WRITING A

RESEARCH
PAPER
WHAT IS A
RESEARCH?
RESEARCH
•THE APPLICATION OF THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN
SEARCHING FOR THE
TRUTH.
• IS A PROCESS OF SYSTEMATIC INQUIRY THAT
ENTAILS COLLECTION OF DATA,
DOCUMENTATION OF CRITICAL
INFORMATION, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA/INFORMATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUITABLE
METHODOLOGIES SET BY SPECIFIC
PROFESSIONAL FIELDS AND ACADEMIC
DISCIPLINES.
•A SYSTEMATIZED
EFFORT TO GAIN
NEW KNOWLEDGE.
•A PROCESS OF FINDING
SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM
AFTER A THOROUGH STUDY
AND ANALYSIS OF THE
SITUATIONAL FACTORS.
•A SERIES OF STEPS
DESIGNED AND EXECUTED
WITH THE GOAL OF
FINDING ANSWERS TO
SOME ISSUES.
“RE”- MEANS AGAIN
“SEARCH”- MEANS LOOK
FOR, INVESTIGATE,
EXPLORE, STUDY, ETC.
•LITERALLY MEANS TO
LOOK FOR AGAIN, TO
EXPLORE A NEW, TO
INVESTIGATE AGAIN, TO
STUDY AGAIN, ETC.
PURPOSE OF
RESEARCH
•TO GIVE ANSWER TO A
QUESTION.
•TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
•TO EXPLORE
PHENOMENA
•TO ESTABLISH FACTS,
PRINCIPLES AND LAWS
WHICH WILL HELP US
GENERATE NEW
THEORY.
IMPORTANCE OF
RESEARCH
•ENSURES THAT THE INTEGRITY,
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF
THE KNOWLEDGE OF A SPECIFIC
DISCIPLINE IS MAINTAINED
WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ATTAIN
THE ULTIMATE WHICH IS TO
ADVANCE THE DISCIPLINE.
STEPS TO WRITE A
RESEARCH PAPER
MAIN STAGES OF WRITING
A RESEARCH PAPER
•CHOOSING A TOPIC
•RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC
•MAKING AN OUTLINE
•DOING THE ACTUAL
WRITING.
 PARTS OF A
RESEARCH PAPER
ABSTRACT
•IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF A RESEARCH
ARTICLE, THESIS, REVIEW, CONFERENCE
PROCEEDING OR ANY IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
OF A PARTICULAR SUBJECT OR DISCIPLINE,
AND IS OFTEN USED TO HELP THE READER
QUICKLY ASCERTAIN THE PAPER'S PURPOSE.
•AN ABSTRACT ALWAYS
APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING
OF A MANUSCRIPT, ACTING AS
THE POINT-OF-ENTRY FOR
ANY GIVEN SCIENTIFIC PAPER
OR PATENT APPLICATION.
INTRODUCTION
•IT'S THE FOREMOST PRELIMINARY STEP FOR
PROCEEDING WITH ANY RESEARCH WORK
WRITING. IN THIS SECTION DETAILS ABOUT
THE TOPICS ARE ELABORATED.
•IN THIS SECTION THE REASON FOR
CHOOSING THIS TOPIC IS ALSO MENTIONED.