Senior Seminar
Spring, 2002
Here is a brief outline of what the paper should include. Refer also to your class
information and to the grading paper given to you:
Title Page
Abstract
--thesis statement
--theory used
--group and number surveyed
--type of tests used
--main conclusions
--suggestion for future research
Literature Review/Introduction
--summary of other findings
--your theoretical perspective
--your thesis statement
Methodology
--description of your non-random sample group
--hypotheses tested
--identification of independent and dependent variables
--definition of each variable
--operationalization of each variable
--type of tests used
--level of measurements used
--level of significance
Findings
--discussion of significance or no significance for each hypothesis
--patterns found in the data for each hypothesis
Conclusions:
--key findings
--theoretical perspective—supported or not
--interpretations
--suggestions for future research
Citation/Bibliography Page
Tables for each Hypothesis