The Center of Arabic Language and Literature at Umm Al-Qura University held a scientific symposium for the male and female graduate students under the title: "Preparation of Research Proposal for MSc and Ph.D. Theses", by the member of the teaching staff in the College of Arabic language Dr. Tariq bin Mohamed Al-Najjar. The symposium took place at the college's celebration hall in Abdyia.

Dr. Al-Najjar stressed that the research proposal provides the detailed steps to be followed by the researcher in his research, which is reckoned the detailed map of the scientific thesis to be trailed by the research and kept by the researcher to have an objective scientific study. 

He reviewed the phases preceding the preparation of the research proposal which include; defining the research topic, going through the previous studies, taking the advice of the specialists lecturers, keep them informed about the new researches, and participation in the scientific conference and seminars focusing in the relevant specialization, setting the general and partial objectives of the research, selecting the proper research methodology and defining research sources and references. 

He also reviewed the elements of the research including; the research title, introduction in which the researcher will review the importance of the research problem and the extent of scientific research need for it and the previous studies which covered the research topic besides defining study objectives as the practical procedure to settle the research problem.