Research paper

MGT212 Guidelines for Preparing Research Report This document is to help you prepare your written report based on your research project. The report is due on April 29, 2018(Sunday). And your oral presentation is due in week#15.

Section Purpose Title page Title of report Student name/student ID Course ID/Course Title Supervisor Name Date due Table of contents Shows the sections of the report Abstract (or) Executive summary Gives a summary of the whole report Outlines -purpose, research method, findings, main conclusions and recommendations Mainly past tense written last Introduction Outlines context, background and purpose Defines terms and sets limits of the research Literature Review Includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic Data Collection Methodology Explains how research was done and outlines how the data was collected Results/Findings Presents findings of the research Facts only - no interpretation Uses graphic form (eg. tables & graphs) Discussion Presents an interpretation and evaluation of the results. Analyses results draws together different aspects of the findings, findings of other studies and refers to literature Conclusion may be combined Brief statement of what was found Recommendations Suggest suitable changes/solutions Appendix Attachments of additional information (eg. surveys, questionnaires, glossary etc.) References All references used

The Literature Review

Step 1: Identify the literature that you will review:

Step 2: Analyze the literature:

Step 3: Summarize the literature in table format

Step 4: Synthesize the literature prior to writing your review

Step 5: Writing the review (Galvan, 2006: 81-90)

Step 6: Developing a coherent essay

The Methods section describes what field and analytical approaches you used to conduct the study and analyse the data. Be as specific as you can here. The Results will be the main body of your paper and should be the nuts and bolts of what you found. Use subheadings to distinguish the various topics you discuss. The Discussion section is where you interpret your results and compare them with What others have found. This draws appropriate conclusions from your results and should also refer back to your objectives. At the end of the Discussion, you should draw some conclusions in which you state what you want the reader to take away from your study. This is usually a broad, interpretative statement of what the paper has shown.