Structure of a Concept Paper

Title Page
❖ Indicate your research title.
❖ Indicate your name and school.
❖ State the date of submission.
Background of the Study
❖ Provide the current state of the field you are researching on.
❖ State the gap in knowledge and problems
❖ Provide statistics and previous studies to prove your claims.
❖ State your reason for choosing the topic for your concept paper
❖ State the theoretical and practical implications
Preliminary Literature Review
❖ Provide a theoretical framework.
❖ Include related literature and studies that support your topic.
❖ Provide a brief synthesis of the reviewed literature and studies.
Statement of the Problem/Objectives
❖ Assert your general problem in one sentence.
❖ State your specific research questions or objectives.
Methodology
❖ Supply the contexts and participants of the study.
❖ Supply the instruments to be used.
❖ Supply the data collection procedure.
❖ Provide the data analysis scheme to be used.
Timeline
❖ Provide a timeline set in months and years.
References
❖ Provide a list of books, journals, and other resources cited in your paper.