Includes bibliographical references (pages 240).

Definition of research

Importance of research to human kind

Purposes and goals of research

Characterizing a good research

Classification of research

Following the scientific method of research

Steps in making research

Designing the study

Elements of a research problem

Guidelines in the selection of a research problem or topic

Three (3) major research methods

Ways of obtaining descriptive information

The extent of use of descriptive method

Advantages, disadvantages and cautions in the use of descriptive method

Summary of descriptive research

Principles of the scientific methods

Different types of papers and research reports

Purposes in writing a term paper

Collect/gathering information for the term paper

Organizing the materials

Writing the term paper

Revisiting the term paper

Research design

Variables in research design

Hypothesis

Chapter 1. The Problem and its background

Chapter 2. The review of related literature and studies

Chapter 3. Methodology and research design

Chapter 4. Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data

Chapter 5. Summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations

Sample on how to prepare thesis and/or dissertation