1.7. After writing

Use the checklist below to see whether your report includes the most important ingredients. Did you include all the elements in the checklist? If you write a research proposal, you will not have results yet. But you can still discuss what the implications are of the results you expect to find.

 

Checklist for an empirical research report

I&I – Interest & Innovation

Make your research interesting and demonstrate innovation in its:

  • Societal Relevance
  • Scientific Relevance

RQ – Research Question

Identify your:

  • X – Independent Variable
  • Y – Dependent Variable
  • Med – Mediating Variable
  • Mod – Moderator

TH – Theory and Hypotheses

For each hypothesis, discuss its

  • Prediction: the result you expect to find
  • Foundation: the theory it is based on
  • Support base: results of previous tests

ACT – Levels of Variance

Identify the

  • Actors
  • Context
  • Time

RD – Research Design

Strive for the best possible

  • Data
  • Causal Inference Strategy

R&C – Results & Conclusion

Discuss your

  • Answers to your research questions
  • Results of hypotheses tests
  • Study limitations
  • Implications for theory and future research
  • Recommendations for policy and practice