Type: Research proposal

Subject: Other / environmental management

Topic: Writer’s choice

Style: MLA

Number of pages: 6 pages/double spaced (1650 words)

PowerPoint slides: 0

Additional: None

Number of source/references: 6

Order instructions:

1500 -2000 words

My research proposal is about BIOGAS. This project mostly talks about how using BIOGAS is a way to manage the environment.

This experiment is focused on saving the environmental fuel and reducing the unsustainable waste, the declination of fossil fuel, and

 

global climate change,… by using Biofuel – Biogas.

 

First thing, I will give some information about my project’s background:

 

what is biogas?

 

what is the difference between biogas and natural gas or chemical gas?

 

where is biogas used for?

 

how is biogas created?

 

how does it affect to the environment?

 

does biogas have any negative effect?

 

why is using biogas a good way to save the environment?

 

….(more)

 

The next step, focuses on specific background for my project’s model:

 

which type of food waste produces more biogas?

 

how does the amount of food affect how much biogas it produces?

 

can biogas produce more energy more than regular gas? …

 

The third one is my project’s model: I will make my own biofuel by using the food waste from my home’s kitchen. And then, the

 

gas that is produced will be collected. And I will make a report to compare my results to my hypothesis.

 

After that I do some more research to get information about successful biogas models in the U.S. also on the world, that they’ve

 

already administered widely in life.

 

The main purpose is focusing on how the biofuel- biogas helps protect the environment.

 

General format:

Introduction: Explain the reasons for carrying out the work, outline the essential background and clearly state the nature of the hypothesis. Keep it to the point and make sure your introduction directly relates to the hypothesis you have tested. Clearly state your thesis by the end of your introduction. This is a good place to establish a clear connection between your project and Environmental Management. Citations for research should be in the format (author year) in the body of your text. Refer to skill C1, (a) and (b) in the Assessment Criteria for Coursework form.

Methodology: Describe the plan you used to collect data to test your hypothesis. Provide sufficient details of the techniques employed to enable the work to be repeated. Clearly explain your methods and be sure that you clearly tie your methods to your hypothesis. If appropriate include a diagram, map or photo and description of your study site. Refer to skill C1, (c) and (d) in the Assessment Criteria for Coursework form.

Results and Analysis: Present the data you have collected after you have analyzed it. DO NOT include tables of raw data. DO include tables of summarized data, results of statistical analyses, photos, diagrams, graphs and charts. Label tables with numbers “Table 1.” Charts, diagrams, graphs and photos should be labeled as figures and numbered separately from tables “Fig. 1”

Any table or figure you include in your report must be referenced in the text of your results. State the results and draw attention in the text to important details shown in tables and figures. If you have nothing to say about it, it should not be in your paper! The results section is where you say what you saw, or what you found, do not interpret your data yet. According to CIE, this should form the main part of your study. Refer to skill C2 in the Assessment Criteria for Coursework form.

Conclusion: What conclusions can you draw from your data? Was your hypothesis supported or not? Don’t be afraid to admit your hypothesis was not supported. The data are what they are. It is your job to interpret your results to explain what those data actually mean. Use your knowledge of environmental and management principles to explain trends and patterns in your results. Refer to skill C3, (a) and (b) in the Assessment Criteria for Coursework form.

Evaluation: Reflect on the successes and shortcomings of your study. If you were giving advise to someone replicating your study what would you recommend? Don’t just focus on the negative. Outline what parts of your study were most effective, but also discuss any limitations of your methodology, or things you would do differently in the future. Be careful that this section remains upbeat. The last thing you want is to end on a sour note with an evaluation that reads like a list of excuses. Refer to skill C1, (c) in the Assessment Criteria for Coursework form.

Citations: Use the format provided on the reverse of this page (from the journal Ecology).