1. CONTENT OF A RESEARCH PLAN
PRESENTED BY
DR.M.MUTHULAKSHMI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMERCE
A.P.C MAHALAXMI COLLEGE FORWOMEN
THOOTHUKUDI

2. INTRODUCTION
 The preparation of a research plan for a study aids in establishing direction to
the study and in knowing exactly what has to be done and how and when it has
to be done at every stage.
 Research plan aur or research design prescribes the boundaries of research
activities and enable the researcher channel kis energy in the right work.

3. CONTENT OF RESEARCH DESIGN
1. Introduction
2. Statement of the problem
3. Review of the previous studies
4. Scope of the study
5. Objectives of the study.
6. Conceptual model
7. Hypotheses
8. Operational definition of concepts
9. Significance of the study
10. Geographical area to be covered

4. CONTD…
11. Reference period
12. Methodology
13. Sampling plan or design
14. Tools for gathering data
15. Plan of analysis
16. Chapter scheme
17. Time budget
18. Financial budget

5. ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD RESEARCH DESIGN
 It is a plan that specifies the objectives of the study and the hypothesis to be tested
 It is an outline that specifies the sources and types of information relevant to the
research question
 It is a blueprint specifying the methods to be adopted for gathering and analysing the
data.
 It is a scheme defining the domain of generalizability i.e, whether the obtained
information can be generalized p a larger population are to different situations

6. Thank you