Final Research Paper Layout
Title
Precise and focused
Inform the reader of the research topic
Introduction
Set the tone for what the research intends to cover
Should be clear and straight to the point
Literature Review/Review of Literature
A survey of what other researchers have said and done about your chosen topic
If information is not available about your chosen topic, then find similar research
Research Question (RQ)
What question is your research trying to answer
Should guide your research
Should be closely linked to your title
Methodology
What data collection technique are you using to investigate your topic?
How do you intend to answer your RQ?
Findings/Results
The results of data that you collected
You may use graphs/tables/charts to help you explain
Discussion/Analysis
This is where you make sense of your findings
The section of the paper that makes sense of the data that you collected