Lesson 7: Scope and Delimitation of the Study

• Scope and Delimitation 


  two elements of a research paper or thesis
• Scope


  explains the extent to which the research area will b explored in the work and specifies the parameters within which the study will be operating
• Delimitations


  are the characteristics that limit the scope and describe the boundaries of the study, such as the sample size, geographical location or setting in which the study takes place, population traits, etc.
• Delimitation Section


  should explain why specific choices were made while others were excluded and how this might affect the outcome of the research.