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Research Project Template

This document provides a template for a research project that includes sections for the title page, acknowledgements, abstract, contents, introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references. It outlines the key elements and information to include in each section, as well as suggested word counts. The purpose is to guide students in organizing and structuring their research project report.

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Research Project Template

This document provides a template for a research project that includes sections for the title page, acknowledgements, abstract, contents, introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references. It outlines the key elements and information to include in each section, as well as suggested word counts. The purpose is to guide students in organizing and structuring their research project report.

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Research Project

Template
Title Page

 The title of the project (preferably 12 words or fewer)

 Your ID number

 Module Code/Title
Acknowledgements

 Acknowledge thanks to anybody who has helped during the research process
e.g. research participants, lecturers, friends and family
Abstract
 A concise summary of your entire project. It should include the following
elements:

 the purpose of your research (what you set out to do)


 a brief rationale for performing the research (why you did it)
 the methods employed (how you did it)
 key findings of the investigation (what you found)
 how the research has contributed to current knowledge (the significance of
your findings)
The suggested length of this section is 100 approximately words
Contents
 Outline of the project in list form, setting out in sequence the sections and
sub-sections with their page numbers clearly indicated.
 Number the preliminary pages (abstract, contents and any prefaces) with
lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, v, etc.).
 The main pages of text (starting with the Introduction) are numbered using
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.).
 Include a list of all tables and figures
Introduction
 Introduce the reader to your topic
 Provide a brief rationale for the research (why you did it)
 Identify the present problem that your study attempts to address
 Provide some background literature to clarify the key findings from previous
research
 Clearly identify the aims and objectives of the study
The suggested length of this section is approximately 400 words.
Literature Review
 Introduce and conclude the chapter
 Examine background knowledge in relation to your research topic
 Identify the main concepts relevant to your project
 Identify the commonalities and differences between different sources (which
authors support/contradict each other)
 Cross-reference where applicable
 Discuss the various views that exist regarding the concepts involved in your
project
 Be analytical (is the source dated? Unreliable? Based on a small data set?
Based in a different geographical region? Etc)
 Everything in this chapter must be based on existing literature- no opinions!
 All sources must be reliable- no Wikipedia, Investopedia or Dictionary.com!
 Read widely – an annotated bibliography may help

The suggested length of this section is approximately 1500 words.


Methods
 Introduce and conclude the chapter

 Discuss your choice of research approach (qualitative, quantitative, or both;


why have you chosen to do this, what are the benefits and limitations- support
with references)

 Discuss your chosen sampling methodology (the type of sample you selected;
justification of how the sample was contacted; how many were contacted;
response rate, and so on- what are the benefits and limitations of your
sample- support with references)

 Discuss your chosen method(s) of data collection (justification for the


method(s) used and design of research instruments (e.g. survey, interview
script), why have you chosen to do this, what are the benefits and limitations-
support with references)

 All content of this chapter must be supported by research methods


references- use only textbooks or journal articles- no qualitativeresearch.com!

The suggested length of this section is approximately 1500 words.


Results and Discussion
 Introduce and conclude the chapter

 Outline how you intend to present findings should this research be carried out
 Provide examples of mock data- quantitative data should use tables, graphs, charts etc-
these must all be correctly labelled and clear to read. Qualitative data should use quotations,
text excerpts etc
 Discuss how you would analyse the results (quant-what statistical tests would you use?
Why-support with references? Qual-what coding system would you use? Why- support with
references
 Discuss whether you would use computer software or analyse data manually and why-
support with references
 Outline the way in which these findings would be discussed with reference to the
literature presented in your literature review (you may wish to organise your results into key
‘themes’)

The suggested length for this section is 500 words.


Conclusion
 Summarise your research outlining the key findings
 Emphasise why your research is important
 Discuss the limitations of your research (e.g. time, small sample size etc)
 Make suggestions for future work

The suggested length for this section is 300 words.


References
 Use the Harvard referencing system
 Ensure all referencing is correct
 Ensure that you use a wide variety of sources- no online only reference lists!
 There must be references relevant to both your literature and methodology chapters

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