Report Structure
The report must include the following:
Table of contents
Abstract (optional)
Introduction
Lit Review
Methodology
Findings/ Discussion
Conclusion & Recommendations
References
Appendix (i.e. copy of your survey, interview
schedule, coding tables, transcripts, etc.)
Abstract
150 – 250 words
The
research objectives
Study
Design
Type of analysis (case study/policy document/blog/media/web or paper)
Population & Response rate (if survey or SPSS dataset)
Software (survey administration ::SPSS)
Results
(main findings)
Conclusions
Introduction
Describe
topic of study
So what?--- What is it, why is it important?
What is the problematic? (Refer back to first couple of lectures) What is the sociological problem?
Thesis argument
Purpose(s)
Clearly
Pages
of the study
state all RQs(?)
1-2
Lit Review
How have others studied your topic?
(type of study)
Positions/counterarguments
What exactly is your contribution to the current literature on the topic?
◦ Are you conducting an original study or
◦ Are replicating a previous study? If so, in what ways
Not an annotated bibliography—(use themes) Methodology
How
was the analysis/survey/interview developed?
Questionnaire organization and rationale (use the textbook/lecture notes from SOC483)
How
did you find your cases?
Sampling/population, time frame, web search engine & newspapers Specific
research method (Narrative, discourse, semiotics or content)
codes and themes used ( summary table )
