A capstone manuscript is the written record of a real project: what problem you set out to solve, what you built, what you found, and what should happen next. This intro lesson previews the structure you will build over the next several chapters.
Why The Manuscript Format Looks The Way It Does
Chapter
Reader's Question
Your Answer
1
Why does this study exist?
Background, problem, objectives
2
What is already known?
Literature, related systems
3
How did you do it?
Methodology, design
4
What did you find?
Results, evidence
5
So what?
Summary, conclusion, recommendation
The Funnel-Lift-Funnel Shape
A finished manuscript narrows from broad context to a specific contribution, then widens back out to a recommendation:
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