Overview
Write a research report that encompasses the literature review, research methods, statistical analysis of data, and interpretations and discussion of the results.n earlier assessments, you wrote your literature review and hypothesis statements, and described the research design for your study. You also analyzed the provided data.
The final research report is a comprehensive record incorporating everything you accomplished in this research project. The final part of the report provides a way for you to document and communicate the research findings, implications for practice, and conclusions of the study. It can be helpful for informing future research projects, or a wider audience of readers in the future.
Review the following document for tips and also an overview of how the assessments in this course fit together:
- Overview of the Research Project and Report [PDF].
For this final assessment, put together all of the sections you have worked on throughout the course into the Final Research Report Template [DOCX] to form your final research report.
These sections of your template have already been completed—but just re-review them and ensure that you have updated them based on instructor feedback:
- Enter your revised literature review. A distinguished report will incorporate feedback given from previous assessments.
- Enter your revised method section. Again, a distinguished report will incorporate feedback given from previous assessments.
- Enter your data analysis.
Then complete the following in your template:
- In your discussion section:
- Interpret the results of your study.
- Explain how these results compare to what you expected and to other research studies. For a distinguished report, be sure to refer to articles used in your literature review, or additional articles beyond your literature review, to compare. Provide appropriate citations.
- Describe the generalizability of the research findings.
- Explain the implications of your findings for practice (see the Overview of the Research Project and Report [PDF] for ideas).
- Describe two potential future directions of the study, and describe one idea for a future qualitative study and one for a future quantitative study. A distinguished report will include a discussion of concepts related to reliability and validity in future studies.
- Include three suggestions for ethical research for your future study. A distinguished report will support this with illustrations and scholarly references.
- Provide a brief summary of the key points and end with your conclusions.
- Include APA style references for every source cited.
Remember to consult the Final Research Report scoring guide to make sure you cover all that will be assessed.
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
- Length: 2–3 typed, double-spaced pages for this section. Entire research report paper should be 8–10 pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.