final project paper template
Final Project Paper Template
Hi Folks,
Below is a description of the sections for the final paper. Please be sure to address all of the elements within each section, and please be sure to include section headings.
Introduction
- Describe the topic of the study, why the study needs to be conducted, and the potential positive social change implications of the study.
- Preview major sections of the chapter.
Study Purpose/Research Objectives
- Indicate that this is a quantitative study.
- Present the study intent (such as, describe, compare, correlate, explore, and develop).
- Identify the independent, dependent, and covariate variables.
Research Question(s) and Hypotheses
- State the research questions.
- State the null and alternative hypotheses (if appropriate) that identify the independent and dependent variables studied, the association tested, and how the variables are measured.
Methodology
- Describe the data you used.
- Describe the variables and how each variable is measured or manipulated.
- Identify the statistical test(s) used to test the hypothesis/hypotheses.
- Explain the rationale for including potential covariates and/or confounding variables.
Analysis/Results
- Report statistical analysis findings, organized by research questions and/or hypotheses, including:
- Exact statistics and associated probability values
- Confidence intervals around the statistics (as appropriate)
- Effect sizes (as appropriate)
- Report results of post-hoc analyses of statistical tests, if applicable.
- Include tables and figures to illustrate results, as appropriate, as per the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Implications
- Describe the potential impact for positive social change at the appropriate level
(individual, family, organizational, and societal/policy).
- Describe methodological, theoretical, and/or empirical implications, as appropriate.
- Describe recommendations for practice, as appropriate.
Limitations
Describe the limitations to generalizability and/or trustworthiness, validity, and reliability that arose from execution of the study.
Conclusions