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% UCT research proposal guidelines
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% * Be approximately 10 pages long
% * Candidates should note that the purpose of the proposal document
% is to make a case for the research to be undertaken. It is not a
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% * The document should include:
% - A summary of the essential background literature
% - An explanation of the need for the research to be done
% - The hypotheses / objectives of the research
% - The key questions to be addressed in the research
% - The approach to be taken in doing the project, viz.
% experimental procedures, methodology for analysing results
% * It must demonstrate an adequate understanding of the current
% literature in the field, a clear definition of the hypotheses
% proposed, bearing in mind that in most fields of research it is not
% possible to pursue research without first establishing an
% hypothesis.
% * A clear definition of the key questions to be addressed in the
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\newcommand{\subtitle}{MSc (Eng) Research Proposal}
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\begin{document}
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\begin{Huge}
\bfseries\titl\par
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\begin{Large}
\subtitle\\*
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\bfseries\auth\\
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\dept\\*
\uni\\*
\city\\*
\country\\*
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{\itshape Supervisor: \\*}
\supervisor\\
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{\itshape Co-supervisor: \\*}
\cosupervisor\\
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% Date
\begin{Large}
{\bfseries \today}
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% Degree
\degreeabv\ research proposal presented to the Centre for Marine and Antarctic Research for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS) and the African Robotics Unit (ARU) at the \uni
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\begin{normalsize}
{\itshape Field of research:}
\key
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\frontmatter
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% Student details
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\chapter*{Student details}
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\textcolor{defaulttext}{Co-supervisor} & {\cosupervisor} \\
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\textcolor{defaulttext}{Project Funding Programme} & {\fundingprogramme{} \fundingreferencenumber} \\
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\textcolor{defaulttext}{EBE Ethics Number} & {\ebeethicsnumber} \\
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\textcolor{defaulttext}{Project GitHub repository} & {\gitrepo} \\
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\chapter*{Statement}
\label{ch:statement}
This research proposal seminar, for the degree of \degreee in Electrical Engineering, was presented to the Centre for Marine and Antarctic Research for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS) and the African Robotics Unit (ARU) and thesis supervisor on the \proposaldate.
\vspace{1cm}
\signature\\
\newline
{\footnotesize
{\itshape \auth}\\
\degreeabv\ candidate, \dept\\
\vspace{1cm}
}
I confirm that the above candidate presented a seminar on \proposaldate in the Department on the subject of this research proposal and recommend that the proposal be approved.
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\signature\\
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{\footnotesize
{\itshape \supervisor}\\
Supervisor, \dept\\
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% Abstract
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\chapter*{Abstract}
\label{ch:abstract}
\begin{center}
\textbf{\Large \titl}\\
\vspace{0.2cm}
\auth\\
\vspace{0.2cm}
\textit{\footnotesize \today}
\vspace{1cm}
\end{center}
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% Table of Contents
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\tableofcontents
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% List of Figures
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\listoffigures
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% List of Tables
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\listoftables
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% List of Symbols
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% Add your list of symbols here, if needed
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% Glossary
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% Add your glossary here, if needed
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% MAIN MATTER
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\mainmatter
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% CHAPTER MATTER
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\include{1_intro}
\include{2_background}
\include{3_plan}
\include{4_method}
\include{5_results}
\include{6_data}
\include{7_outline}
\include{8_appendix}
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% BACK MATTER
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\backmatter
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% Bibliography
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\bibliographystyle{kluwer}
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\bibliography{proposal}
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\end{document}
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