Are you having trouble getting started? Below are some questions that may help get you started:
What is your research about?
What makes your topic worth researching?
What is your research design?
What kind of articles do you need?
What have you found so far, and where are the information gaps?
Stuck? The links below have a lot of information about what a research prospectus is, what it should include, and ways to lay one out.
A Research Prospectus is a formal research proposal. You should design the Research Prospectus to convince readers you can complete the research. It should contain:
A title
A research statement or question
An overview of scholarly work already done around your topic; the background and context of your proposed research
A summary of your research methods or your approach to completing the research
The Honors College has specific guidelines for laying out your Research Prospectus. Please see link to the guidelines below.
To see what Honors Theses are available online, start at our Institutional Repository, JagWorks
Click on the Browse Collections in the upper left corner
Scroll down to Undergraduate Research, click the '+' sign to open the drop-down, and choose the Honors College.
Scroll down and choose Honors Theses or Poster Presentations to see a list of what is available online.