VirtualMV/Research Workshop/Research paper template

Kim Hagen-Hall's Research Proposal (or Report) template

• Title
• Abstract
  • Outline of paper/proposal
  • What the research will involve
  • Research questions/hypothesis
  • Research Methods
  • How you will analyse the data
• Introduction [Background]
  • Why you chose the topic
  • Links to previous research
  • Why this is different or unique
  • Research objectives, questions or hypothesis
  • Justify why the research you are proposing is important or significant
• Literature Review
  • Literature that supports the research question. Identify areas for further research from the current literature
• Research Methodology
  • Paradigm and epistemology
  • Show how you used the lit review to create your own methodology
• Research Design and Method / Findings
  • data gathered
  • Sample
  • process
  • constructs
  • Exogenous Variables
  • reliability and validity
  • construct validity
  • strengths and weaknesses of the method
• Analysis and Discussion
  • Limitations of the study
  • Ethical Considerations
• Conclusion
  • Summary of main findings
  • Quick summary of limitations of the study
  • Areas for future research
• Bibliography (if appropriate - usually needed for research project reports, not for journal articles)
• References