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answer four questions: (a) what will be done? (b) why is it an important thing to do? (c) what are the
objectives and scope of the work? and (d) how will it be done?
The following is a sample outline of a typical proposal-
1. Introduction – including a statement of the problem to be studied – why is it an important
thing to do?
2. Objectives of the work (a clear, concise statement).
3. Scope and limits of the project.
4. Preliminary survey of related work and literature.
5. Proposed procedure (may be a series of steps, task flow diagram, etc., including a schedule
for when the tasks will be done).
6. Sources of data to be used.
7. Anticipated results (i.e., what questions will the project answer, or what problems will be
solved; what benefits will result when the work is completed?).
8. Schedule of work by task.
9. Preliminary outline of the research report.
Project Phase: The actual work on the project is called the project phase. It is a good idea to keep a
diary or project log during the phase. It is a point where look back at what has been done and a look
forward at what remains to be done. It is also useful to write up rough statements of what has been
done occasionally to help later in the documentation phase.
Documentation Phase: The documentation phase or the preparation of the research should occur
continually during the project. The proposal and progress reports written during the project phase
can form the basis for much of the final document. The following is a general outline for a research
report. Of course, it is possible to deviate from this outline as the needs of the project dictate.
Beginning i.e. title page, abstract, key word list, table of contents, list of figures and tables,
Material: acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction – statement of the problem, hypotheses, why it is important, objectives of
the work, scope of the work
Chapter 2: Background and Literature Review – discuss related work and indicate how it relates to
report
Chapter 3: Procedure – describe the procedure used in project, data used, and how it was obtained
Chapter 4: Results – indicate what happened and interpret what it means
Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations – summarize conclusions and what they mean (i.e., answer
the question, “So what?”). What changes and further work do you recommend?
Invariably every research begins with a question or a problem of some sort. The aim of research is
to know ‘something more’ about ‘something’ or to discover answers to meaningful questions through
the application of scientific procedures. Legal research is not an exception to this general precept
of research. However, undertaking and executing legal research, as a systematic inquiry, is a
complex process. It involves a three-stage process. Each one of them warrants skill. The processes
are research planning (Planning Phase), research implementation (Project Phase), and presenting of
research findings (Documentation Phase).
Research planning requires the necessary sub-skills for: fact collection, legal analysis, legal
knowledge, problem identification, legal analysis, fact analysis, further fact collection, identification
of avenues of research, and generation of key (search) words. Research implementation, as the
second-stage processes, involves the skills pertaining to: identification of problems for resolution,
identification of relevant research source materials, location of the source materials, effective use

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