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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE PROPOSAL

1.0 FORMAT OF PRELIMINARY PAGES OF A PROPOSAL

a) Cover Page
 This page should be paginated
 All wording should be single-spaced and in uppercase.
 The title at the cover page to be bold and font size is 14. Items will be arranged in
the following sequence:
- Title should be focused, informative and not more than 20 words.
- Full name of student followed by highest qualification in standard
abbreviation in brackets.
- Registration number of student below name.

Then followed by the following writing:-

Project

A Project Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the
Degree of (specify, e.g. Master of Arts) in the School of Visual and Performing Arts of Kenyatta
University.

b) Student Declaration Page

To have the following writings in Font 12 (Times New Roman):

“This Proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other
University.” Then the Student signs below his/her name with registration number in brackets
followed by the date.

Example: Name: A. N. Other (M66/201023/10)


Signature:_______________________
Date:___________________________

Supervisors: This Proposal has been submitted for review with our approval as University
Supervisors. Then the Supervisors signs after his name and department then
followed by the date.

Example: Prof. A. N. Other


Department of Art and Design
Signature_________________
Date:_____________________

c) Table of Contents
The table of contents should capture main tittles and subtitles (up to three levels) in the text
(proposal/thesis).

The table of contents, list of tables/list of plates/music scores and list of figures need to be
computer generated and listed sequentially.

d) Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations and acronyms may be included in the proposal if necessary.

e) Operational Definition of Terms

These refer to terminologies as used within the context of the document and are not generated
from regular dictionary. These should come immediately after the abbreviations and acronyms.

f) Abstract
All proposals must have an abstract which is an overview of the entire proposal.
It should:
 not exceed 500 words,
 be single-spaced and not paragraphed
 contain no citation.
It is the last item of the prefaratory pages just before Chapter One.

2.0 FORMAT OF MAIN BODY OF PROPOSAL

Each major section e.g. Introduction should start on a new page.

Note: Headings and subheadings of the main body of the proposal to follow as indicated
below where applicable.

1.0 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION


It should start with an introduction which specifies the subtitles of content
covered.
1.1 Background to the Study (introduces subject area under study and current
situation).
1.2 Statement of the Problem (to be precise and focused).
1.3 Objectives of Study (specific, achievable and preferably not exceeding
four objectives).
1.4 Research Questions/Hypotheses/Assumptions (where applicable)
1.5 Significance/Justification (to explain the benefits and the beneficiaries of
the findings of the study).
1.6 Delimitations/ Scope of the Study (Gives the extent to which the study
will be carried out).
1.7 Limitation (Anticipated/experienced shortcomings).

2.0 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

 The Literature Review should start with an introduction which specifies


the subtitles of content covered.
 Within this section, student should demonstrate evidence of understanding
of current research on the subject under investigation and show clear gaps
in knowledge that will be discussed.
 Appropriate themes for this chapter can be developed using the specific
objectives of the study.

2.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK


 The theoretical framework guiding the study should be discussed here.
Literature review should address the specific objectives or objective of the
study.
 The literature review should be consistent with the requirements of the
title (internal consistency) and aspects of the introduction e.g. background
to the study.
 The literature review should be properly cited, paraphrased and critiqued.
 The Literature review should have a summary of identified gaps.
 Endeavour to use current referred sources such as books, journals,
periodicals, artworks, audio-visual materials, scores and recordings as
much as possible.

3.0 CHAPTER (THREE): METHODOLOGY

The Methodology section should start with an introduction which specifies the
subtitles of content covered. This Chapter highlights methodological details
appropriate to the study. They include:

3.1 Research Design (State and justify the chosen design).


3.2 The Physical Area of Study (State where the study will be located and
why it was chosen)
3.3 Target/Accessible population (Describe the accessible target population).
3.4 Sampling Techniques (Explain the Sampling techniques used for the
study)
3.5 Sample Size (explain the sample size-(unit of analysis) and explain how it
will be determined).
3.6 Research Instruments (Justify the choice of instruments that will be used
in the study and how they will be constructed and what they are meant to
achieve).
3.7 Pre Testing - Use relevant statistics techniques to conduct pretesting
(where applicable).
3.8 Validity and Reliability (determine validity and reliability accordingly).
3.9 Data Collection Techniques (Explain how data will be collected).
3.10 Data Analysis (researcher should explain and justify procedure for
analyzing data).
3.11 Logistical and Ethical Considerations.
3.12 Conceptual framework and Measurement of variables (explain the
variables and how they will be determined/measured).

4.0 REFERENCES

Reference should be single-spaced and listed alphabetically in the reference list. For citations
within the text, the format of author and year of publication is recommended.
Use latest American Psychology Association (APA) style of referencing.

5.0 APPENDICES

They will include such items as Work Plan, Budget, Maps, and Questionnaires. These must be
numbered sequentially e.g. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, etc.

6.0 PROPOSAL PRESENTATION DETAILS

(a) Typing
6.1 Typing: All proposals in the School should be typed in font 12 (Times New
Roman) on A4 size paper, 1.5 spacing, on one side of the page and based on the
British English.

6.2 Page margins: Page margins will be as follows: left 40 mm (1.5 inches) and all
other sides 25 mm (1 inch);

6.3 Page numbering: e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc should be top right or bottom centre and start on
the INTRODUCTION page. All prefaratory pages except cover page should
have Roman numbering system (i.e. i, ii, iii, etc) in a sequential manner

6.4 Page numbers: The proposal should not exceed 20 pages for a Masters thesis and 30
pages for a PhD thesis, excluding references and appendices.

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