Writing a Concept Paper

• Concept paper

  A short academic paper that explains your initial ideas for a research or project you plan to conduct
• Title


  • Contains the fewest possible words that adequately describe the contents and purpose of your research paper
• The Problem and its BackgroundAlso known as the introduction, includes the problems you want to solve with your research or project
• Purpose and Aims


  • Why are you doing your research?
  • What are the goals of your research?
• Scope and Limitations


  • Scope is the coverage of your study
  • Limitations cannot be controlled by the researcher
• Method


  What method will you use for your research? (Survey, Interview, Experiment, etc.)
• Timeline


  The duration of each steps of your plans