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This document outlines the typical sections and content included in a protocol for a social experiment or study. It includes sections for the title, authors, rationale/background, goals/objectives, study design, methodology, ethics/safety considerations, timeline, data management/analysis, expected outcomes, results/discussion, and references. The methodology section provides the most important details about interventions, procedures, measurements, and standardized instruments. Ethics must ensure participant safety and obtain informed consent. Expected outcomes discuss how the study will advance knowledge and potentially impact healthcare.

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Social Experiment Format

This document outlines the typical sections and content included in a protocol for a social experiment or study. It includes sections for the title, authors, rationale/background, goals/objectives, study design, methodology, ethics/safety considerations, timeline, data management/analysis, expected outcomes, results/discussion, and references. The methodology section provides the most important details about interventions, procedures, measurements, and standardized instruments. Ethics must ensure participant safety and obtain informed consent. Expected outcomes discuss how the study will advance knowledge and potentially impact healthcare.

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SOCIAL EXPERIMENT FORMAT:

I. TITLE/NAME OF AUTHORS/DATE
II. RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
III. STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
IV. STUDY DESIGN
V. METHODOLOGY
VI. ETHICS & SAFETY CONSIDERATION
VII. DURATION/TIMELINES
VIII. DATA MANAGEMENT/ANALYSIS
IX. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
X. RESULTS/DISCUSSION
XI. REFERENCES

I. TITLE
KINDLY SEE (http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/five-steps-to-a-great-title.html)

NAME OF AUTHORS: RESEARCH COORDINATOR/LEADER; NEXT NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

II. RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION


The Rationale specifies the reasons for conducting the research in light of current knowledge. It should
include a well documented statement of the need/problem that is the basis of the project, the cause of this
problem and its possible solutions. It is the equivalent to the introduction in a research paper and it puts
the proposal in context. It should answer the question of why and what: why the research needs to be
done and what will be its relevance. The magnitude, frequency, affected geographical areas, ethnic and
gender considerations, etc. of the problem should be followed by a brief description of the most relevant
studies published on the subject.

III. STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES


Goals are broad statements of what the proposal hopes to accomplish. They create a setting for the
proposal. Specific objectives are statements of the research question(s). Objectives should be simple (not
complex), specific (not vague), and stated in advance (not after the research is done). After statement of
the primary objective, secondary objectives may be mentioned.

IV. STUDY DESIGN


The scientific integrity of the study and the credibility of the study data depend substantially on the study
design and methodology. The design of the study should include information on the type of study, the
research population or the sampling frame, and who can take part (e.g. inclusion and exclusion criteria,
withdrawal criteria etc.), and the expected duration of the study

V. Methodology
The methodology section is the most important part of the protocol. It should include detailed information on the
interventions to be made, procedures to be used, measurements to be taken, observations to be made. If multiple
sites are engaged in a specified protocol, methodology should be standardized and clearly defined.
Interventions should be described in detail, including a description of the drug/device/vaccine that is being
tested. Interventions could also be in the realm of social sciences for example providing training or information
to groups of individuals.

In the realm of social sciences (doing a questionnaire survey, carrying out a focus group discussion as part of
formative research, observation of the participant's environment, etc.).

Standardized and/or documented procedures/techniques should be described and bibliographic ,LKreferences, if


not provided earlier should be provided. Instruments which are to be used to collect information (questionnaires,
FGD guides, observation recording form, case report forms etc.) must also be provided.

For part of the study or entire study, the procedures and conditions for breaking the codes etc. should also be
described.

VI. ETHICS & SAFETY CONSIDERATION


The safety of research participants is foremost. Safety aspects of the research should always be kept in
mind and information provided in the protocol on how the safety of research participants will be ensured.
This can include procedures for recording and reporting adverse events and their follow-up, for example.
It is useful to remember that even administering a research questionnaire can have adverse effects on
individuals.

The protocol should have a description of ethical considerations relating to the study. This should not be
limited to providing information on how or from whom the ethics approval will be taken, but this section
should document the issues that are likely to raise ethical concerns. It should also describe how the
investigator(s) plan to obtain informed consent from the research participants (the informed consent
process).

VII. DURATION/TIMELINES
The protocol should specify the time that each phase of the project is likely to take, along with a detailed
month by month timeline for each activity to be undertaken.

VIII. DATA MANAGEMENT/ANALYSIS


The protocol should provide information on how the data will be managed, including data handling and coding for
computer analysis, monitoring and verification. The statistical methods proposed to be used for the analysis of data
should be clearly outlined, including reasons for the sample size selected, power of the study, level of significance to
be used, procedures for accounting for any missing or spurious data etc. For projects involving qualitative
approaches, specify in sufficient detail how the data will be analyzed.

IX. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The protocol should indicate how the study will contribute to advancement of knowledge, how the results will be
utilized, not only in publications but also how they will likely affect health care, health systems, or health policies.

X. RESULTS/DISCUSSION
Document all your sources. The point of referencing sources in academic papers is not just to avoid been
accused of plagiarism, but to demonstrate that you know the state of the art in your field of research. It is also a
courtesy to your readers a

XI. REFERENCES
The minimum number of references must not be less than 5 and the date of publication must be from 2010.
Exception on date of publication is only given to original source or study.

http://www.pep-net.org/sites/pep-net.org/files/typo3doc/pdf/Call_for_proposal/Guides/PAGE-
3_Field_experiments_Guide_to_prepare_proposal.pdf

http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/

http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/five-steps-to-a-great-title.html)

http://www.who.int/rpc/research_ethics/format_rp/en/

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