Tools for a Successful Business:

Research Paper
& Feasibility Study
Is the research useful?
Will the research make a contribution to
knowledge?
Do I know enough about the topic to
conduct this research?
Do I know enough about research
methodology, have I learned enough about
research methodology, to conduct this
research to a high standard?
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 What is
RESEARCH?
The word research comes from two
words: the prefix re, which means
"again", and the word search,
meaning "to look for something".

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Researchers may want to look or search for:
•new ideas
•improve certain processes
•create something useful out of something old
•explain a series of observations
•look at something in a different perspective using a new
investigative lens.

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According to Henson and Soriano
(1999), they states that research is a
systematic, controlled and empirical
inquiry about a subject/topic through
a problem –solving process using the
scientific method.
 What is
RESEARCH PAPER?

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• A research paper is more than the sum of your
sources, more than a collection of different pieces of
information about a topic, and more than a review
of the literature in a field.

• A research paper analyzes a

perspective or argues a
point.
 Why Research Paper is important?
1. You will follow the same procedure of research and
writing in your various future writing assignments.
2. You will have a sense of achievement.
3. You will become well informed about your subject
of research.
4. You will learn how to use different resources.
5. You will establish yourself as an individual.
6. You will exercise critical thinking to develop the
ability to weigh words, discriminate among ideas,
to separate fact from opinion, to find and select
relevant materials, to draw conclusions and to
blend results.
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 Kinds of Research
Scholarly or
Applied Technical or
Pure Research Market Research Academic
Research Business
Research
 Types of Research Paper
• Descriptive Research Paper
• Argumentative Research Paper
• Quantitative Research
• Basic Research
• Applied Research
• Qualitative Research
• Experimental Research
 Know your
purpose

Write Know your

ethically audience

7 Principles
of Writing
a Research Choose &
Think Paper organize
visually your
content

Use good Write

page clearly &
design precisely
Tips on Successful Research Writing
• Know the requirements.
• Make sure that your topic has been approved by your
teacher.
• Do not attempt to take the shorter route.
• Acknowledge all sources of information.
• Collect all your sources of information.
• List down all bibliographic entries of books, articles and
internet articles you use maybe in your drafts on a separate
sheet of paper .
• Know what process that hinder you from writing well and
change them.
• Face your fears.
• If one strategy fails, change it.
• Set a timetable.
 Characteristics of a
Successful Researcher
Curious
Efficient
Logical
Effective
Active
Practical
Inventive
Honest
Cost-Effective
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 The five basic skills required by
every researcher
1.The ability to generate ideas for research
projects.
2.The ability to identify, source and use
appropriate literature.
3.The ability to develop research projects
with a good fit.
4.The ability to gather and analyze data.
5.The ability to write well, to be able to
communicate clearly, thoroughly and simply
through writing.

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 Types of Topics

•Assigned Topics
•Field of study
•Free-choice topic
 Qualities of a Good Topic
The topic will enable you to fulfill the
assignment.
The topic will teach you something.
The topic is of manageable scope.
You can bring something to the topic.
Enough information on the topic is available
to you.

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 Topics to Avoid
•Topics with a single source.
•Reused papers.
•Topics that are too broad for a research paper.
•Topics with irrelevant conclusions.
•A topic that seems to go nowhere for you.
•A topic that is particularly popular among
students or cliched topic.
•Highly controversial or emotional topics.

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 Format of a
RESEARCH PAPER

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 Introductory Section
Title Page
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables

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Title Page
The title page of your paper includes the following information:

1. Title of the paper

2. Author’s name

3. Name of the institution with which the author is affiliated

Header at the top of the page with the paper title (in capital letters) and
the page number (If the title is lengthy, you may use a shortened form of
it in the header.)

List the first three elements in the order given in the previous list,
centered about one third of the way down from the top of the page. Use
the headers and footers tool of your word-processing program to add the
header, with the title text at the left and the page number in the upper-
right corner.
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Abstract
The next page of your paper provides an
abstract, or brief summary of your findings. An
abstract does not need to be provided in every
paper, but an abstract should be used in papers
that include a hypothesis. A good abstract is
concise—about one hundred to one hundred
fifty words—and is written in an objective,
impersonal style. Your writing voice will not be
as apparent here as in the body of your paper.
When writing the abstract, take a just-the-facts
approach, and summarize your research
question and your findings in a few sentences.
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Table of Contents

1. List the headings of the document in order.

2. Add subheadings if applicable.
3. Write page numbers for each heading.
4. Put the content in a table.
5. Title the Table of Contents.

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 Main Body
I. Problem to be Investigated
A. Purpose of the study (Including assumptions)
B. Justification of the Study
C. Research Question and Hypothesis
D. Definition of Terms
E. Brief Overview of Study

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II. Background and Review of Related Literature
A. Theory, if Appropriate
B. Studies Directly Related

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III. Procedures
Body Section One (4-6 paragraphs)
A. Extent of the problem / How bad is it?
1. What has happened?
2. Why should we be concerned?

B. Who is affected? / How are they affected?

1. Examples
2. Stories
3. Facts

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Body Section Two (3-4 paragraphs)
A. Cause and Effect:
1. Because of this problem, this has
happened...

B. Repercussions of the problem

1. If we don't solve, this will happen...

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Body Section Three (1-3 paragraphs)
A. Possible Solutions
1. What will work
2. What will not work
3. Possible oppositions

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IV. Findings
Description of findings pertinent to each of the
hypothesis or questions.

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V. Summary and Conclusions
A. Brief-summary of the research question being
investigated, the procedures employed and
the results obtained.
B. Discussion of the implications of the findings-
their meaning and significance
C. Limitations-unresolved problem and
weaknesses
D. Suggestions for further research.

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THANK YOU!

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