Saturday, July 18, 2015

Prologue of Research Mantra


A Prologue

Each part stands on itself independently. Sustain the hallmarks of science that uphold the purposiveness, objectivity, rigor, avoid repetition, parsimonious and generalizability.

                                              

Title

KISSS - Keep it short, simple and sufficient



CHAPTER ONE

Problem Statement
A TREE analogy - The beginning and the end. Nothing happen without one.

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Survey
A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE - Exhaustive citations laden part. Rephrasing and paraphrasing processes.

CHAPTER THREE

Methodology
ACTIVE VERBS - Report of actions taken.



CHAPTER FOUR

Results and Findings
A REPORT - Written in past tense.

CHAPTER FIVE

A RECAPITULATION - Discussions, conclusion and recommendation


This is a prelude to a textbook in the making. Wait for updates in this blog.

Regards and cheers

Amran Awang, PhD.