CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
The introduction is your opportunity to show readers and reviewers why your research topic is
worth reading about and why your paper warrants their attention.
▪ Start broadly and then narrow down
▪ State the aims and importance
▪ Cite thoroughly but not excessively
▪ Consider giving an overview of the paper
▪ Keep it short
▪ Show, don't tell
▪ Don't bury your readers in detail
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This section explains why this particular research topic is important and essential to
understanding the main aspects of the study.
Outlines the historical developments in the literature that led to the current topic of research
concisely. If the study is interdisciplinary, it should describe how different disciplines are
connected and what aspects of each discipline will be studied.
Additionally, researcher should briefly highlight the main developments of their research topic
and identify the main gaps that need to be addressed. In other words, this section should give an
overview of your study. The section should be organized as:
❖ What is known about the broad topic?
❖ What are the gaps or missing links that need to be addressed?
❖ What is the significance of addressing those gaps?
❖ What are the rationale and hypothesis of your study?
▪ Avoid giving too many citations for one point
▪ Clearly state either your hypothesis or research question
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
▪ A statement of the problem is used in research work as a claim that outlines the problem
addressed by a study.
INTRODUCTION
The introduction is your opportunity to show readers and reviewers why your research topic is
worth reading about and why your paper warrants their attention.
▪ Start broadly and then narrow down
▪ State the aims and importance
▪ Cite thoroughly but not excessively
▪ Consider giving an overview of the paper
▪ Keep it short
▪ Show, don't tell
▪ Don't bury your readers in detail
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This section explains why this particular research topic is important and essential to
understanding the main aspects of the study.
Outlines the historical developments in the literature that led to the current topic of research
concisely. If the study is interdisciplinary, it should describe how different disciplines are
connected and what aspects of each discipline will be studied.
Additionally, researcher should briefly highlight the main developments of their research topic
and identify the main gaps that need to be addressed. In other words, this section should give an
overview of your study. The section should be organized as:
❖ What is known about the broad topic?
❖ What are the gaps or missing links that need to be addressed?
❖ What is the significance of addressing those gaps?
❖ What are the rationale and hypothesis of your study?
▪ Avoid giving too many citations for one point
▪ Clearly state either your hypothesis or research question
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
▪ A statement of the problem is used in research work as a claim that outlines the problem
addressed by a study.
