A master dissertation proposal is essentially an outline for the research project to come. It allows you, your instructor, and your reader to be aware of what you want to do and how you plan on succeeding with it. They need to decide if the project will be worth it and that it will not be a waste of time and effort. With this proposal, the more time and success you will have when you do the actual research assignment.

The first thing that needs to be done is that you need to choose a topic, one that is narrow enough to focus all of your time and research on, as opposed to having numerous components to deal with. Once you have decided on your topic, consider the following: the problem, hypothesis, or question that is the basis of your paper; the importance of your research; the significance that prior research has had on your topic; the possible approaches or methods that you can use; the potential outcomes of the research and the importance of each one.

If you are unable to write out your topic in a clear statement of a few sentences, then you need to revise and clarify the topic. It cannot be written in vague terms, but written specifically. You will need to justify what you are doing and why you think it is worth your time and effort; state how it is significant to something larger than itself. It will also help to understand what has gone on in research prior to your attempts.

Decide on what methods to use throughout the research and why they are helpful and relevant. Briefly discuss the methods that would not work and why not. You need to be able to back up your reasoning, having concrete methods of reaching what you hope to. Use a literature review to help support your information. The more sources you have, the more convincing your paper will be. Remember to restate everything in your conclusion, include results, analysis, and the final conclusion.