Basic elements of opening report

Title

Opening summary

Contents

Introduction

Literature review

Research questions and assumptions

Methodology

Work arrangement

Expected results and significance of results

Tentative paper chapter outline

List of references <

opening summary

an abstract is a summary of the outline of a paper, usually no more than 1 or 2 pages, and it contains the following contents:

problem statement

basic principles of the research

assumptions

suggested methods

expected results

significance of the research

contents

The contents should list all titles and sub-titles with page numbers.

Introduction

This part should explain the research background from a macro perspective, narrow the scope of the research questions, and list relevant references appropriately. ?

literature review

this part is not only a summary of the relevant literature you have read, but also a critical comment on it, and you must be able to link these literatures with your research.

research questions and assumptions

this section should tell readers what you want to find in the research. State your research questions and assumptions clearly in this section. In most cases, the main research questions should be broad enough, while the secondary research questions and assumptions are more specific, and each question should focus on a certain aspect of the research.