Research project planner template

Contents

1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................1

2 Appendix A – Research project planner..............................................................................2

1 Introduction
I have discussed with Dr Khadijah Mohamed, and understand the need for careful planning
and management of a research project and identified a number of key activities that i should
include when developing my project plan.

At timeline, I have created an outline project plan. It identifies key activities at each stage
and possible deliverables (outputs) as a checklist to help myself develop my own project
plan and timeline.

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2 Appendix A – Research project planner
Stage Activity Estimated Start End Deliverable
duration date date
Confirmed research
Research Finalise research problem/questions
design and problem/questions
Draft research design section for
planning Develop research design final report
Research proposal/ethical
Prepare research proposal approval
submission
Search, capture and Notes and other output from the
Literature synthesise review
review relevant literature process
Prepare draft literature Draft literature review section for
review final report
Data
collection Finalise sampling plan Sampling plan
Develop data collection Draft data collection instruments
instrument
Finalised data collection
Pre-test/pilot data collection instrument
instrument
Carry out data collection Raw data
Draft data collection section for
Write up data collection final report
Data ready (e.g. interview
Data analysis Prepare data for analysis transcripts) for
analysis
Notes and other output from
Analyse data analysis
Draft data analysis and findings
Draw conclusions/ section final
recommendations report
Writing up Final draft of report Final draft
Review draft with supervisor Notes of feedback
Final editing Final report
Printing, binding and final Final submission of report
submission

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