WRITE UP COMMENTS

Write up Comments



Write up Comments

Introduction

The paper comments on the write up written by a student on “The effectiveness of the informal sector accounting systems in Zimbabwe.” It suggests the changes that could have been made to improve the content of the write-up.

Comments

The write-up could have been improved by the use of sections. The content here involves information but no distinction as to what is the analysis technique and methodology. For every research findings write-up it is essential that the sections detail out all the stages that were involved during the research (Atwell, 1998). Fro example first of all the student could have started off with the study purpose detailing out why the study was needed to undertake, secondly, the study design section could have given an overview of the pros and cons of the research design, the implications and challenges. The third section could have mentioned the research analysis briefing the statistical tools (if any) used. It is also necessary to describe the dependent and independent variable if the research uses any rigorous statistical analysis. After interpretation, it is imperative to highlight the study findings and the ethical concerns that could have brought biasness to the results. The write-up suggest the pros and cons of the study, techniques but it ignores what other techniques could have been feasible for the study (Atwell, 1998).

The write up is concise quoting the literature with every concept; however, it is essential that the details are jot down into individual sections to facilitate the reader. Moreover, the student could have given the details of another type of study or method that could have suited the study, for example, the process of distributing the questionnaires and waiting for the response can take time. The student could have presented during the response time to ensure ...