Outline for Writing Term Paper
Step 1: Introduction
- Define the topic (i.e. what is…).
- Why is the topic an important issue for society?
- Specify the research questions of your study.
Step 2: Literature Review
- Discuss the pros and cons of your research topic.
- Describe how you will deal with the shortcomings of the existing literature regarding your topic.
- Adopt an issue position regarding your topic (i.e. state your hypotheses clearly).
- Justify your position on the topic.
Step 3: Methodology
- State clearly your position on the topic.
- Present the evidence to support your position on the topic. In an empirical research, you should operationalize your hypotheses, and specify the statistical tests used in your research.
Step 4: Summary and Conclusions
- Discuss the findings of your research.
- Discuss the implication of the findings of your research for society.
- Discuss how future studies may improve on the findings of your research.
Step 5: Bibliography (Minimum of Five References)
Bibliography (Book)
