SOC 499 Paper Check List – Does the Paper have these and how well are they done?
____ Each section is an essay _____ Cite with page numbers ______ Reference Page
____ Do you have page numbers in the upper right corner?
Introduction Section
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ Introduction sets out the scope of the problem (lays out costs, how many people are impacted)
____ Ends with hypothesis (states independent & dependent variables & direction of relationship to be tested)
____ You may choose to define 2-3 important terms in this section
Literature Review
____ First paragraph begins with hook
____ First paragraph end with restating hypothesis
____ Experts are center stage where you ‘name the names’
____ Has summary of article or book paragraph, summary of author paragraph, & summary of topic
____ Discusses how experts define repeatedly used terms
Methods
____ First paragraph begins with hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating hypothesis
____ Define qualitative and quantitative data and explain why your data is either, or both if you are using
____ Define primary and secondary research data and explain why your data is either, or both
____ Explain, using logic and/or expert opinion, why data you have collected will test hypothesis.
____ Uses detailed ‘recipe’ step by step to explain how data was collected.
____ If doing a survey, who was your population? NSU College Students?
____ If you have a survey what is the n, the sample size?
____ Where and when was the survey conducted?
____ How was it conducted? Did you ask questions or they filled answer on paper?
____ Define closed ended and open ended questions, and tell us what type you used.
Data (aka Results)
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating the hypothesis
____ If using secondary data provide details of data
____ State the results, such as size & results of the survey, and do it with detail, not rushed.
____ Provide statistics from survey, especially using descriptive statistics.
Discussion(aka Analysis) and Conclusion
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating the hypothesis
____ Consider starting discussion with a summary
____ Repeats important results and statistics and explain if they support the hypothesis, negate or are
ambiguous in relation to the hypothesis?
____ Are results consistent with the literature in the literature review?
____ Beyond the hypothesis what is the larger meaning of the results, the data?
Conclusion
____ Limitations of the study (may be placed in discussion instead)
____ Recommendations for future research (may be placed in discussion instead)
____ Wrap it up with final insights and comments
____ Each section is an essay _____ Cite with page numbers ______ Reference Page
____ Do you have page numbers in the upper right corner?
Introduction Section
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ Introduction sets out the scope of the problem (lays out costs, how many people are impacted)
____ Ends with hypothesis (states independent & dependent variables & direction of relationship to be tested)
____ You may choose to define 2-3 important terms in this section
Literature Review
____ First paragraph begins with hook
____ First paragraph end with restating hypothesis
____ Experts are center stage where you ‘name the names’
____ Has summary of article or book paragraph, summary of author paragraph, & summary of topic
____ Discusses how experts define repeatedly used terms
Methods
____ First paragraph begins with hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating hypothesis
____ Define qualitative and quantitative data and explain why your data is either, or both if you are using
____ Define primary and secondary research data and explain why your data is either, or both
____ Explain, using logic and/or expert opinion, why data you have collected will test hypothesis.
____ Uses detailed ‘recipe’ step by step to explain how data was collected.
____ If doing a survey, who was your population? NSU College Students?
____ If you have a survey what is the n, the sample size?
____ Where and when was the survey conducted?
____ How was it conducted? Did you ask questions or they filled answer on paper?
____ Define closed ended and open ended questions, and tell us what type you used.
Data (aka Results)
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating the hypothesis
____ If using secondary data provide details of data
____ State the results, such as size & results of the survey, and do it with detail, not rushed.
____ Provide statistics from survey, especially using descriptive statistics.
Discussion(aka Analysis) and Conclusion
____ First paragraph starts with a hook
____ First paragraph ends with restating the hypothesis
____ Consider starting discussion with a summary
____ Repeats important results and statistics and explain if they support the hypothesis, negate or are
ambiguous in relation to the hypothesis?
____ Are results consistent with the literature in the literature review?
____ Beyond the hypothesis what is the larger meaning of the results, the data?
Conclusion
____ Limitations of the study (may be placed in discussion instead)
____ Recommendations for future research (may be placed in discussion instead)
____ Wrap it up with final insights and comments
