Chapter One
How to Write a Research Problem Statement
Turn a broad final year project idea into a bounded, evidence-led problem statement, with a worked example and a review checklist.
Read guideFinal year project writing
Write the project one clear decision at a time.
Practical guides for shaping a research problem, choosing evidence, explaining your method and checking the final document. Examples are starting points to adapt with your supervisor.
The writing path
Choose the task you are working on
Chapter One
How to Write Research Questions and Objectives
Align a final year project aim, specific objectives, research questions and hypotheses with the evidence and method you can use.
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How to Write a Literature Review That Synthesises Research
Plan, organise and synthesise relevant sources into a critical literature review that supports a final year project question and method.
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How to Write a Research Methodology
Explain and justify your research design, evidence, sampling, instruments, procedure and analysis so a reader can assess the study.
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How to Write Results and Discussion Chapters
Present the evidence you collected, answer each research question, interpret findings against prior work and report limitations without inventing results.
Read guideFinal Chapter
How to Write a Conclusion and Recommendations
Close a final year project by answering its questions from the findings, drawing proportionate conclusions and making feasible recommendations.
Read guideFront Matter
How to Write a Research Abstract
Draft a concise abstract that accurately summarises a completed study's problem, purpose, method, actual findings and conclusion.
Read guideReferences
How to Cite Sources and Build a Reference List
Connect in-text citations to a complete, consistent reference list and verify every author's name, title, date and source link.
Read guideFinal review
How to Format and Submit a Final Year Project
Check your department's submission rules, use the editable DOCX export settings, review front matter and references, and prepare a final copy.
Read guideChapter One
How to Write a Complete Chapter One for a Research Project
A practical sequence for building an introduction, problem, questions, objectives, significance and scope that agree with one another.
Read guideProject defence
How to Prepare for a Final Year Project Defence
Build a concise presentation, explain your choices and practise evidence-based answers without memorising a script or overstating results.
Read guideAcademic integrity
Ethical Paraphrasing and Plagiarism in Student Research
A practical method for paraphrasing accurately, citing borrowed ideas and avoiding patchwriting, fabricated references and misleading similarity-score promises.
Read guideData analysis
Statistical Significance, P-Values and Student Project Data Analysis
Choose analysis from the research question, describe estimates and uncertainty, and interpret p-values without turning a threshold into a conclusion.
Read guideTopic selection
Choosing a Project Topic for ND, HND, NCE, BSc and Postgraduate Study
Use your actual programme requirements, available evidence and project scope to choose a feasible topic across Nigerian qualification pathways.
Read guideProject materials and source code
How to Use Worked Examples and Source Code Ethically
Distinguish a teaching example from a finished project, verify code provenance and adapt a starter through your own requirements and tests.
Read guideResearch ethics and analysis
How to Report a Worked Data Example Without Inventing Research
Label synthetic examples, keep calculations reproducible and separate teaching outputs from findings about real participants or populations.
Read guideComputer Science methods
Planning and Evaluating a Computer Science Project Prototype
Turn a software project idea into testable requirements, a bounded build plan and a transparent evaluation with evidence you can reproduce.
Read guideEngineering methods
Engineering Project Feasibility, Experiment Design and Measurement
Check equipment, safety, variables and measurement uncertainty before you commit to an engineering build or laboratory study.
Read guideBusiness and social science methods
Planning a Business or Social Science Survey and Records Study
Choose between a survey and available records, define the population and variables, and plan analysis and privacy safeguards before collecting evidence.
Read guideHumanities and education methods
Planning Humanities Text Analysis and Education Classroom Research
Choose a bounded text corpus or classroom question, define a transparent analysis method and address permissions before gathering evidence.
Read guideAcademic seminar
How to Prepare an Academic Seminar Paper and Presentation
Shape a seminar around one arguable question, synthesise credible sources and adapt the written argument for an audience and allotted time.
Read guideFeasibility study and business plan
How to Research a Feasibility Study or Business Plan
Compare options, test market and operating assumptions against traceable evidence, and present a bounded feasibility analysis without inventing forecasts.
Read guideSoftware project materials
How to Read a Software Project Worked Example and Source Code
Use an actual runnable teaching report and small Node.js starter to connect project scope, requirements, implementation evidence and honest adaptation.
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