The following is the content and organization I recommend:
A cover page, which contains the title, your name, committee member names,and the date
An introduction to the problem describing the general scope of the project and why it is important
A literature review synthesizing prior research questions and describing the theretical framework of your research
Specific objectives or research questions and hypotheses(when appropriate) your proposal addresses
A detailed description of your research methods, inclouding data collection and analytical approaches
Project significance and implicaions
An annotated time line for the anticipated completion of the research
An alphabetized list of references
Appendix(optional)