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WRITING A CONCEPT PAPER

WRITING A CONCEPT PAPER. What is a Concept Paper?. Another way to evaluate your idea is to write a concept paper: a 2- to 5-page overview of the problem you want to address, the solution you are proposing, and the rationale for choosing both the problem and solution. What is a Concept Paper?.

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WRITING A CONCEPT PAPER

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  1. WRITING A CONCEPT PAPER

  2. What is a Concept Paper? • Another way to evaluate your idea is to write a concept paper: a 2- to 5-page overview of the problem you want to address, the solution you are proposing, and the rationale for choosing both the problem and solution.

  3. What is a Concept Paper? • The paper can be used as a starting point for discussions about the topic, serve as the basis for a source search of potential funding agencies, or be included in a query letter to a foundation to create interest in your proposal.

  4. What is a Concept Paper? • Concept paper is only four or five pages long and focuses on the visualization and expression of the basic ideas that should drive the project. • It serves as a prelude to a full paper. The full paper may be a thesis, a program, a project, or anything that will require a longer time to prepare. It is an embodiment of your ideas on a certain topic or item of interest.

  5. How to write a Concept Paper? • Elements of a concept Paper: • 1. A Rationale • What prompted you to prepare the concept paper? • Why is the issue of such importance? • What should you be able to produce out of your intended study?

  6. Elements of a concept Paper: 2. A Conceptual Framework • It is simply your guide in working on your idea. It is like a map that you need to follow to arrive at your destination. • A mind map is simply a list of keywords that you can connect to make clear an individual issue. It is our subconscious way of analyzing things. This relates to how we recall past experiences. • Mind mapping have to come up with a word, for example, that will help you start off. You can begin with an issue on computers and from there, generate other ideas that connect with the previous one.

  7. Elements of concept paper 3. Your Hypothesis • A hypothesis is just your expected output in the course of conducting your study. it arises from the conceptual framework that you have prepared. • Ask the following questions: • How are the variables related? • Does one variable affect another? • Are they related at all? • A quick review of relevant and updated literature will help you identify which variables really matter.

  8. Considerations in selecting a topic: • Personal interest/ passion • Importance/ contribution to the field • Newness/ relevance • Feasibility: time constraints, availability of subject, ethical constraints, organizational support

  9. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 1.Write a clear and succinct purpose statement. Your purpose statement should be direct, clear and detailed. What problem you are attempting to solve and what benefits you expect.

  10. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 2.Show your knowledge of the funding organization in the introduction. Let the agency know that you understand the types of project they fund and their overall mission. Then tell them why your particular project is a good match with their vision.

  11. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 3.Illustrate the need for solving this problem. In this section of your paper, provide information about what has been done in the past to try to correct the problem or address the issue.

  12. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 4.Describe exactly your procedures for accomplishing the task. If your project is a study, include methods of research and gathering data.

  13. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 5. Explain what you need from the organization and why. • Including anticipated budgets, estimated costs of operation and upstart, equipment, supplies and training will demonstrate that you are knowledgeable in all aspects of the potential project and its implementation.

  14. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 6. Link your theory to practice. Relate to your audience the connections between your ideas, your plans and your expected outcomes.

  15. Instruction for writing a Concept Paper 7.Emphasize the benefits of the project. End your proposal by revisiting the benefits to the organization.

  16. Sources: • Jens, S. (n.d.). Instructions for writing a concept paper. Synonym. Retrieved on 9 August 2016 from http://classroom.synonym.com/instructions-writing-concept-paper-4339.html • Lang, T.A. (n.d.). How to write, publish, and present in the health sciences: a guide for clinicians & laboratory researchers. USA: ACP Press. • Regoniel, P.A. (2012 October 31). How to write a concept paper. Retrieved on 9 August 2016 from http://simplyeducate.me/2012/10/31/how-to-write-a-concept-paper/

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