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WRITING RESEARCH

PAPER INTRODUCTION

Ni Made Dian Kurniasari, SKM.,MPH


Department of Public Health and Preventive
Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana
INTRODUCTION
O The beginning of the thread, initial part of the research
O It states your rationale, purposes and potential benefits of the
study
O Why do we need a well-written introduction?
O Lead the reader to well understand your research
O Give the first impression to the reader
O Determine the quality of your research

So, it’s IMPORTANT to make introduction of your research concise,


engaging and well structured!

There is no SECOND CHANCE to establish a first good impression!


Structure and Components of Research Paper

1. Establish the problem/issue


2. Identify a research niche
you want to research

1a. Highlight the 2a. Provide an overview


importance of issue towards existing thinking of
research (i.e. oppose
assumption)
1b. General statement of
the problem/issue 2b. Identify
gaps/deficiency/unresolved
1c. Provide overview or issue in existing research that
current your research can fill.
research/situation of the
issue 2c. State your research
questions/hypothesis/purpose
that address the gap
Structure and Components of Research Paper

3. Place your research within the research


niche

3b. Stating
3a. Why is your study
characteristics of your
relevant?
study?

3c. Highlighting the


contribution of your
research
References
O USC Libraries. Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: 4.
The Introduction. http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/introduction.
O UCLS Undergraduate Writing Center. Writing Research Paper
Introductions.
https://wp.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Writing-Research-Pa
per-
Introductions.pdf

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