A project protocol
This is the procedure that a project will follow. The
protocol is an essential part of the planning of a project, and can act as
a framework for discussion between the GPR and Trainer.
What should be in a project protocol?
- Introduction
- Title
- The project question
- Why it is important and interesting
- Existing literature
- What is already known about this topic
- What methodologies are appropriate to this study
- Methods
- What methodology is being followed
- Who are the subjects
- How are they sampled and recruited
- What data is to be collected, how and by whom
- What is the sequence of the project
- Results
- What form will the results take
- How will they be presented
- Who is the audience
- What difference will the results make
The project question
This is the key. If you are planning a project you must get this
right. All the other items in the protocol depend on the nature of the
question and flow from it in a logical way.
The question should be:
- Important
- Interesting
- Focused
- Answerable
See also more detailed information on preparing
your project.
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