A KEY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN AN AUTHENTIC WAY,APPLIES TO CANDIDATES FROM ANY DISCIPLINE OTHER THAN HEALTH SCIENCES

1. HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL/PROTOCOL
DR.JAYARAJINI.S
Ph.D.,MBA,M.Phil.,BS (OPTOMETRY)
GLOBAL HEAD-OPTOMETRY EDUCATION
DR.AGARWAL’S EYE HOSPITAL

2. TO BE ABLE
• TO DEVELOP RESEARCH QUESTIONS/ HYPOTHESES
• TO CARRY-OUT CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW
• TO CHOOSE APPROPRIATE RESEARCH METHOD
- TO ADDRESS
A PROBLEM-FOCUSSED RESEARCH QUESTION(S)
• TO STRUCTURE →PRESENT→WRITE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
- USING WRITING
VERBAL
&
COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
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3. WHAT IS RESEARCH?
• QUEST FOR UNDISCOVERED TRUTH
• SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE
• ART OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS FOR NEW FACTS
• MOVEMENT FROM UNKNOWN TO KNOWN
• VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
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4. WHY TO WRITE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL/PROTOCOL?
• TO OUTLINE THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN
- DESIGNING
- EXECUTING THE RESEARCH
• BLUE PRINT
- ACTION PLAN
- BEFORE EXECUTION
• MANDATORY FOR
- MEDICALRESEARCH /EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
- BEFORE CONDUCTING
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5. COMPONENTS/INGREDIENTS…………..,
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7. COMPONENTS
1. TITLE
2. INTRODUCTION( PROBLEM STATEMENT)
3. BACKGROUND( REVIEW OF LITERATURE)
4. OBJECTIVES
5. METHODS
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8. CONTD…,
• 6. TIMEFRAME/ WORK SCHEDULE
• 7. PERSONNEL REQUIRED/ AVAILABLE
• 8.FACILITIES NEEDED/AVAILABLE
• 9. BUDGET
• 10. REFERENCES
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9. TITLE
• REFLECT WHAT THE STUDY IS ABOUT
• CATCHY,CONCISE AND SIMPLE
EXAMPLE:
” IS VASECTOMY A RISK FACTOR FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISESASE”
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10. INTRODUCTION(PROBLEM STATEMENT)
• THE PROBLEM PROPOSED TO BE STUDIED
• READER HAS TO GET CONNECTED WITH THE TOPIC
EXAMPLE:
” IS VASECTOMY A RISK FACTOR FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISESASE”
i) THIS PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED GLOBALLY AS AN EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE
METHOD
ii) STUDIES ON EXPERIMENTALANIMALS SHOW IT MAY ACCELERATE
THE PROGRESS OF ARTHEROSCLEROSIS
iii) THEREFORE,THE STUDY IS DONE TO FIND OUT IF IT APPLIES THE SAME WITH
HUMANBEINGS TOO.
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11. BACKGROUND( REVIEW OF LITERATURE)
• REFLECTS EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF LITERATURE DONE BY THE
INVESTIGATOR
• WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THE TOPIC INCLUDING
THE LACUNAE IN KNOWLEDGE
• HELPS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF INQUIRY
• GIVES AN INSIGHT TO DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES TO BE
APPLIED
• JUST QUOTING LITERATURE VERBATIM WILL NOT SERVE THE
PURPOSE
• VITAL TO MAKE IT COHERENT AND EASILY READABLE
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12. OBJECTIVES
• EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
* NUCLEUS OF THE STUDY
• CLARITY IS ESSENTIAL
• JUST 1-2 CLEARLY STATED WITH RELEVANCE IS SUFFICIENT
• AVOID TOO MANY
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13. OBJECTIVES
SMART-P
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
REALISTIC
ACHIEVABLE
TIME BOUND
PATIENT/POPULATION BASED
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14. METHODOLOGY
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15. METHODOLOGY
• STUDY DESIGN
• SAMPLING METHODS
• DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS
• ANALYTIC STRATEGIES
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16. APPROVAL
• INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE(IEC)
• INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH BOARD(IRB)
• RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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17. TIME FRAME & PLAN OF WORK
• ACTIVITY
• SEQUENCE OF TASKS
• ANTICIPATED TIME TO COMPLETE(DURATION)
• PERSONNEL
PRESENTED :
• TABULAR/GRAPHIC FORM
• FLOWCHARTS/DIAGRAMS
- TO HIGHLIGHT SEQUENCE
- INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF ACTIVITIES
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18. GANTT CHART
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19. PERSONNEL & FACILITIES
PERSONNEL
• PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS
• CO-INVESTIGATORS
• QUALIFICATIONS
• RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• MAJOR ROLES OF INVESTIGATORS
FACILITIES
• REQUIRED/AVAILABLE
• LABS
• EQUIPMENTS
• COMPUTERS
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20. BUDGET
• MONETARY
• STATEMENT OF EXPENSES
- TO COMPLETE
EXPENSES LIST
• PERSONNEL
• MATERIAL
• CONTIGENCY
• DATAANALYSIS COST
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21. REFERENCE
NAME OF THE AUTHOR(S),LIST THE 1ST 6 AUTHORS FOLLOWED BY et al. TITLE,
NAME OF THE JOURNAL,YEAR OF PUBLICATION;VOLUME NUMBER;PAGE
NUMBERS
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22. CHECKLIST
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23. COMMON MISTAKES IN PROPOSAL WRITING
FAILURE TO
• PROVIDE PROPER CONTEXT
• CITE LANDMARK STUDIES
• PRESENT THE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL
• CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHER RESEARCHERS
OTHERS
• TOO MUCH DETAIL ON MINOR ISSUES,BUT NOT MUCH
DETAILS ON MAJOR ISSUES
• INCORRECT REFERENCES.
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24. TAKE HOME POINTS
• WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSAL
- SCIENCE
- ART
• A GOOD RESEARCH IS BASED ON
- SCIENTIFIC FACTS
- CLEAR COMMUNICATION
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