible answers to a problem), it is an idea, a concept, and not a m
ere fact, and is summed up in one phrase. In some cases, you will have n
o idea what the possible answer to a problem worth being researched is,
but you will be able to think of a way to solve that problem, and find o
ut the answer in the meantime. It's ok in this case, to formulate a rese
arch question, rather than a hypothesis. Let those cases be rare, in any
way.

Another piece of advice when writing your hypothesis, regarding the tren
dy research fields: chances are great that they're trendy because somebo
dy has already made that exciting discovery, or wrote that splendid pape
r that awoke everybody's interest in the first place. If you're in one o
f these fields, try to get a fresh point of view upon the subject; make
new connections, don't be 100% mainstream. This will make the project ev
en more stimulating for the reader. Imagine that you are writing about t
he trendiest subject, with absolutely no change in the point of view, an
d you are given the chance to make the research. Trends come and go, fas
t; what are the chances that, in four years' time, when your research is
done and you are ready to publish your results, one of those well-known
professors who dispose of huge research grants has already said whateve
r you h

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