Proposal Writing Guide

TITLE / WORKING TITLE
Research Title - Summarize the main study area. Main research interest area. From that you plan to do study.
• Impact of Social Media Application usability / Usage of Social Media Apps / impact for the people
Assess impact of social media apps on mental health of Adolescents
• Digital Assistants (Siri/Cortana) / impact on HCI / impact on Man-machine-interaction

Impact of Digital Assistant in order to improve man machine interaction.
• Healthcare / Mobile application / Patient Management process

Assess Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management process.
Assess the impact of healthcare mobile application on Wellness of human being.
• IOT Based telemedicine and Patient Management

Assess the impact of IOT Based Telemedicine System in order to improve the patient management process.
• IOT / Travel and Tourism / Destination management / provide better service / enhance the experience
Assess the impact of Internet of things (IoT) based Destination Management Systems in order to enhance tourism (industry
/ Experience): Case study in Sri Lanka.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
Research objectives should be closely related to the statement of the problem / working title and summarise
what you hope will be achieved by the study. Objective normally start with “To”
To assess the impact of IOT Based Telemedicine System in order to improve the patient management process.
To assess Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management process.
Optionally you can give a brief introduction here, which support your research title/ study area. This may be
limit with one paragraph.
SUBOBJECTIVE
Subobjective or Specific objectives (SO) means break down the general objective into smaller, logically
connected parts that systematically address the various aspects of the problem. Subobjective(s) also start with
“To”
• Ease of Use feature

• Analytical Skill
• Security Features
SO1. To assess Impact of Ease-of-Use feature of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient
management process.
SO2. To assess Impact of Analytical Skill of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management
process.
SO3. To assess Impact of Security feature of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management
process.
RESEARCH QUESTION
Convert the objective and Subobjective(s) into the question format. This is where researcher try to answer.
We use “RQ” to identify them. i.e. RQ1, RQ3
Main objective will be the RQ1.
Sub Objective 1 (SO1) will be the RQ2.
You can formulate the research questions by using “What”, “How Does.”
• What is Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management process?
• How does Healthcare Mobile apps impact to improve patient management process?
RQ1. What is Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient management process?
RQ2. What is Impact of Ease-of-Use feature of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient
management process?
RQ3.
RQ4.
HYPOTHESIS
A research hypothesis is a specific, clear, and testable proposition or predictive statement about the possible
outcome of a scientific research study based on a particular property of a population, such as presumed
differences between groups on a particular variable or relationships between variables. There we have two;
Call Alternative Hypothesis and Null Hypothesis
Always link with research objective and subobjective(s) another way this link to research questions (RQ) also.
Alternative Hypothesis
Alternative Hypothesis (H1, or H2, H3 etc. Read as H One, H Two) – where researcher try to prove.
Null Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis (always H0; Read as H Naught) - where researcher try to disprove.
Main Objective > RQ1 > H1 and H0

Subobjective 1(SO1) > RQ2 > H2 and H0
H1. Healthcare Mobile apps impact to improve patient management process.
H0. Healthcare Mobile app does not impact to improve patient management process.
H2. Ease of Use feature of Healthcare Mobile impact to improve patient management process.
H0. Ease of Use feature of Healthcare Mobile does not impact to improve patient management process.
H3.
H0.
H4.
H0.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Add following details; but not limit to them
Brief introduction
• Is about your work only.
• Don’t put What is call literature review, what is call research
Objective
Example How IOT Based Telemedicine System relate to the patient management process.
What other researchers and research discuss these points in your words.
Sub Objective
• SO1
• SO2
• SO3
Dependent variable
The term “mHealth” was introduce by Robert S.H Istepanian, who mention it as “emerging mobile
communications and network technologies for healthcare” (Istepanian & Lacal, 2003). mHealth is a system
or application that use of mobile and wireless telecommunication technologies, in order to improve the
healthcare quality, efficiency and process (Sing & Landman, 2017)
According to the Sing & Landman (2017), mHealth is a system or application that use of mobile and wireless
telecommunication technologies, in order to improve the healthcare quality, efficiency and process.
Sing & Landman (2017) identified in their research, mHealth as a system or application that use of mobile
and wireless telecommunication technologies, in order to improve the healthcare quality, efficiency and
process.
Conceptual Framework
Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps
• Ease of Use feature

improve patient management process
• Analytical Skill
• Security feature
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / METHODOLOGY / RESEARCH ONION
EXPLANATION
• You can use any or many as much as relevant literatures to support your
methods.
• Use appropriate examples from your research work to justify / evaluate the
methods.
According to Saunders et al (2007), research onion provides systematic approach

for the research. During this study, researcher use Saunders research onion to
explain the research methodology. This includes six layers call, (1). Philosophy;
(2). Approach; (3). Strategy; (4) Choices; (5). Time Horizon and (6) Data
Collection and Analysis tools (Saunders et al, 2007)
Philosophy
• Briefly explain the philosophy in your words.
• Discuss / explain the available options of each layer.
Positivism
• What is positivism?
• Features / advantages/ disadvantages
Realism
Pragmatism
Interpretivism
Mention clearly,
• What you have selected with your own examples of applicability and
• Why you have selected.
• Optionally, why you are not select the other(s)
This research is mainly based on Scientific method; therefore, researcher select

positivism. Positivism includes research questions and hypothesis.
Following is an example of a research question that researcher trying answer
through this study.
RQ1. What is Impact of Healthcare Mobile apps in order to improve patient
management process?
Further, Researcher trying to prove the hypothesis and example mention in below.
H2. Ease of Use feature of Healthcare Mobile impact to improve patient
management process.
H0. Ease of Use feature of Healthcare Mobile does not impact to improve patient
management process.
Why you are not select other(s)

May be study relate issue / Time relate issue etc….
LIRETARURE REVIEW
PART 1 – Proposal
• Main Objective
• Every Sub Objective
• Methodology (Saunders research Onion) for the support
PART 2 – Final Report
• Main Objective
• Every Sub Objective
• Methodology (Saunders research Onion)
• Recommendation – For support and justification
• Conclusions – For support and justification

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TITLE / WORKING TITLE

• Digital Assistants (Siri/Cortana) / impact on HCI / impact on Man-machine-interaction

• Healthcare / Mobile application / Patient Management process

• IOT Based telemedicine and Patient Management

• Ease of Use feature

Main objective will be the RQ1.

Sub Objective 1 (SO1) will be the RQ2.

Main Objective > RQ1 > H1 and H0

• Is about your work only.

• Don’t put What is call literature review, what is call research

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

• Ease of Use feature

According to Saunders et al (2007), research onion provides systematic approach

This research is mainly based on Scientific method; therefore, researcher select

Why you are not select other(s)

PART 2 – Final Report

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