referencing:
double check that you have good citation of references both in your text and in the reference list. This applies to every work you submit to your supervisor



make sure to completely avoid plagiarism. There are two kinds of plagiarism:
A. Copying others’ work without citation (e.g. Copying from a website and not mentioning that website in-text and/or in the reference list
B-Copying others’ words as if they are yours. This is when you cite the reference you quoted directly from and fail to use direct quotation: (use quotation marks if the quoted text is fewer than 40 words and an in-dented paragraph if the quoted text is more than 40 words


please note that it is not acceptable to have all of your literature review section quoted directly.



every reference you use must be cited twice:
(1) in the text (e.g. In the literature review section). This can be done in two ways: A. When copying the words of other authors, the reference is cited within the paragraph you are quoting from, right after you use quotation marks, for example: "knowledge is fundamental" hardy, 2002, pp. 23-45. B. When reporting the words of others in your own words, the reference is cited within the paragraph, for example: Hardy (2002) suggests that knowledge is essential. Or in his book the importance of knowledge, hardy (2002) showed how knowledge is very important. (2) in the reference list at the end of your submitted work.


your first draft must include all of the following sections: a.
Title
h. Research methodology
b. table of contents
i. ethical consideration (only if you are collecting data from participants. Not required for all topics.)
c. Abstract
d. introduction
j. limitations of the study
e. literature review
k. expected results
f. significance of research
l. references
g. research question
m. appendix (only if needed

here is a brief description of each of these sections: A. Title write the title of your research proposal on the first page (cover page) with your name and academic num-ber. The title needs to be specific. for example: Language acquisition is general language acquisition in saudi arabia is still general using x to improve reading skills of saudi students at the elementary stage (a study on students at y school in z city) is acceptable because it is a specific title. B. Table of contents add a table of contents on the second page that shows each of the sections below with the page number of each section.