Question

What did you enjoy the most about developing an original research proposal? What was the most challenging aspect? Do you plan to follow-through with this study? Why or why not? Feel free to share any other thoughts relating to your study's future.

Answer 1

What did you enjoy the most about developing an original research proposal?

The part I enjoyed most was the literature review. It gave me an opportunity to learn more about the past developments in my area of research. It gave me great insights into how I should proceed with my research and what should be my research question.

What was the most challenging aspect?

The most challenging aspect was the coming up with the research proposal itself. It had to be a brief document and it had to be condensed. All the effort that was put in, took a lot of editing in order to condense it enough to put it in as a research proposal.

Do you plan to follow through with this study?

Yes, I do plan to follow through with this study.

(Alternately, if you do not plan to, please include your reason why you don't wish to pursue it in the below answer. I am unaware of your personal reasons for this question.)

Why or why not?

I believe there is scope for me to acquire data and test my hypothesis in order to arrive at a useful research outcome. It will be a great learning experience for me and help me grow in my area of research.

Feel free to share any other thoughts relating to your study's future.

1. I'd like to learn more about how to budget the resources for my research as in which will be more affordable. Say, for example, laboratory research or field study. This will help me pursue my study without worrying about the financial constraints.
2. I'd like more guidance about how I should go about with my hypothesis, whether a quantitative approach will suffice or should qualitative measures should be included and the likes.
3. A better understanding of the institutional references and how to go about choosing my reading material would be helpful too.