Research Proposal and Research Report are two terms that often confuse student researchers. Even though they might sound similar, there is a difference between the two, and the main difference is the period when it has to be produced during the course of the research work.
Main difference between the two:
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- A research proposal describes the proposed research and research design. What and how is the student planning to do? It describes what the researcher intends to do in his/her research study.
- A research report describes the completed research, including the findings, conclusion, and recommendations. It basically describes the whole research study
When is it to be submitted?
- A research proposal is written before the collection and analysis of data (basically before the main body of work begins).
- A research report is submitted after the competition of the whole research project (after most of the work is completed).
Main Sections
A research proposal usually contains the following segments/sections:
- Introduction (provide the context/background)
- Literature Review (what literature already exists in that area)
- Research Methods and Methodology (how are you going to collect the data)
- Research question (What question are you trying to answer)
- Aims and Objectives (various objectives of the research)
- List of Reference
A research report will have all the sections listed above, but it will also include additional sections such as:
- Findings (of the research)
- Analysis (of the research)
- Conclusions (of the research)
- Shortcomings (observed)
- Recommendations (suggested)
Because of the additional sections, Research reports tend to be longer than research proposals.
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