.com (Commercial) | Commercial sites, business information, shopping, news |
.edu (Education) | School information, links to libraries and departments |
.gov (Government) | Statistics, public information, facts, agency, databases |
.org (Organization) | Non-profit organization, interest group agencies, may try to influence public opinion |
.net (Network) | Internet service provider, often sponsors personal sites |
This is an example of a structure of an academic scholarly paper, though there may be variations:
Abstract | Summarizes the content within the paper and sometimes outlines keywords in the paper |
Introduction | Introduces a problem and provides a solution to that problem, whether it is a new idea or a plan of action. Also, it outlines the structure of the paper |
Literature Review | Identifies past and current research on the topic and any gaps in the existing knowledge |
Methodology | Explains what method the author(s) chose for conducting their study (e.g. Case studies, personal reflections, surveys/questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, etc.) |
Results | Explains the results of the study |
Discussion & Conclusion | Interprets the results, discusses the limitations of the method that they used, and/or makes recommendations based on their findings |
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