guidelines for management of student projects - Strathmore University

Introduction: The section should start with a brief summary of the structure or organization ofthe chapter.Summary: The final chapter of the research project should provide a summary of importantelements including the purpose of the study and research questions or specific objectives,methodology used and major findings or results.Discussion: The discussion section should focus on the major findings of the study and shouldbe organized or structured according to the research questions, specific objectives or hypothesis.The section should not be a repeat of the study findings and results as presented in chapter 4,instead it should provide interpretation of the results by comparing them to the findings ofprevious studies or theoretical background presented in the literature review.Conclusions: In this section, major conclusions drawn from the research findings should bepresented. Conclusions should be drawn on the basis of research questions or hypothesis.Recommendations: Research projects should provide recommendations for practice orimprovement and for further studies. In applied research recommendations are often provided forpractice or improvement. In this case the researcher offers suggestions for improvement withjustification. Research projects often pave way for further work. Consequently, the researchershould provide suggestions for future research work based on the findings and conclusionsgenerated from the study.References/AppendicesThe list of references and appendices should follow the main text.The appendices shall consist of any base material, which would break the flow of the dissertationdue to its length or partial irrelevance. Some examples are: Specifications and data sheets of equipment from suppliers Correspondence from suppliers and company Raw data