Academic Writing
The "Research Snake" above shows research as a dynamic process connecting the abstract world of theory and the concrete world of practice. Its stages correspond to academic writing sections as follows:
Getting Started First time advice
Introduction Topic and problem statement section
Theory Review Literature review, conceptual framework and research question section
Method Method section
Results Results section
Discussion Discussion section
Other Other elements
Download printable checklist: RRCheckWriting.pdf
Note: The sections need not have these names! As the dotted on the snake lines suggest, research is not a linear process, e. g. a pilot study may change the research question which changes the literature review. Different academic forms may combine sections differently, but the order stays the same, e.g. a Research Proposal has no section #4 (Results)
