Chapter 5

Conclusion and Recommendations

6.1 Conclusion

Your conclusion should not just be a summary of main topics, or a re-statement of your

problem, it should be a synthesis of the key points of your study, and it is where you recommend

new areas for future research. It should aid the reader in understanding your study and why your

research should matter to them after they have finished viewing your paper. You should have at

least 2 well-developed paragraphs for your conclusion. Your conclusion should not be too

lengthy, or have unnecessary details about the other parts of your paper.

In the introduction, it was your job to present the problem from a general sense, into a

more specific context, but toward the conclusion, it is now time to move from a specific

discussion (your research problem) to a more general discussion (how your research contributes

new understanding in its specific field of study). Try to also give an explanation or answers to

your research question.

6.2 Recommendations

This section should contain the other possible methods or branches to the idea your paper

has presented. The researchers should know what their limitations for this study were, and what

future researchers can do to avoid repeating past mistakes; or what future researchers can do

better. You should also include some of the problems, drawbacks, or challenges you encountered

during your study. Nevertheless, it is important to still sound confident to the readers, do not
undermine the authority of your paper by saying that some approaches may be better. The overall

tone of your conclusion and recommendations should convey confidence to the reader.