Proposals, Experimental Approach section organization

A move structure for the Experimental Approach section is shown in figure 13.1. The section is organized around three key moves (1) Share Prior Accomplishments, (2) Share Preliminary Results, and (3) Describe Proposed Methodology. These moves parallel the information requested in many RFPs. For example, the ACS Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship RFP (excerpt llA) prompts applicants to summarize work already accomplished (i.e., prior accomplishments and preliminary results) and to summarize work planned for the term of the fellowship (i.e., proposed methodology). Similarly, the NSF CAREER award RFP (excerpt IIC) requires applicants to provide a summary of prior research accomplishments and an outline of the research plan, including the methods and procedures to be used. The Experimental Approach section is often the most technical section of the proposal. 

In the third (and last) move of the Experimental Approach section, you describe how you will conduct your proposed work. A well-organized and logical progression of ideas is essential in this move. Most authors demark the start of this move with a level 2 heading, parallel to the level 2 headings used for moves 1 and 2. A few examples are shown in table 13.6. 

You are ready to complete the first full draft of your Experimental Approach section (moves 1, 2, and 3). Add headings, subheadings, and ordinal language, as needed, to organize your ideas and to help your reader recognize the breadth and depth of your proposed work. 

The Project Description is typically divided into three main sections (table 11.3). The first main section introduces project goals and importance (chapter 12). The second section describes the experimental approach (chapter 13). The third section summarizes project outcomes and impacts (chapter 14). Each main section (and corresponding chapter) is organized by moves. The major moves are listed in table 11.3, along with headings that authors commonly use in their proposals to signal these moves. (Note For instructional purposes, we have reformatted the headings in proposal excerpts included in this module to conform to style 1, as depicted in table 11.3.)... 

The paper is organized as follows in section 2 we identify the challenges for such a safety validation approach, in section 3 we explain our proposed approach, and in section 4 we describe experimental use of our approach to validate the safety of the Selective Velocity Obstacles approach. Section 5 summaries the paper and outlines our future plans. 

As pointed out in the Introduction section, the number of literature reports dealing with nanostmctures in amperometric sensing is increasing rapidly. In many cases, the nanosized materials involved and techniques proposed for their deposition onto electrode surfaces are actually variants of already known systems. On the contrary, some of the more innovative experimental approaches are so complex to be realised or require so much expensive instrumentation that they are very rarely adopted. Moreover, novel systems, such as multimetallic nano-objects and some multicomponent composite materials, are still poorly investigated. In addition, some nano-objects developed in the frame of different contexts, e.g. organic electronics and catalysis, could be exploited in amperometric sensors. 

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