Research Report Structure/Contents

Key Points Required

Title

1.     Introduction

2.     Research Question and Objectives

3.   Methodology applied

4.   REFERENCING

• Relevant title for proposal chosen
• Concise and descriptive

• Topic introduced & research context described
• Purpose of your research identified
• Structure of proposal described
• Rationale/need/significance of your proposed study explained

(Why is it worth doing? To who is this study important?)

• Use relevant literature sources
• Narrow research question and sub questions developed
• Relevant objective (maximum one research objective and three sub-objective) These will help answer your narrow research question
• Clear and specific

• Choice of Researched explained (quantitative/qualitative)
• Sampling strategy ( Population, Sample design, sample size and sampling strategy)
• Data Collection Method (Primary or secondary) and justification of choice explained
• Data Collection Techniques (Choice of questionnaire / interview etc. explained)
• Data Analysis Techniques and choice explained (e.g. simple statistics and mathematics, content-analysis)

• For Secondary data (Sources of data, quality of data sources)
• For Secondary Data-Data Collection Techniques (Categories of data etc. explained)
• Data Analysis Techniques and choice explained (e.g. simple statistics and mathematics)

• Majority of sources are current, credible and published (avoidance of internet sources)
• APA Method used
• Correct structured and formatted Reference List