Various institutions normally have different formats and guidelines for writing final year academic project works. Though the formats are most times alike but generally research projects have
- Preliminary Pages
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- References
- Appendixes
1. PRELIMINARY PAGES
- Cover Page
- Fly Leaf
- Title Page
- Approval Page
- Certification
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Content
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Appendices
- List of Abbreviations
- Abstract
It is important to note that the paginations of these pages are done in roman numerals
2. CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Basic Assumptions of the Study
1.8 Scope and Delimitations of the Study
1.9 Operational Definitions of Terms
2. CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Conceptual Framework of the Study
2.3 Theoretical Framework of the Study
2.4 Review of Empirical Studies
2.5 Summary and Uniqueness of the Study
3. CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3. Population of the Study
3.4. Sample and Sampling Technique
3.5. Instrumentation(s)
3.5.1 Validity of the Instrument(s)
3.5.2 Pilot Testing
3.5.3 Reliability of the Instrument(s)
3.6. Data Administration
3.7 Procedure for Data Collection
3.8. Procedure for Data Analysis
4. CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Presentation/Analysis
4.2.1 Answering Research Questions
4.2.2 Testing Hypotheses
4.3 Summary of the major findings
4.4 Discussion of Findings
5. CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusions
5.4 Recommendations
5.5 Contributions to Knowledge
5.6 Limitations of the Study
5.7 Suggestions for Further Research
At the end of the project you are expected to write
References (using the prescribed style)
However, it is pertinent to not that some of those components are not covered in some undergraduate projects and therefore can only feature in a postgraduate projects.
At a subsequent publication we will give a vivid explanation of every element represented in each chapter.
