I have been asked to write a PhD proposal (two or three sides including an introduction and a literature review!). Looking on the Internet, I found what looks to me like an excellent example (http://www2.hull.ac.uk/hubs/PDF/cmol_research_proposal.pdf) and so I'm following that. However, being new to al of this some of the terms confuse me. I am struggling with a section entitled "Theoretical Framework" and despite reading some of the excellent postings here, I am confused about what is required and how long it should be. My area is e-learning, which straddles both teaching (social science) and computing (maths and science). How do I find out which methods have been used or do I develop my own or is there a magic combination of both? Sorry to be a pain.