(Thinking outloud about the basic structure of my current research paper.)
(A visual discovery: this sketch starts to look a bit like the "drilling down" one as in the 5 why's post here but inverted. It seems natural to use the same structure to find the most valid answer to your research question).
The “innovation” portion is of course very optimistic. What’s important about this sketch is the proportion allotments given to the report. Although not quite in the right proportion as shown. 75% of the document should be about your innovation, that is after all the prime driver behind the project. The remainder is essentially comprised of the supporting material, general "housekeeping" and academic requirements. ( The 75/25 ratio was originally suggested by professors from OCAD University).
The evidence that was gathered through research will ultimately feed your hypothesis and create the main section of your story. Elemental ideas that underpin the hypothesis are also embedded in the content of every section of the report.
My challenge, as a neophyte researcher, is to keep the evidence that is gathered as objective as possible and let it suggest a gap for any new hypothesis to develop.
(A visual discovery: this sketch starts to look a bit like the "drilling down" one as in the 5 why's post here but inverted. It seems natural to use the same structure to find the most valid answer to your research question).
