3. Introduction/Background
• Introduce the study topic
• Background review of the
literature (the current state)
• State the study question.
Methods
• Be specific.
• May use tables or graphs to
demonstrate methods.
Results
• Include data here.
Discussion
• Conclusions drawn from
results.
• How does this contribute to
the literature?
• Limitations
• Future research/next steps
Conclusion
• Address relevance to the
audience.
• References