(present the context for the proposed research by outlining the background field and by reviewing some of the existing research and establish the need for further research and in particular for the project that you are proposing)
• Introduce your topic
• Give some background of your topic with related studied from reviewing relevant previous studies (This will be a brief overview that serves to provide a context within which your research will be situated, and whereby you can demonstrate the need for your particular research.
• Show how your topic is worth studying
• Show how the findings will be of interest to others