writing an introduction

Writing an introduction  (one page and a half/ one and a half pages long)

This tasks consists of 3 parts. Background/ Problem/ Possible study.

Step 1: Establishing a research territory

• by showing that the general research area is important, central, interesting, problematic, etc. (optional)
• by introducing and reviewing items of previous research in the area (obligatory) if you know about them

Step 2:

·         indicate a gap in the previous research or by extending previous knowledge in some way (obligatory)

Step 3:

• Outlinine purposes or stating the nature of the present research (obligatory)

§  List research questions of hypotheses

Avoid:

being 'anecdotal' in your introduction (i.e. writing as if you are telling a story),

Starting with Hello, using in my opinion, etc.