2. First of all,
⢠What is a research paper?
âA systematic process of collecting and analyzing data for some
purposeâ
⢠How to choose a topic?
passionate, important, new. (PIN)
⢠Get away from Plagiarism !
MLA style / APA style
3. A good monograph must have:
1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Methodology section
5. Literature Review
6. Results section
7. Discussion section
8. Conclusion
4. 2. Abstract
â˘What is it?
âit concisely describes the content ⌠identifies the projectâs
objective, its methodology and its findings, conclusions, or
intended results.â
â˘It must stand alone
â˘No more than 500 words
5.
6. 3. Introduction
â˘Background information and context
â˘Talk about general focus of the paper
â˘The statement of the problem (thesis statement)
â˘Try to attract the attention of the reader
â˘Tell why did you choose this topic
7. 4. Methodology
â˘âdeals specifically with the manner in which data is
collected, analyzed and interpretedâ
â˘QualitativeVs. Quantitative research methods?
â˘Other methods:
Explorative/ Formulative, DescriptiveVs. Analytical
Diagnostic,AppliedVs. Fundamental,ConceptualVs.
Empirical, Diagnostic research, Historical, etc.
8. 5. Literature Review
⢠What is it?
âoverview of the primary or major published literary
Works.â
⢠How you can do it?
1/ Cite the major previous studies on the topic
2/ find a gap
3/ try to fill that gap
9. 6. Results section
â˘Answer these:
1.What did I find?
2.What did I not find?
3.What did I find that I was not expecting to find?
10. 7. Discussion section
⢠Interpret and discuss the results
⢠Do my data support my goals?
⢠How you add/contribute to something new?
⢠Mention the limitation of your study