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RESEARCH PLAN
WRITESHOP
DON KING O. EVANGELISTA, LPT
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The research
plan is your • SUBMITTED BEFORE YOU DO
YOUR EXPERIMENTATION

(former) • VALIDATED AND APPROVED

BY SCHOOL RESEARCH
research COMMITTEE AND THE DIVISION
RESEARCH COMMITTEE.
proposal.

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Parts of a Research Plan

• Rationale
• Research Question(s), Hypotheses, Engineering Goal(s),
Expected Outcomes
• Procedures
• Risk and Safety
• Data Analysis
• Bibliography (major references)
Reference:
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Rationale
Background of the
 Include a brief synopsis of the study (product of
background that supports your research RRL)
problem and explain why this research is
important and if applicable, explain any Significance of the
societal impact of your research. study
 DRAMATIZE the need for your research.
(FLOAT THE NEED) Statement of the
problem
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RESEARCH QUESTION(S), HYPOTHESIS(ES),
ENGINEERING GOAL(S), EXPECTED OUTCOMES

 How is this BASED on the rationale? Statement of the

problem
 Aligned to your background.
 Identify
first your INDEPENDENT variable, Research
DEPENDENT variable and constant Hypotheses
variables.

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Research Topic: Coconut Water in Prolonging

Vase-life of Rose
Interrogative: Can coconut water be used in
prolonging vase-life of roses?
Declarative: Coconut water potentials in
prolonging vase-life of roses should be explored
and evaluated.
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Goal:
(1) To determine the number of days in the vase and visible changes in
characteristics of roses subjected to coconut water treatments and
(2) To compare these data from the coconut water treatments to those data from
plain water.
Expected Outcomes:
Roses under coconut water treatments will have longer vase-life as compared to
roses with only plain water.
Hypothesis:
If roses under coconut water treatments extend the number of days, with minimum
visible changes in characteristics, as compared to plain water, then coconut water
is effective in prolonging the vase-life of roses.
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Procedures

 Detail all procedures and experimental

design including methods for data
collection. Describe only your project. Do
not include work done by mentor or others.
 Backed up by RRL (and properly cited). Methodology
 Written in future tense and in paragraphs.
 Flowcharts CAN be added but NOT
required.
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Reference: Asl SA, Mousavi M, Labbafi M (2017) Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxymethyl
Cellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse. J Food Process Technol 8: 687.
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SPECIFIC

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 Reference: Asl SA, Mousavi M, Labbafi M (2017) Synthesis and 10
Characterization of Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Sugarcane
Bagasse. J Food Process Technol 8: 687.

PROPERLY CITED

Specific CONCENTRATIONS, VOLUMES, MASSES

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Risk and Safety

- this discusses the risks that may be involved in the whole research - should
be written in paragraph form - copies of international/local standards or
procedures can be attached –

 The research plan should answer the following questions:

1. Are there risks involved in preparing the coconut water treatments, roses and other
materials needed for the research (eg. special chemicals, microorganisms, etc)?
2. If yes, what are existing rules and regulations that control these risks?
3. How will these risks be effectively handled during the whole duration?
Materials Safety Data Sheet
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Data Analysis

- this presents how data gathered from the whole

research are to be analyzed
- What statistical tests to be used?
(Descriptive/Inferential)
- What LEVEL of measurement will you measure?
(Nominal/Ordinal/Interval/Ratio)
- You can cross-reference it with other researches.
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Bibliography

 Include at least 5 major references (books, science

journals or credible internet sites)
 Use Chicago Manual of Style format
 DO NOT USE NUMBERINGS or BULLETS
 Arrange alphabetically according to author’s
surname.

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Title
 This should be written LAST.
 The title should reflect (1) your independent and
dependent variable; (2) your bio-assay/test to be
done; (3) what you intend to find.
 Stunning yet simple.
 Intriguing yet innovative.

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