Chapter 22: Ways of Reporting Research SFM 651: Research Methods Dr. Johnson

advice Know the rules….and know them well Review what others have successfully produced Plan for more time than you think advice

formats Journal Thesis or dissertation Less detailed and less explanations Generally shorter More practices can be assumed known Thesis or dissertation Spell out exactly what happened. Very long Lots of “easy to understand” things explained formats

Chapters In a thesis or dissertation Chapter 1: Purpose of the study Chapter 2: Literature Review Chapter 3: Methods Chapter 4: Results Chapter 5: Discussions Chapters

Proposed Sections The authors idea 1: Preliminary materials 2: Body Title page Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents (including tables and figures) 2: Body Intro Methods Results Discussion References Tables & figures 3: Appendixes 4: CV Proposed Sections

Decisions on papers Accepted Accept with revisions Reject Not all that common on first try Accept with revisions Does not mean it is accepted. Means it will be reviewed again if revisions are made Reject Will not review again Decisions on papers

Presenting your research Defense Dissertation or Thesis Have to explain What you did Why you did it What it means How it impacts others A committee reviews this Presentation Usually at a conference Poster Oral session Presenting your research