UNIT - V

COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURE OF A RESEARCH REPORT

INTRODUCTION
- Statement of the problem
- Objective(s) of the research
- Statement of the research question(s)
- Statement of the hypotheses
- Research background/context
LITERATURE REVIEW
- Orientation: comprehensive or selective?

Have a plan; outline it

Set the context of your research
Show relateness to your research
Review key points in your words; quote little
Summarize to conclude this mini-essay

PLAN OF RESEARCH
- Study/experimental design
- Selection of cases/participants (sampling)
- Setting
- Data collection procedures and instruments
- Data analysis
- Outline or detailed description?
PRESENTATION OF DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS
- "A picture is worth"
INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE
DATA (FINDINGS; WHAT IT ALL MEANS)
CONCLUSION
Summary of the report
Limitations of the study
Future research needs