To confuse the reader

To describe the purpose of the project and activities to be carried out

To avoid conducting research

To hide the estimated cost

A blueprint of procedures to be followed in the research process

A random selection of research topics

A description of personal experiences

A list of unrelated activities

Reading and studying existing literature

Ignoring educational policies

Studying fictional stories

Avoiding scientific theories

To avoid seeking funds from supporting organizations

To provide a basis for evaluating the inadequacy of methods

To complicate the research process

To communicate problem demands to the government

A random collection of words

A description of personal hobbies

A list of unrelated topics

A plan that indicates the strategy the researcher will use to answer research questions

List of favorite foods

List of favorite movies

Name of the institution, title of the report, student's name and registration number, supervisor's name, date of submission

Name of the student's pet

Data analysis plan

Research design

Literature review

Data collection instruments

To avoid stating the purpose of the study

To provide a background to the study

To skip the research questions

To confuse the reader

To declare a random statement

To list favorite colors

To declare that the work is original

To avoid stating the purpose of the study

To list favorite tables

To list favorite chairs

To provide a list of tables used in the research

To avoid listing any tables

Population and Sample

Research design

Data collection instruments

Data analysis plan

To confuse the reader

To avoid using any abbreviations

To provide definitions of terms

To list favorite abbreviations

To list favorite movies

To avoid citing any sources

To provide a list of references used in the research

To list favorite books

To communicate problem demands to the government

To complicate the research process

To provide a basis for evaluating the inadequacy of methods

To avoid seeking funds from supporting organizations

To avoid stating the significance of the study

To provide a basis for evaluating the inadequacy of methods

To communicate problem demands to the government

To explain the importance of the study