The aim of the abstract is to briefly provide the reader with the most important information from the entire text
Table of Contents
It is essentially a topic outline of the research work
It is compiled by listing the headings in the research work down to whichever level you choose
Introduction
It is where you introduce the topic of your research work where you give the context in terms of the content of the research work
Significance of the Study
It mainly focuses on the question "Who will benefit from the study?"
It states the contribution of your study and the usefulness of your research work in the society
Statement of the Problem
The problem must not be answerable by yes or no and must be arranged in the flow of your study
Scope and Delimitation
The scope is mainly coverage of your study, and the delimitation is the limitation of your study or topic
Definition of Terms
The definitionof terms must be arranged alphabetically
You must define technically or operationally
Related Literature / Studies
In this part, you must get your data and information from any books, magazines, and newspapers
It must take all the evidence about the problem with the author's experiences
As much as possible, get the latest published materials
Research Design
The appropriate research design should be specified and described
Population Sample
It describes the population of interest and the sampling of subjects used in the research work
Research Instrument
It describes the instrument and what it will measure
It states the qualifications of respondents of the study
Data GatheringProcedure
It describes how the instrument will be administered
Conclusions
These are brief, generalized statements in answer to the general and each of the specific problems
Flexibility is considered in making conclusions. It is not a must to state conclusions on a one-to-one correspondence with the problems and the findings as all can be subsumed in one paragraph
Recommendations
These should be based on the findings and conclusion of the research work
They may be specific or general. They may include suggestions for further studies
They should be feasible, workable, flexible, doable, and adaptable
Research
Establishes facts and new findings through a systematic investigation to contribute to an existing body of knowledge
Research title
Is a subject or topic that a researcher finds interesting when conducting research
This needs to be narrowed down which will focus on the main idea
Abstract
It summarizes all sections and helps readers decide whether or not to read the entire report
Introduction
It presents background information, scope, and focus of the research paper
Literature review
It provides a review of what others have written or researched on concerning the topic.
Methodology
Explains how the research was conducted
These include the research design, population and sampling procedure, research instrument, data gathering procedure, and data analysis procedure
Discussion
Presents the information gathered through the research
Conclusion
Provides the summary of the research
It brings the report to closure by giving emphasis to ideas stated previously
Results
Contain other related information such as graphs, charts, tables, and lists
Cultural mapping
Refers to a research tool to holistically understand the cultural assets of a place based on the local knowledge of the people
Quantitative research design
Is defined as a research method used in various disciplines, including social sciences, psychology, economics, and market research
It aims to collect and analyze numerical data to answer research questions and test hypotheses
Qualitativeresearchdesign
Typically involves gathering data through methods such as interviews, observations, focus groups, and analysis of documents or artifacts
These methods allow researchers to collect detailed, descriptive information about participants' perspectives, experiences, and contexts
Interview
Is a conversational practice where knowledge is produced through the interaction between an interviewer and an interviewee or a group of interviewees
Interview Guide
Summarizes the content that researchers cover during interviews
At one extreme, it may provide very minimal directions, leading to "less structured" interviews that are designed primarily to explore the participant's own perspective on the research topic
Questionnaire
Is a set of questions to gather information in a survey
It may be in a form of open-end format that allows the respondents to answer in any way he or she wishes in his or her term, multiple choice format that presents a question which is followed by a set of options pre-determined by the researcher, or checklist format that is used exclusively or with some use of free-response option
Survey
Is a statistical analysis of answers to a poll of a sample of a population, e.g. to determine opinions, or knowledge
Plagiarism
Occurs when ideas, information, and even pictures are used without proper acknowledgement of the original sources
Providing in-text citation or parenthetical text from another source is a surefire method to avoid plagiarism
Narrative Citation
According to Shane (2021), use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its rightful source
Parenthetical Citation
The use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its original source (Shane, 2001)
Reference
Is a list of all sources used in research
Appendix
Contains related information such as graphs, charts, tables, lists
Technical definition
Is a detailed description of a term, process, phenomenon, or specialized words which belong or relate to a particular subject
It is mostly used to explain or describe technical terms, and this definition could be used in expanding the vocabulary since most of these terms are explained in the exact manner
Terms and definitions of the words found in the dictionary are examples of technical definitions
Operational definition
Is a description of something in terms of the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) by which it could be observed and measured
This is commonly used to describe exactly what the variables are and how they are measured within the context of the research study
Multimedia
Can have many definitions
Multimedia means that computer information can be represented through audio, video, and animation in addition to traditional media (i.e., text, graphics drawings, images)
Hypermedia
Can be considered as one of the multimedia applications