Type the title page at the beginning of the paper. The title page should include information like the title of the research project, your name, your supervisor's name and the date of submission.
Include an acknowledgments page after the title page. This page will give you an opportunity to thank anyone who helped you with your project. You can also include if you are dedicating the project to anyone on this page.
Type the abstract or summary of your paper before the paper actually begins. This section should be labeled with "Abstract" written on the top of the page, left-justified.
Type a table of contents page on the next blank page after the abstract. This should include all headings and subheadings in your paper, along with the page numbers where they can be found.
Type the introduction of the paper on the next blank page after the table of contents. The introduction is different from the abstract because it is introducing the project, not summarizing the entire project.
Include your literature review after your introduction. You do not need to make it start on the next blank page if you do not want to; that is a personal preference. The literature review should flow between all sources and not be set up as a discussion of one source followed by another source. The sources should be related to each other.
Type the methodology section after the literature review. You do not need to make it start on the next blank page if you do not want to; that is a personal preference. The methodology is simply where you explain your plan for conducting your research.
Type the conclusion after the methodology section. You do not need to make it start on the next blank page if you do not want to; that is a personal preference. The conclusion should state whether or not your hypothesis was correct and what findings came of this research project.
Include the references on the next blank page after the conclusion. All references used should be cited in the format which your professor requested. In addition, all references should be listed in alphabetical order and double-spaced.
Do not include an introduction, literature review, methodology or conclusion if you are writing a thesis paper. A dissertation requires more information than a thesis; therefore, when writing your thesis you can skip steps 5, 6, 7 and 8.