Our research project has been selected for funding and we are expected to provide a detailed proposal of the work. I am particuklarly confused if we should state how the reliability would be performed and the cut-off points that we would follow if the project is funded; or if we should carry out a trial/pilot test/study with funds from our pockets to test for the reliability of the instruments before submitting the propsal.
Hi @Valentine Joseph Owan.
I am not aware about your project details, However In a generic sense:
1. It would be a more justified step if you are able to present your pilot study and/ or test. Here, paying from your pocket I couldn't understand. As you could see, the simulation and different modelling concepts are meant for this purpose to show the prior reliability test of your objectives/ hypothesis visually or statistically.
2. Now referring to your proposal, I would suggest to follow the stated research methodology. Preparing and testing of a prototype would provide you more in-depth knowledge, accepting and rejecting various hypothesis before implementing it for a bigger project. Here, a small amount of expenditure may be expected to carry out your tasks and for the reliability/ availability testing.
3. Once you are confident with the outcomes of Para 1&2, Now seek for the required funds as per your project and proposal. But Before that: Forecast, Plan and prepare your project schedule(phase wise) along with resources and costs. Try to seek most optimised cost/ resource methods of implementation like in CPM/ PERT, or as per the Objective Function (as we do in Operation Management). Thereafter, you start your project and monitor the progress, mitigate the constraints and evaluate the effectiveness.
Thank you.
Hi @Valentine Joseph Owan.
I am not aware about your project details, However In a generic sense:
1. It would be a more justified step if you are able to present your pilot study and/ or test. Here, paying from your pocket I couldn't understand. As you could see, the simulation and different modelling concepts are meant for this purpose to show the prior reliability test of your objectives/ hypothesis visually or statistically.
2. Now referring to your proposal, I would suggest to follow the stated research methodology. Preparing and testing of a prototype would provide you more in-depth knowledge, accepting and rejecting various hypothesis before implementing it for a bigger project. Here, a small amount of expenditure may be expected to carry out your tasks and for the reliability/ availability testing.
3. Once you are confident with the outcomes of Para 1&2, Now seek for the required funds as per your project and proposal. But Before that: Forecast, Plan and prepare your project schedule(phase wise) along with resources and costs. Try to seek most optimised cost/ resource methods of implementation like in CPM/ PERT, or as per the Objective Function (as we do in Operation Management). Thereafter, you start your project and monitor the progress, mitigate the constraints and evaluate the effectiveness.
Thank you.
Thank you so much @Shaktiyavesh Nandan, I really appreciate your response.
Yes. I Suggest that you carry out a pilot test and or modeling study with funds from your pocket before submitting the proposal. This is what I have done many times. It also depends on your grant type and coverage. Some grants cover trials too.
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