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Chapter I: Introduction

The first chapter provides an overview of the Project. The specific subsections of this chapter will vary, depending on the subject matter. In general, the first chapter should include the following information:

Background of the Study: provide a brief history of the ideas and issues related to the research topic. This section should not be a review of the literature (though some information may be repeated in the literature review), but a description of the events leading up to this research.

Problem Statement: this is the heart of the research Project. This subsection states the reason(s) why this research Project is important. A good way to approach the Problem Statement is to address the following: Because of x and y, there is a problem in society (or the public administration system or the field of forensic science); if only we knew more about z, things might be better. The research Project should be designed to answer z, which is the research question.

Students first might want to pose a question to be answered, and then rephrase that question into the form of a statement.

Purpose and Objectives of the Study: list the component parts of the research question. Rarely is a problem in public administration one dimensional. This subsection should describe the specific elements of the problem being addressed by the research. It should also have at least 4 objectives. This section is written in the form of a discussion rather than just listing the objectives. Chapter II will focus on a discussion surrounding these objectives.

Rationale of the Study: develop the reasons for examining the elements described in the purpose and objectives section. Explain why those elements were selected, how they relate to the topic of the research, and how they related to each other. In other words, explain how will accomplishing the purpose and objectives answers the research question, and is something we should care about....