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• a concept is something conceived in the mind
• it is used synonymously with though or notion
• it may also be defined as an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
• a concept paper is a precursor or a summary of a research and is used to further understand topics which are relevant in the academe and the society itself
• these concept papers may answer societal, economic, or civil problems
• concept paper is an abridged outline of your academic paper
• concept paper has six parts: objectives, introduction project description, methodology, timeline, and benefits
• the objectives literally tells the audience about the goals that you want to achieve in your research. this includes your mission, tasks, and outcomes that you want to achieve
• the introduction is an integral part of any academic paper. this gives the audience an idea about the paper or project
• project description is essential in getting the attention of your audience and convincing them that your research is worthwhile
• research questions should be included in the project description
• methodology should include the steps or procedures that you will take in order to execute the concept or proposal.
• the methodology may be compared to writing the data collection in research
• in the methodology section, you need to explain how you are going to collect information from the participants
• the timeline summarizes the proposed timeline in table, chart, or graph
• this includes target dates in starting and finishing a step, procedure or task and people involved in doing the task
• timeline should include short description of the task and allocated budget
• benefits should clearly inform the audience about who will benefit from the concept or proposal and what benefits are they going to get