Preliminary pages
❖ Blank Page
❖ Cover Page
❖ Declaration and Approval
❖ Acknowledgement
❖ Dedication
❖ Abstract
❖ Table of Contents
❖ List of Figures
❖ List of Tables
❖ Definition of Key Terms
Chapter One - Introduction
❖ Chapter Introduction
❖ Motivation & Background - 1 and half page (at least)
❖ Background of Research
❖ Problem Statement
❖ Aim of Research
❖ Objectives of the Research
❖ Justification of Research
❖ Scope of Research
❖ Research Organization
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter Two - Review of Related Work
❖ Chapter Introduction
❖ History of the Research Topic
❖ Review of Related Prototypes, Systems [from global to local]
❖ Emerging Trends and Patterns in the Research Area
❖ Research Gap to be Filled by Your Research
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter Three - Research Methodology
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❖ Chapter Introduction
❖ Methodology for Literature Review
❖ Methodology for Requirement Specification, Data Collection and Analysis
Techniques e.g. Interviews, Questionnaires.
❖ Methodology for System Analysis (Current System); DFD, Context
Diagram, Flow Charts
❖ Methodology for System Design (Proposed System); Database design,
DFD, Context diagram, Flow Charts, Sequence Diagram, Collaboration
Diagrams, Use Case, Pseudocodes e.t.c, Early System Prototypes (I/O
Design)
❖ Methodology for System Implementation; Back End, Front End and
Database Technologies to be used
❖ Methodology for System Testing; Testing Plan, Testing Techniques
❖ Methodology for System Deployment
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter Four - System Analysis
❖ Chapter Introduction
❖ Description of the Current Systems, its Strengths and Weakness
❖ Feasibility Study & its Conclusion
❖ Data I/O Analysis - Data Captured by the Current System,
Relationship Between the Data, Outputs From the System
❖ Process Logic Design of the Current System; Flow Charts,
Context Diagrams & DFDS
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter - Five - System Design of the Proposed System
❖ Introduction
❖ Description of the Proposed Systems, its Strengths and
Weakness
❖ Requirement Analysis (Functional, Nonfunctional, User,
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Usability e.t.c).
❖ Conceptual Architecture of the Proposed System
❖ Process Logic design of the Proposed; Use Case, Activity
Diagram, Sequence and Class Diagrams, Flow Charts, Context
Diagrams, DFDS
❖ Database Design: ER, Normalization and Data Dictionary
❖ I/O of the Proposed System (Mock Up Screens)
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter Six - Implementation System & Testing
❖ Chapter Introduction
❖ System Screenshots (at most 4)
❖ Testing Plan
❖ Evaluation Plan
❖ Chapter Summary
Chapter Seven - Conclusions, Findings & Recommendations
❖ Introduction
❖ Conclusion
❖ Challenges Encountered.
❖ Future Recommendations
❖ Chapter Conclusion
References/Bibliography
Appendix: e.g. Sample questionnaires, sample interviews,
budget schedule, time schedule, sample code (at most 2
pages)
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Additional Information
❖ Chapter one, two, three and references forms the research
proposal
❖ All paragraphs should be justified, 1.5 spaced and done in times
new roman, size 12.
❖ All figures should be labelled and cited
❖ All tables should be well labelled
❖ Each idea should be on specific paragraphs
❖ Problem statement should be written in continuous Prowse and
not bullets
❖ Research justification should be anchored on existing
researches and not assumptions
❖ Research scope should specify target organization and
features to be implemented by the proposed system
❖ Use the APA referencing style
