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Technical Paper for Graduate Students

 

 

Paper Outline (Sample Review Paper)


TITLE PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
     Introductory paragraphs
     Statement of the problem
     Significance of the study
     Research questions and/or hypotheses

Literature review
(See example paper)

Results and Discussion
(explanation of findings)

Conclusions and recommendations
     Summary (of what you did and found)
     Recommendations (based on your findings)

CITATIONS

APPENDIX

 


Citation Guide

Citation formatting and style should follow these guidelines:

Book:  Author AB, CD Author. 2001. Title of Book. Publisher, City, ST, Country.

Book Article:  Author AB, CD Author. 2001. Title of article. In: Adams AB, DC Smith, eds, Title of Book, 2nd ed, Vol 1-Toxicology. Publisher, City, ST, Country, pp 1-5.

Journal Article:  Author AB, CD Author. 2001. Title of article. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:2200-2204.

Proceedings:  Author AB, CD Author. 2001. Title of article. Proceedings, Name of Conference, City, ST, Country, date (month, days, year), pp 00-00 (if no page numbers are available, cite parenthetically in the text).

Report:  Author AB. 2001. Title of report. EPA 600/334/778. Final/Technical Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Thesis:  Author AB. 2001. Title of thesis. University, City, ST, Country.