• It refers to an academic research paper that is written with the primary purpose of identifying and explaining an idea or concept related to a particular scholarly field • or discipline before conducting a research

• It is a summary document of a project proposal that tells what the project is all about, the reasons for conducting the project and how it will be carried out. This paper also provides an overview of the project and help funding agencies eliminate proposal that are likely to disapproved

purposes of a concept paper SDPOH

explaining the concept by answering, "what does it mean?" This makes an illustration, examples, and description to clarify the term.

3 ways of definition

it is giving of a parenthetical or brief explanation • Example: Tocopherol or VitaminE is naturally found in vegetable oil, fish, and nuts.

It is giving of the term to be defined, the category, and the quality that makes the term different from other terms in the same category

Example: • Vitamin E (term defined) is a light yellow fat-soluble vitamin (category of the term) that acts as anti-oxidant. (quality) • Biology (term defined) is a branch of science (category of the term) that studies living organisms. (quality)

it is a detailed way of defining a term and is usually one paragraph It incorporates various patterns of formal, informal, comparison and contrasts, narration, description, classification, cause and effect to explain a concept

Example: First described in 1907 by Alos Alzheimer, a German pgysician, Azheimer's disease is an adult-onset neurological disorder of unknown etiology (cause) manifested by loss of memory, impaired thought processes, and abnormal behavior. When the illness begins before the age of 65, it is termed Alzheimer's disease; when onset is after 65, it is referred to as senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

signal words for definition ASF TFT IM

•It is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes, or phrases are taken from a literary or academic work then interpreted and explained in a detailed way

Entails the analysis of the concept by looking at examples

signal words for clarification

Example The poem titled * The Road Not Taken* by Robert Frost is about a man reflecting on a choice he had once made. While the outcome of his choice is not implied to be positive or negative the speaker notes that the choice in itself and the consequences of that choice have made a huge difference in a way his life is unfolded.

concept paper for acad research

Research title Name and school Date of submission

State the field you are researching on State the problems to be addressed by the research, provide statistics and previous studies to prove your claim Reasons in conducting the research Theoretical and practical implications

Provide theoretical framework Provide major related literature review at least 5 Provide brief synthesis of the reviewed literature and studies.

State the general problem in one sentence State your specific research questions of objectives

Context and participants of the study Instruments to be used Data collection procedures Data analysis scheme to be used

Duration of the research (Gantt chart)

List of books, journals, and other resources cited in your paper

parts of a concept paper for a project

_ contains: Proponent's name Proponent's contact number, email address Proponent's agency Date of Submission

_ contains: short description of proponent's agency, major accomplishments and capability to undertake the proposed project. Reasons why the funding agency should support the project

_ contains: State the problem to be solved State the project's significance

_ contains: Objective of the project Methodology (Action Plan) Timeline Anticipated outcome How the outcome will be evaluated

_contains: Budget, item description and amount Personnel or equipment needed