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Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology How to write a high quality research paper Yun Yang (email: yyang@.au) CICEC - Centre for Internet Computing and E-Commerce Faculty of ICT Swinburne University .au/centres/cicec Planning a research paper (or report) Description of the problem (or research question) Description of the method Presentation of the data Interpretation of the data Concluding the paper/report Structure of a research paper Title (and authors and affiliations) Abstract (and keywords) Introduction Review of literature (related work and comparison)- can be after the main parts of the work Main parts of the work Conclusions and future work (Acknowledgement) References (occasionally appendices) Structure of a research report/thesis Title (Declaration – for a degree thesis) Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents List of figures List of tables Introduction etc. (individual chapters) References Appendices Title Label for your research (i.e., not a complete sentence) Used for indexing and abstract services State the title in terms of the variables investigated in the study No more than 12 - 15 words Avoid waste words: Study on Investigation of Abstract Normally one paragraph summary of the paper: Aim/Introduction/Purpose Principle objectives of the paper Method Methods employed Results Summary of results Conclusion/Discussion Principle conclusions Less than 250 words (often about 100 words) Do not state information not included in paper Do not cite references Keywords Mainly used for indexing Only several needed/listed Should be meaningful – not too broad Standard keyword sets available Introduction Provides a rationale for your work Describe the nature and scope of problem Review relevant literature to orient the reader State the method of study and reasons for choice of method State the principle results State principle conclusions (paper organisation as final paragraph) Li