Writing a research proposal

A presentation for 2 Units in SOES 6018 and SOES 6060, on how to write a successful research proposal. This module aims to ensure that MSc Oceanography, MSc Marine Science, Policy & Law and MSc Marine Resource Management students are equipped with the skills they need to function as professional marine scientists, in addition to / in conjuction with the skills training in other MSc modules. The module covers training in fieldwork techniques, communication & research skills, IT & data analysis and professional development.

Writing Proposals

This presentation is for students on the 3rd year ECS Multimedia course where students run their own conference, and submit and review papers. The presentation explains how students should write a proposal for the course, and gives them examples of topics and types of paper that they might want to think about.

Report Writing (or a few useful things about writing)

Lecture Slides on the topic of report writing which incorporate a few in class activities. These slides deal with IEEE format referencing.Also briefly discusses academic integrity.

Writing a Technical Report for Electronic and Electrical Engineers

Has a mixture of factual information (conventions on how a report should be structured) and motivational information on improving writing and communication skills

A guide to writing formal technical reports

A guide to writing formal technical reports for IT and CS students

Voices for writing essays, reports, web pages, blogs etc.

Looks at the different ways we write for different audiences.

Academic writing

University of Southampton, Dyslexia Services have developed a range of academic study skills resources available to download. This resource supports academic writing skills.

Dissertation writing

University of Southampton, Dyslexia Services have developed a range of academic study skills resources available to download. This resource supports dissertation writing skills.

e-Research Methods Theme 8 Writing Your Research Proposal

A good research proposal provides a clear research question within the context of yours chosen research area. It should be presented with the full range of background relating to the topic, unambiguous aims and objectives, and a research methodology. It is assumed that a pre-requisite to completing this core theme is that you have already identified your research question, have conducted your literature review, identified how you will collect and analyse your data, and have planned how you will complete your research, either through discussions with your Masters/PhD supervisors, or the completion of the five core themes on this module ('Literature review', 'Choosing your research topic', 'Project Management' 'Collecting data' and 'Data analysis'.)

e-Research Methods Theme 8 Writing Research Proposal ZIP

Source files for theme 8

Supporting Writing

advice and links related to writing for engineers

writing guide - reports and dissertations

guidance notes on preparing a project report or masters dissertation

Age Continuum essay podcast

Participators Trevor Kettle and Yvonne Middlewick

Report writing:Organising, structuring and presenting your work

Guidance for students