Project- CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL PROJECTS

Research paper structure

Title Page

{The very first page of your document should contain your research topic title, Your name, department, institution, degree program, and submission date, Student number, your instructor name, and the university logo. Check out the sample research papers at apastyle.org https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers }

Acknowledgement

{The acknowledgement section is usually optional and gives space for you to thank everyone who helped you in writing you research paper. This might include your supervisors, groups members, friends or family who supported you.}

Abstract

{The short summary of your research, usually about 150-300 words long. You should write it at the very end (Final Research Paper), when you’ve completed the rest of the research paper.}

Table of Contents

{TOC should list all of your headings and subheadings and their page numbers. All parts of your research should be included in the TOC. Use heading styles to create and maintain TOC automatically in word.}

List of figures and tables

{list out all the tables and figures that are used for your research paper. You should itemize them in a numbered list.}

List of abbreviations

{Include your alphabetized list of abbreviations that are used in your research paper.}

Introduction

{Here you have to establish your “WHY” research topic, giving necessary background information to contextualize your group/team efforts. Discuss the state of existing research on the topic selected after reviewing the selected peer reviewed journals. Clearly state your research questions and objectives i.e. “What”. Give an overview of your research structure.

Introduction should be clear, engaging, and relevant to your research. By the end, I/reader should understand the WHAT, WHY and HOW of your research.}

Literature Review

{These is where you will get a thorough understanding of the academic work that already exist on your select topic for research. Collecting sources (books and peer-reviewed journal articles) and selecting the most relevant once, critically evaluating and analyzing each source and drawing connections between them (e.g., themes, patterns, gaps} to make an overall point.

The literature review often becomes the basis for a theoretical framework, in which you define and analyze the key theories, concepts and models that frame your research.}

Methodology

{How you conducted your research, allowing me/reader to assess its validity.

The overall approach and type of research (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, experimental}

Results

{Here report the results of your research. You can structure this section around sub-questions, hypotheses, or themes. Concisely state each relevant result, briefly state how the result relates to the questions or whether the hypothesis was supported.}

Discussion

{Here you explore the meaning and implications of your results in relations to your research questions. Here you should interpret the results in detail, discussing whether they met your expectations and how well they fit with the framework that you built in earlier chapters.

What do the results mean? (Give your interpretations)

Why do the results matter? (Explore the implications)

What can’t the results tell us? (Acknowledge the limitations)}

Conclusion

{You should concisely answer the main research question. Leaving the reader with a clear understanding of your central argument and emphasizing what your research has contributed}