Final Research Project

1. Title Page: Student First and last name, Panther ID number, topic, course (prefix, name, title) and instructor name.

2. Abstract= A concise summary of the key points of your research. Your abstract should contain at least your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions. You may also include possible implications of your research and future work you see connected with your findings. Your abstract should be a single paragraph double-spaced.

3.Introduction:

Motivation to study this topic(Why this work is important; keep general and cite statements)
Objectives (Goals of this paper)
Organizational overview of final paper (will review 5 research articles etc.).

4.Literature Review:

background information on topic
specific information to assist the reader’s understanding
Key terms (A minimum of 3 Key terms are required)

5. Analysis Approach (What was done; describe the population/subjects, methods, type of research; statistics used, etc.).

Introduction Paragraph Include database used for literature reviews and inclusion/exclusion criteria for choosing the five original research articles.
Author’s name of each 5 research articles
Aim
Subjects
Methods
Type of Research

6. Results (What was found)

Author’s name of each 5 research articles
Heading for result of first major task

7. Discussion (how results contribute to knowledge in the field, e.g. compare results to literature)

Heading for discussion
Gaps in the research reviewed
Overall strengths and weaknesses of the research articles.
Needed future work in the field.
8. Conclusions .

Summary of objectives and approach of this paper
Major findings of this paper
Important implications of this paper’s findings.
9. Recommendations based upon the review of these 5 research articles

10. Reflection statement: Provide a summary statement of your thoughts on the research project (i.e., what are you the most proud of while completing the research, what were the biggest challenges, advantages and disadvantages,are their any disappointments?, what methods will you use to communicate your research results to your chosen audience (i.e. delivery of research to bring awareness; i.e. via social media, email, etc.) ?, what are your hopes for the future with your research project, etc.).

11.List and provide (websites) of Two (2) potential peer review Journals that your abstract/ manuscript may be published in (refer to chapters 34-36 from your course required textbook to get ideas).

12. References (Min. 5 References) APA format