1) Brief introduction: 100-150 words approximately
2) Rationale: 100-150 words approximately (Use literature in the section to put your rationale into context and support your ideas):
Outline your reasons for proposing a literature review in relation to nutritional therapy.
Why is this area important to clients, and or, to nutritional therapists?
Are there any gaps in the evidence base for nutritional therapy to support why you should be looking at this area?
Is there any UK local or national guidance that may influence this area of nutritional therapy? What influence would it have?
3) Aims of the literature review: 100-150 words approximately (bullet points):
What do you aim to find out, if you were to undertake the literature review?
4) Research question: 50-100 words approximately:
What main research question/s would you have to guide your literature review?
This should be a question that generally produces some discussion. Try to avoid research questions that give yes or no, or, effective or not effective answers.
5) Overview of the literature: 1000-1500 words approximately: the main part of the proposal.
The overview of the literature review section should start to answer the research question.
This should present a detailed overview of the findings of the research in light of the methods used, in relation to your chosen subject are.
You will need to construct an argument that clearly discusses the subject area in your research question.
What are the findings of the studies?
How important are these findings and how would they influence the practice of nutritional therapy and clients?
What kinds of research designs are being used to investigate this area? How useful are these designs?
What kind of questions are the research studies investigating?
What are the strengths and weakness of individual studies or overall designs?
6) Users and beneficiaries: 150-200 words approximately:
Discuss who would benefit from the findings of such a literature review and why.
What community based groups or individuals would benefit from the findings of the review?
Explain how you will ensure that the findings meet their needs and how you will communicate the findings to them.
