One of the most difficult tasks involved in dissertation writing is the formulation of dissertation proposals which involves creating something out of nothing at all. The whole point of a dissertation is to create and bring about something new, new ideas or new theories, and all of this is to be presented in the form of dissertation proposals. The concept behind a dissertation proposal is to present the reader with the minimal knowledge you have, and then to persuade them into allowing you to further research and acquire more knowledge on the respective subject. The study format applied to the dissertation proposal might either be very descriptive or there might be a literature paragraph summarizing various studies and reports; leading to a conclusion. However; the latter approach has been proven to be very helpful to students in crafting dissertation proposals.