a brief summary of all the important parts of an Independent Research Project (IRP) for 9.1 Research Methodology
INTRODUCTION
⇒ brief description/intention of project
RESEARCH QUESTION
⇒ proposes whether a relationship exists between variables
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
⇒ a prediction that can be tested
PROJECT DIARY
⇒ record of thoughts, feelings, problems, contact, conversations, ideas, etc
LITERATURE REVIEW
⇒ reviewing secondary sources, summary of existing information
METHODOLOGIES
⇒ primary (interview, questionnaire, observation) and secondary (lit review) sources, sampling method, convenience, random, stratified
BIBLIOGRAPHY
⇒ list of resources used/referred to eg; books, websites, case study
RESULTS
⇒ present data in graphs, charts, tables, case study and survey results
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
⇒ go over data, stats, evidence, findings collected, compare to lit review
CONCLUSION
⇒ conclusion in response to hypothesis, recommendations, limitations
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