The document outlines essential aspects of project planning for a research proposal in the Master of Clinical Laboratory Sciences program. It emphasizes the importance of planning ahead to define goals, organize tasks, and anticipate obstacles, along with creating a detailed budget. Additionally, it highlights the significance of identifying funding sources before proposal submission.

1. Program: Master of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(Molecular Diagnostics)
Course: Research Methods I: Building a Proposal
Lecture 2:
Project planning

2.  When to plan?
 Why planning is important?
 How to plan?
 For how long;/ timetable
How muchit will cost/budget
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3. Project planning should always precede
proposal writing
When to plan?

4. Why planning ahead is important?
• Determine your Goals
• Organize your project into steps, specific tasks, and time frames
• Brainstorm possible obstacles and solutions

6. How to plan?
Start End
START = your current state (Your knowledge, Previous research and Your
resources)
END = your goals/ outcomes

7. Timetable

8. Budget
 The budget is a line item (tabular) representation of the
expenses associated with the proposal project.
 Typical divisions of the line item (tabular) budget are
personnel, equipment, supplies, services, travel, and
indirect costs

9. Budget
 To create your research budget you need :
 List your activities
 Check the rules (what is allowed and what is not)
 Cost each item
 Justify them

10. Budget

11. Final thoughts
You Project plan is just “a plan”, be prepared to
make modifications !
Themost common error in planning a research
project is planning to do too much !

12. Identifying funding sources

13. Funding
 You have an idea
 You developed your research plan
 You start thinking about writing your proposal
The first thing to consider before writing up your proposal is
to decide where to submit it, why?

14. Funding
 You have an idea
 You developed your research plan
 You start thinking about writing your proposal
The first thing to consider before writing up your proposal is
to decide where to submit it, why?

15. Funding