Parts of the Investigatory Project

Preliminaries
Title Page
Approval Sheet
Acknowledgement
Contents
Tables
Figures
Plates
Abstract

I. Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND
 Statement of the Problem
 Hypotheses
 Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
 Significance of the Study
 Scope and Limitations of the Study
 Definition of key terms
 General Organization and Coverage of the Study
II. Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
 Related Legal Bases
 Related Literature
 Related Studies
o Local Studies
o Foreign Studies
o Justification of the present study
III. Chapter 3
MATERIALS AND METHODS
 Research Method
 Materials
 Equipment and Utensils
 Procedure
 Training the Panelists
 Evaluation of the Products
 Statistical Treatment
IV. Chapter 4
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 Textual form
 Tabular form
 Graphical form
V. Chapter 5
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 Summary of findings
 Conclusions
 Recommendations
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
CURRICULUM VITAE
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