parts of the project

By now many among you must have thought about some interesting and innovative research ideas for KVPY project. But many of you may not be knowing how to write it up.

So here I will describe the parts (and their usefulness) one has to include in a written project /article/research paper.

A research project should consist of the following parts and in this order only:

1 Title

2 Authors

3 Abstract

4 Introduction

5 Materials and Methods

6 Results

7 Discussion

8 References

These parts serve the following functions:

Title :

Tells what the paper is about

Authors :

Tells who did the work and who assumes responsibility for it

Abstract :

Summarizes the results of the paper, and sometimes the interpretation

Introduction :

Sets the framework of the paper: why it is important or interesting

Materials and Methods :

Gives details of materials used and of experimental methods

Results :

Reports what the researchers actually found; data may be in graphs, tables, or photographs

Discussion :

Discusses two sets of issues: (1) the adequacy of the experiments

(2) the relationship of the results to other work in the field

References: Lists other papers relevant to experiments

Hope you will find it informative.

Happy writing!