Final Research Paper Layout
Title
• Precise and focused
• Inform the reader of the research topic
Introduction
• Set the tone for what the research intends to cover
• Should be clear and straight to the point
Literature Review/Review of Literature
• A survey of what other researchers have said and done about your chosen topic
• If information is not available about your chosen topic, then find similar research
Research Question (R Q)
• What question is your research trying to answer
• Should guide your research
• Should be closely linked to your title
Methodology
• What data collection technique are you using to investigate your topic?
• How do you intend to answer your R Q?
Findings/Results
• The results of data that you collected
• You may use graphs/tables/charts to help you explain
Discussion/Analysis
• This is where you make sense of your findings
• The section of the paper that makes sense of the data that you collected
Conclusion
• Summarize and wrap up your paper.
