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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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