Before you get down to the business of writing your prospectus, you will want to be well versed in whatever deadlines and guidelines the institution to whom you are writing has put forth. Each institution has its own way of doing things, and you are very likely to run into forms and formats that are absolutely required in order for your prospectus to be considered at all. It is much better to be aware of these before you begin writing than to discover them somewhere in the middle of your project when you won t necessarily have time to make the needed changes.
Sections
At a minimum, you should have the following sections included in your prospectus: an introduction, description of the research you intend to do, the procedures you will use, research justification, and a section for works that will be cited. If you are going to be seeking funding, a section on costs should be included as well. Putting your prospectus into these categories before you begin will help you to keep things organized and flowing correctly during the rest of the process. Here are some of the sections you should include and what they should contain:
1. Introduction. Give your readers a brief rundown of the history of your subject, and perhaps an explanation of any vernacular you are gong to be using. Tell your audience in this section what it is that you are going to research and why.
2. Description of Research. Here is where you will delve a little deeper into your project. Put forth your hypothesis here and explain a little bit more than you did in the introduction what your research is about. A little bit of repetition with the introduction is understandable and fine.
3. Procedures. Here is where you give your readers an outline of what your research methods will be. If there are any specialized methodologies and research techniques, feel free to put them in this section. Here is where you get into the hows, whens, and wheres of your project. Give as much detail as you feel is necessary while keeping the prospectus readable.
4. Justification. This means just what it says. In this section you must give your readers a reason that you are undertaking this study. What you want to emphasize here is the originality of your study, and the benefits that will be seen by its successful completion.
5. Works Cited. This will not be complete b the prospectus stage, but it is important that you show some preliminary research has taken place, and that you know something about your topic. Showing that there is previous work in your field demonstrates interest as well.
6. Costs. If you are seeking a grant or other funding, spend some time estimating costs and itemize them here.
Editing
Do everything in your power to make sure that your prospectus is free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Get some trusted friends to give it a read, or if need be, hire an editorial professional.
Printing and Binding
As far as printing, you should use only the best quality laser printers. When you are looking at binding, you can use a three ring binder, plastic report covers, or even a simple stapler. The easier it is to read, navigate and keep in the correct order, the better.
Author Resource:-
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
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