The Project Proposal Form (PPF)

One of the first tasks you will need to do for your Independent Research Project is to complete The Project Proposal Form (PPF).

On this form, you will have to:

• Come up with a ‘Working title’ for the research project:
• You will need to Identify the area of your research in broad terms
• You will need to specify the ‘aims’ and ‘objectives’ of the research you will do.
• List three key questions that you intend to have answered by the end of your research project.
• Identify where the issues that your research addresses are located within your programme i.e. what are the relevant theories and academic debates that your research will contribute to
• State how your research project develops from the modules in your programme. On the PPF form you are asked to refer to specific modules but if you are entering at level three, you can refer to aspects of previous programmes of study or professional experience that may have inspired your research question.

Remember you can use the comment function to discuss these tasks or you can send me any or all of these details by email for feedback about their suitability for the module.