Order Description

Spelling errors (10%)
Mechanical errors (completeness, accuracy, clarity) (10%)
III. Contents: (35%)

Title page
Table of contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Background

Research Objective

Hypotheses

Method and Results: 35%

Method
Definition of population
Sample plan
Questionnaire development
Data collection
Descriptives
Results (Statistical tests for hypotheses)
Limitations
Conclusions and Recommendations
References (10%)
Appendix (ices)

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Executive Summary

This section should be relatively short with a maximum length of approximately half a page. The managerial summary should summarize (1) the background of the study, (2) the main research questions, (3) how the study was executed (e.g., sample, statistical tests), (4) The results of the study, and (5) the recommendations for management.

Citation and Reference example

Freegan philosophy is believed to originate from the voluntary simplicity movement (Elgin 1993) around the year 2000, and to be initially focused on minimizing environmental impact by consuming discarded food (Edwards and Mercer 2007).

Elgin, D. (1993). Voluntary Simplicity: toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple – Inwardly Rich. William Morrow, New York, NY.

Edwards, F. and D. Mercer (2007). Gleaning from gluttony: an Australian youth subculture confronts the ethics of waste. Australian Geographer, Vol. 38 No. 3, 279-296