MEANING OF RESEARCH PAPER

A research paper involves a quest for knowledge,

and then a thoughtful analysis of the information
found.

A research paper is your own ideas , backed up

by the ideas and information of experts in the field.

PLANNING AND PROCESS OF

RESEARCH PAPER
1.
Select a general topic of interest to you (or one that has been
assigned).
2. Write down all the ideas you can think of related to your topic and
decide how you plan to address them in your paper.
3. Read as much general information about your topic that you can
find to become familiar with the subject (make sure the information is
from trusted and reliable sources).
4. Make a list of general keywords related to your topic while you are
doing your background reading. This develops your search vocabulary.
5. Use these keywords to search for additional information for your
paper (use the library databases and other resources to expand your
search).

6. Formulate a thesis statement which clearly defines the purpose of

your research paper. This is a declarative sentence that asserts the
position a paper will be taking. This statement should be both specific
ad arguable. Generally, the thesis statement will be placed at the end of
the first paragraph of your paper. The remainder of your paper will
support this thesis.
7.
Locate current and specific information to defend your thesis
statement (Library Databases, Journals and Periodicals, Online
Catalog and the Internet).
8.

Evaluate your research sources.

9. Organize and communicate the information you have found

(compose your paper).
10. Cite your sources, compose your bibliography.

STRUCTURE OF A RESEARCH
PAPER

Title
Abstract (200 words)
The scientific topic (~1 page)
Problem & Research Challenges (~1 page)
Tools and Approach (2 pages)
Classification (1 pages)
Representative Papers (4-5 pages)

Conclusions (0.5 pages)

The abstract:1. State the topic

2. Say why its an interesting topic
(e.g. what does it try to solve?)
3. Say what you are aiming to accomplish
with your survey.
4. Say what follows from your survey.

The Scientific Topic:1.A clear description of the field

2.What are subfields
3.What is its history
4.Was there a seminal paper starting this field?
5.Or projects / events / systems ?
6.What are the most important conferences
7.on the topic?

8.What is the current status of the field?

Research Challenges:1.This is hard to write, because thats where you

have to abstract away from specific papers you
need to integrate and be creative.
2.Reverse Engineering a vision given what you
know,what is your interpretation of the objectives of
this field?
3.Identify 3-4 main directions of research in the
Field?

Tools and Approaches:1.From what you know about this field, what tools
and approaches are applied to tackle the identified
research challenges?
2.What methods are applied, which ones are

developed?
3.On what other fields does this topic base its
methods?

Classification:1.Introduce terminology.
2. Segment the set of papers into clusters that share
some characteristic.
3.Describe what these characteristics are, and how
the help to distinguish between different approaches.
4.How do the different clusters contribute to the
research challenges?

The papers:Overview:
In addition to describing the papers:

Produce a table that compares the different papers

you have reviewed according to your classification
and to their characteristics.

Conclusions:1.Be brief.
2.Relate this topic to other topics.
(e.g. How it contributes to other topics, what new
insights does it produce, etc).

THE SCIENTIFIC FORMAT: A

RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE:
Page 1:
Title, Author, Work/School
Page 2:
Abstract: A short summary of the article.
Page 3-:

Introduction
Current theories about the topic. What are the hypothesis for the
paper?
Methods-:
What method used.

Results-:
What were the results obtained?
Discussion and Conclusion-:
What are our thought about the results compared to other
relevant theories.
References-:
Through the text there are references, sources of knowledge,
which you've used. Citing those will give you more credibility
because good research is thought to be based on other
knowledge and empirical (observed) evidence.