This document outlines the typical parts and contents of a basic research course. It is divided into 8 parts that cover key research concepts like variables, data and the research problem. Part 1 introduces research fundamentals. Part 2 focuses on defining the research problem and formulating hypotheses. Part 3 discusses reviewing related literature and studies. Part 4 presents different research types and methodologies like experimental research. Part 5 addresses data collection methods and sampling. Part 6 distinguishes between analyzing, presenting and interpreting data. Part 7 provides guidance on summarizing conclusions and recommendations. Part 8 concludes with instructions for citations and bibliographies.

1. COURSE OUTLINE IN BASIC RESEARCH
Part 1
A. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION
 What is research?
 What are the purposes/goals of research?
 What are the characteristics of research?
B. VARIABLES
 What are variables?
 What are the kinds of variables?
C. DATA
 What are data?
 What are the two major types of data in research?
PART 2
A. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
 What is a research problem?
 What are the elements of a research problem?
 What is the difference between a research problem from a research title?
 What are the guidelines in writing the research title?
B. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION
 How to write a research introduction?
 What pertinent information are needed in the introduction?
 What are the purposes of a research introduction?
C. THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 What is statement of the problem?
 How to write a statement of the problem?
D. RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS AND HYPOTHESES
 What are research hypotheses?
 What are research assumptions?
 What are the differences between the two?
 How to write a research hypothesis/assumption?
PART 3 . REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
 What information are included in this part?
 Is there any difference between related literature and related studies? If so, what are they?
 How to write this part?
 What are the importance, purposes, and functions of this part?
PART 4. RESEARCH TYPES AND METHODOLOGIES
 Please introduce a research type that best suits your Investigatory Project (IP).. Possibly,
consider an EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH?
 What is an experimental research?

2.  What are the characteristics or features of an experimental research?
 How are data collected in this research type?
 What are experimental designs? Explain each.
PART 5. DATA COLLECTION
 What instruments are used in data gathering? (You may only focus on areas that are
applicable for IP).
 What is sampling? What are its kinds? (Consider only if it suits your need).
PART 6. ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
 How each differs from the other?
 How to analyze data? Present data? And interpret data?
 What are the different ways to present and interpret data? Discuss each.
PART 7. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 How to write a summary? What data are included in this part?
 How to write a conclusion? What data are included in this part?
 How to write a recommendations? What data are included in this part?
PART 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 How to write citations?
 What are the different types of writing bibliographic entry?
 What is bibliography important?
 How to write bibliography with varied sources (dictionary, net, video, book, encyclopedia,
newspaper, interview…etc….)