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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SoPH)
PO BOX 62000-00200 NAIROBI TEL. (067) 52711 EXT 2226
I. RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT
A) Title page
Should include:
i. Title
- Should be a reflection of the contents of the document.
- Fully explanatory when standing alone.
- Should not contain redundancies such as ‘a study of…..or ‘an investigation of……
- Abbreviations should not appear in the title.
- Scientific names should be in italics.
- Should contain not more than 20 words.
ii. Author’s name and affiliation
- Preferred order of names- start with 1st, middle followed by last name.
- Full names should be used, initials should be avoided.
- Titles like Dr. should not appear in the names.
Affiliation should be well illustrated i.e. ‘A research proposal submitted in the Department of
….., School of ……….. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree
Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in…….. in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture
and Technology.’
The year should follow at the bottom of the caption.
1
,Note:
For proposals (spiral bound) the cover page should include the title, author and affiliation (all on
one page) and centered.
Page number does not appear on the title page
B) Declaration: Should include both the candidate’s and the supervisor’s declaration and duly
signed.
This proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other
University
…………………. …………………
Signature Date
This proposal has been submitted for examination with my/our approval as University
Supervisors
1.
……………… ……………….
Signature Date
2.
……………… ……………….
Signature Date
3.
C) Dedication (Optional)
D) Table of contents: The rubric should be in title case and single spaced.
This begins on a new page. It should assist the reader to know quickly and
clearly, how the proposal is organized. There must be consistency in the use of
headings and subheadings.
- The chapter titles should be in caps and bold.
- The subheadings should follow each chapter title and should be in title case.
- Subheading of rows should be – Chapters & Pages indicated once at the top of each
2
, column e.g.
PAGE
Declaration…………………………………………………ii
Dedication……………………………………………………
.
.
CHAPTER 1 …………………………………………….1
1.0 Introduction ……………………………..1
1.1 Background Information………………………..1
1.2 Statement of the problem……………..………2
.
.
.
.
References……………………….
Appendices…………………………………
Table of contents should be followed by:
- List of figures or list of tables- Should be labeled as per the chapters in which they are
found e.g. the first figure in chapter one should be labeled as Figure 1.1
E) List of Tables (if any)
F) List of Figures (if any)
G) List of Appendices
H) Abbreviation and Acronyms (if any)
I) Definition of terms (if any)
- Define terms in the text that are not common id any.
J) Abstract: A brief statement on background of the problem, general objective, Summary of
methodology (ie study site, design, study population, sample size, instruments/tool, data
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SoPH)
PO BOX 62000-00200 NAIROBI TEL. (067) 52711 EXT 2226
I. RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT
A) Title page
Should include:
i. Title
- Should be a reflection of the contents of the document.
- Fully explanatory when standing alone.
- Should not contain redundancies such as ‘a study of…..or ‘an investigation of……
- Abbreviations should not appear in the title.
- Scientific names should be in italics.
- Should contain not more than 20 words.
ii. Author’s name and affiliation
- Preferred order of names- start with 1st, middle followed by last name.
- Full names should be used, initials should be avoided.
- Titles like Dr. should not appear in the names.
Affiliation should be well illustrated i.e. ‘A research proposal submitted in the Department of
….., School of ……….. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree
Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in…….. in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture
and Technology.’
The year should follow at the bottom of the caption.
1
,Note:
For proposals (spiral bound) the cover page should include the title, author and affiliation (all on
one page) and centered.
Page number does not appear on the title page
B) Declaration: Should include both the candidate’s and the supervisor’s declaration and duly
signed.
This proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other
University
…………………. …………………
Signature Date
This proposal has been submitted for examination with my/our approval as University
Supervisors
1.
……………… ……………….
Signature Date
2.
……………… ……………….
Signature Date
3.
C) Dedication (Optional)
D) Table of contents: The rubric should be in title case and single spaced.
This begins on a new page. It should assist the reader to know quickly and
clearly, how the proposal is organized. There must be consistency in the use of
headings and subheadings.
- The chapter titles should be in caps and bold.
- The subheadings should follow each chapter title and should be in title case.
- Subheading of rows should be – Chapters & Pages indicated once at the top of each
2
, column e.g.
PAGE
Declaration…………………………………………………ii
Dedication……………………………………………………
.
.
CHAPTER 1 …………………………………………….1
1.0 Introduction ……………………………..1
1.1 Background Information………………………..1
1.2 Statement of the problem……………..………2
.
.
.
.
References……………………….
Appendices…………………………………
Table of contents should be followed by:
- List of figures or list of tables- Should be labeled as per the chapters in which they are
found e.g. the first figure in chapter one should be labeled as Figure 1.1
E) List of Tables (if any)
F) List of Figures (if any)
G) List of Appendices
H) Abbreviation and Acronyms (if any)
I) Definition of terms (if any)
- Define terms in the text that are not common id any.
J) Abstract: A brief statement on background of the problem, general objective, Summary of
methodology (ie study site, design, study population, sample size, instruments/tool, data
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