A report structure template for the research methods assignment of Accounting & Finance students: an example

A report structure template for the research methods assignment of Accounting & Finance students: an example

Final Project Structure

Title

(should be concise –short in words)

Abstract (briefly describe what you have done and the main conclusions/contribution(s) of your work) to the current literature.

Acknowledgements

Contents

1. Introduction (state the objectives of your research, summarize your motivations for having chosen the topic, talk briefly about your sample and the reasons for choosing that sample, briefly state 2-3 articles on which you based your research and the contributions you intend to give to the current literature –be clear, coherent and concise)

2. Literature Review (review at least 10-15 articles related which support theoretically and or methodologically the topic chosen. When possible relate those articles findings with your research.

3. Data and Methodology

4.1 Data (describe the sample used: time period, variables, sources where you got the data, etc)

4.2 Methodology (introduce your model and respective variables. If you use (multi-regression models state the regression equation(s) and describe in detail all the regression variables)

4. Results (present your results and interpret your findings)

5. Conclusions (state the main conclusions from your research –focus on the most important results only; be short in words and concise)

6. Recommendations and Limitations (state a few recommendations for further work (i.e. possible extensions for your research, ideas, etc) and the limitations of your research (such as time constrains, too small sample, etc).

 References

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