Parts of a Concept Paper Art of Defining

1. Answer the following questions as a
group based on the research paper you
are bringing.
1. What is the research problem/topic
being discussed?
2. How is the concept/topic described?
What are the information given about it?
3. Why is it important to know about it?
4. How were the researchers able to
answer the research question/problem?

2. CONCEPT PAPER
To be approved or not…
That is the question and challenge.

3. Concept Paper
a short summary that tells the reader
what the project is, why it is
important, and how it will be
carried out.
definition explication clarification

4. Concept Paper
a short summary that tells the reader
what the project is, why it is
important, and how it will be
carried out.
definition explication clarification

5. Essential Parts...
1. Introduction
-Statement of the Problem/Thesis
Statement
-Background of the Study
2. Purpose/Significance
3. Methodology
4. Evaluation

6. Essential Parts...
1. Introduction
--clear description of the research topic,
including a summary of what is already
known about that topic.

7. Essential Parts...
2. Purpose -
--the problem to be addressed
--provide evidence as to why this problem
is important.
--focus gap in knowledge to be filled

8. Essential Parts...
3. Project Description-
--proposed solution to the problem
--A goal is your overall aim of what you
want to accomplish. Objectives are specific,
measurable statements that will lead to
attainment of your goal.

9. Essential Parts...
3. Project Description - Method
a. description of the data or evidence that the
researcher plans to gather or use;
b. a description of how the researcher will
analyze these data; and
c. a demonstration of how these data and this
analytic method will answer the research
question.

10. Essential Parts...
4. Evaluation
Briefly state the intended outcomes

11. Where to use?
--providing in-depth discussion of a topic that the
writer has a strong position on, usually with the
intent of obtaining funding for that project from
donors (Business Plan/Project Plan)
--The terms "concept paper" and "proposal" are often
used interchangeably as they can be used for the
same function.

13. Definition
 Mode of paragraph development
 Answers the questions:
What is it?
What does it mean?
What are its features?

14. Definition
 Clarifies the meaning of the concept
Limits the scope of the

15. Types of Definitions
1. Formal Definition
2. Informal Definition
3. Extended Definition

16. Types of Definitions
1. Formal Definition (concrete ideas)
Term = genus/class + differentia
cat Felis catus
a carnivorous
nocturnal mammal
long domesticated as
a pet
CharacteristicsMode of paragraph development

17. Types of Definitions
1. Formal Definition (concrete ideas)
Term = genus/class + differentia
Rice Oryza sativa the starchy seeds of an
annual southeast Asian
cereal grass that are
cooked and used for
food

18. Types of Definitions
2. Informal Definition (abstract ideas)
uses known words or examples to
explain an unknown term. These
definitions may
be synonyms or antonyms introduced
by or, in other words, or like.
makes use of defining techniques

19. Types of Definitions
2. Informal Definition (abstract ideas)
TERM DEFINITION
Freedom also referred to as liberty or
independence, is a state people
reach when they are free to think
and do whatever they please.

20. Types of Definitions
2. Informal Definition (abstract ideas)
TERM DEFINITION
Bullying
occurs when someone uses his or her power or
prestige to intimidate and terrorize another
person. At times, the bully pushes someone
around to get something specific from that
person, but at other times, the bully simply is
mean just to watch the other person squirm.
Tormenting anyone for any reason is
inappropriate and should not be tolerated.

21. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition
TERM DEFINITION
Bullying
Once, bullying in schools was only referred to the
students who forced the smaller students to give
up their lunch, money, or the ones who beat
them up after school. However, now harassment
is often happening online. Real bullies hide
behind social media technology, like Facebook,
posting embarrassing pictures and videos of their
classmates and setting up fake relationships to
lead on and shame others, an act known as
catfishing.

22. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition
-generally have components of both
informal and formal definitions.
However, it uses a number of other
techniques to define a word, concept,
or phrase

23. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition Techniques
a. Listing and describing the
parts/Analysis: identifying smaller, more
familiar pieces of an idea to point to the
definition of the bigger concept.

24. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition Techniques
b. Etymology: sharing a word's origin.
c. Examples or anecdotes: telling a story
or example that illustrates the term.
d. Negation: defining a term by
explaining what the concept is not.

25. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition Techniques
e. Evoking the senses: using a word that
creates a picture in the reader's mind so
that the reader might relate through
memory of sound, sight, touch, hearing,
or smell.

26. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition Techniques
e. Environment or sector: pointing out how
and where something is used.
f. Ramifications: showing how the term or
concept affects people or objects.
g. Historical references: showing how a
word has been defined throughout history.

27. Types of Definitions
2. Extended Definition Techniques
h. Comparison and Contrast
i. Semantic Origin