CONCEPT PAPER

This is a document that sums up what your project is about, why it is relevant, and how you plan to execute it.

            A. Concept Paper                                           C. Position Paper

            B. Term Paper                                                D. Research Paper

• concept paper

• term paper

• research paper

• position paper

These are the uses of a concept paper EXCEPT

• Summarize a project.

• Determines whether the project is feasible or not.

• Picks the interest of the potential funding agencies.

• Helps in addressing social issues that plague our society

These should be included in the cover page of a concept paper EXCEPT

           

• Proponent's name

• Proponent's contact number, email address

• Proponent's agency

• Reasons why the funding agency should support the project

These are included in the background of the study for an academic concept paper EXCEPT

       

• the field you are researching on

• the problems to be addressed by the research, provide statistics and

                  previous studies to prove your claim

• Reasons in conducting the research

• Proponent’s name

These are the four ways to elucidate a concept paper EXCEPT

          

• Explication

• Addition

• Definition

• Clarification

This is an informative approach where words, verses, quotes, or phrases are taken from a literary or scholarly work and then translated and explained in detail.

           

• Addition

• Definition

• Explication

• Clarification

This is an informative approach where the points are grouped from a general abstract concept to unique, concrete examples.

         

• Explication

• Definition

• Clarification

• Addition

This involves defining the term in response, "What does that mean? "To explain the term, this allows diagrams, examples, and definitions.

           

• Definition

• Clarification

• Addition

• Explication

Project Needs and Cost contains

          

 

• The objective of the project

• Budget, item description, and amount

• Methodology (Action Plan)

• Timeline

These can be found in a preliminary literature review of a concept paper EXCEPT

       

• theoretical framework

• major-related literature review at least 

• a brief synthesis of the reviewed literature and studies.

• specific research questions of objectives.