The Purpose of the Fifth Chapter is to review the project, discuss the implications, and form conclusions derived from the analysis. In general, the fifth chapter of the project is usually 10 to 15 pages in length.
In terms of the structure of the chapter, it is divided into three major sections. The first section, typically 3 to 5 pages, should review the purpose, objectives, literature, and methods. The second section should present the analysis of each hypothesis and draw conclusions about the hypothesis. The analysis of the hypotheses is usually 4 to 5 pages in length. The final section of the fifth chapter is concerned with the discussion of the data and implications. This section is typically 4 to 10 pages in length.
In a sense, the Fifth Chapter of the project contains, in abbreviated form, an overview of the entire project. If the chapter is written carefully then it should provide an elaborate abstract of the project.
Review of the Purpose and Objectives
The goal of this section of the project is to review for the reader the purpose and objectives of the research. This should be an easy task since your First Chapter contains the statement of the purpose and objectives. In essence, all you need to do in this section is rewrite the purpose and objectives. If your objectives were extensive in chapter one then they should be condensed in this chapter. As a rule, I recommend that this section of the Fifth Chapter be limited to one page.
Review of the literature
The review of the literature section of the Fifth Chapter is generally a one to two is a page summary of the literature that was critiqued in chapter two. If you wrote a summary of chapter two, then your task is simple. Will you need to do is rewrite the summary and insert it in this section.
When you rewrite your review section, you should avoid mentioning another researcher. You should summarize the literature in your own words, your task is to present your own analysis of the related research. Using quotes in this section of the project is usually frowned upon and discouraged.
What separates the “better projects” from the average ones is a theme that is presented in this section. There should be a concerted effort to support your research by demonstrating a need for the study and a deficit that exists in the present literature.
