Term Paper - Outline
TRUONG VAN ANH
HUFLIT

Abstract
The abstract is after the title.
The order in an abstract:
B: background information
P: purpose of the study
M: methodology used in the study
R: the most important results of the study
C: Conclusion or recommendation

The order in a reduced abstract:
P + M: purpose of the study and methodology
R: the most important results of the study
C: Conclusion or recommendation

Introduction
- Writing an overview of the topic. Start with a general
overview of your topic.
- Providing the background or summarizing existing research
and telling about prior research. You review other conclusions
related to your topic.
- Stating a rationale (Literature review) for your paper.
- Describing the methodology you will use in your term paper.
- Writing the thesis statement.
- Showing the outline (components of your term paper).
 A conclusion will be around 200 words.

Literature Review
This section should review the existing literature on your topic.
You should summarize the key findings and arguments made
by other scholars and identify any gaps in the literature that
your research aims to address.
A. Overview of current literature on the topic
B. Discussion of key themes and findings from literature
C. Identification of gaps in current literature
 

Methodology
This section should describe the methods you used to
collect and analyze your data. You should explain your
research design, sampling strategy, data collection
methods, and data analysis techniques.
A. Description of research design
+ Observation
+ Survey
+ Case study
+ Experiment
B. Discussion of data collection methods
C. Explanation of data analysis techniques

Results
This section should present your findings. You can
use tables, graphs, and charts to illustrate your
data.
A. Presentation of findings
B. Analysis and interpretation of results
C. Comparison of results with previous studies
 

Discussion
A. Summary of key findings
B. Explanation of how results address the
research questions
C. Implications of results for the field
 

Conclusion
The generalization/summary
The achieved objectives
The limitations
The recommendations/suggestions

References
1. Author's name (surname, initial, first name)
2. Year of publication (in parentheses)
3. Title (in italic)
4. Place of publication
5. Publisher
Notes: A comma between surname and first name. A full
stop after year of publication. A comma between title and
place. A colon between place and publisher. A full stop in the
end.
Ho, Chi Minh (1962). Nhat ki trong tu, Hanoi: Su that.

Appendix
The appendix which is the last part is optional. It
is composed of additional materials including tests,
tables, charts, writer's published papers/articles, etc.

Good luck!