Blog #14

Results are where you get to present all the data you collected. Whether it’s a chart, graph, or statistics this is where you include it. This section allows you get to show or put some “results” to your research. The Results section should be organized around a series of Tables and/or Figures sequenced to present your key findings in a logical order. The text of the Results section follows this sequence and highlights the answers to the questions/hypotheses you investigated. Important negative results should be reported, too.

The discussion section is very important in a research paper. It’s where you “discuss” your results and what you have learned after taking into account the results. The discussion, in a sense, is a complete appraisal of the results by the author himself and should explain in sufficient detail, the various aspects of the results. If you have nothing to discuss, then your ‘paper’ is not worth more than the actual paper it is written on!

What are the things that you should avoid while writing a discussion?

1. Do not overstate the importance of the findings; this will not stand public scrutiny, and even credible parts your research will get discredited if you do so.
2. Similarly, do not speculate. All that you say should be based on known facts or the findings of your work in the paper, and your explanations should be logical and verifiable by future research.
3. While comparing with others’ work, avoid criticizing your colleagues. You remarks should be gentlemanly and should not hurt anyone.

The conclusion is where you wrap your research paper up with a final thought. It’s where you state your final say about your paper. All the conclusion needs is three or four strong sentences which do not need to follow any set formula. Simply review the main points (being careful not to restate them exactly) or briefly describe your feelings about the topic.

 

The Structure, Format, Content, and Style of a Journal-Style Scientific Paper

http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWsections.html

http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=09713026;year=2007;volume=17;issue=3;spage=148;epage=149;aulast=Ramakantan

Write the Introduction and Conclusion

http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/intro.html

Blog #13

After you combine your 3 papers or completed the first half of your novel/creative work, discuss how you created a cohesive reading experience for your audience. For example, what major changes did you need to make after combining the papers? What most needs editing at this point? Where will you go from here?

After combing my three papers I notice many things. I needed to use more transition words and add some more research to my lit review. I also noticed that in my paper some of my paragraph tends to be too long or too short. I need to go in depth a little more with some of my research and explain how I will go about my methodology. The part the needs the most editing is my literate review. I feel like I didn’t use enough sources and I didn’t show enough of the research that I found. Compare to some of the other journals I have been reading lately there lit review seems to be lengthy. From here I feel like I’m on the right track I just need to find more sources and work on my lit review.