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Prospectus (a.k.a. proposal)

Draft Template

(ANTH/SOC 416/516 for a qualitative project)

1. Title Page and Summary-abstract

a. begin with a title page and summary-abstract paragraph.

b. summary-abstract should define problem and/or your intention.

c. include description of procedures.

d. keep it short, try around 100 words.

2. Introduction

a. clearly define the problem, aim, and/or scope of study. Why is it a unique, exciting

and important project?

Use a “grabber” statement or image; make it

persuasive.

b. list the key research questions and/or topics that will be addressed by the

project.

c. provide appropriate background, setting the stage, i.e., what led up to this

proposal?

d. identify the possible benefits of the study, to the collaborators, interviewees, host

community, and/or the anthropological discipline.

3. Literature Review

a. cite key relevant professional literature.

Convey your knowledge of the topic and

it relevance, and annotate your literature review with a brief paragraph

synopsis of each citation, showing how each source is applicable to your

particular study (for our project, cite and provide summary of 3-4 sources).

b. sources can address (broadly and/or specifically) the subject/topic of the

research, as well as the methodology used in researching the subject. The

more directly relevant the citation is to your topic and/or methodology, the

better.

4. Research Design - Procedures

a. identify the possible collaborative nature and interdisciplinary scope of the project.

b. identify key research questions and if appropriate, project hypothesis.

c. anchor your research in the appropriate theoretical paradigm (e.g., constructionist

or positivist, depending on the audience; do not overtly state your theory

base).

d. if positivist, define main concepts and variables (operationalize), and address issues

of reliability and validity criteria.

e. if constructionist, discuss why this approach best given topic, and address issues of

authenticity and trustworthiness criteria.

f. how will interviewee(s) be selected, discuss the nature of sampling techniques

used.

g. specify how information/data will be gathered. The modes of inquiry (e.g., key

consultant interviewee, unstructured/semi-structured interviews,

participant/observational, archival, etc.).

h. specify how information/data will be analyzed and/or interpreted.

Prospectus Draft Template

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