Dr Dean Taciuch — Fall 2005 — George Mason University

Research Proposal

In this assignment, you will present a proposal for your research project in memo format. While this is not a technical proposal, it needs to address the following areas:

  1. Specific topic: Narrow your topic to one which can be covered in 10 - 15 pages
  2. Intended audience: Who would be interested in this topic?
  3. Purpose: Why would they be interested in this topic? What are your reasons for addressing them? Are you trying to persuade? Explain? Suggest a course of action?
  4. Possible sources: Be as specific as possible. List books, articles, authors, websites. Don't simply say "the Library and the Web"