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Research Student Kit

Master's and PhD path: proposal, literature, bibliography, notes, journal club, thesis, qualitative report, abstract and poster.

12 templates in 4 steps, in the order you use them. Open any template in the editor, fill it in and export it to PDF, DOCX or HTML.

Step 1

Planning

  1. Dissertation Proposal Template

    Full

    Proposal: rationale, research questions, literature summary, conceptual framework diagram, methods, analysis, ethics, timeline, budget

  2. Literature Review Template

    Standard

    Literature review: scope and questions, documented search strategy, screening counts, thematic synthesis, synthesis matrix, gaps

  3. Annotated Bibliography Template

    Standard

    Search and source log, citation style quick reference (APA 7, Chicago 18, MLA 9, Vancouver), evaluative annotations, coverage check, synthesis

    APA 7th ed.; Chicago Manual of Style 18th ed.; MLA Handbook 9th ed.; NLM Citing Medicine 2nd ed. (cited)

  4. Research Paper Notes Template

    Standard

    Source tracking, citation key convention, quotation and paraphrase marking, method and results with locations, assessment, idea log, connections

Step 2

Learning

  1. Lecture Notes Template (Outline Method, with Math)

    Lean

    Outline-method lecture notes for STEM: details, definitions table, numbered topics with LaTeX formulas in words, worked examples, open questions, summary

  2. Cornell Notes Template

    Lean

    Cornell notes page: header, cue column and notes area as a two-column table, summary, method steps and review routine

    Cornell note-taking system (Pauk)

  3. Journal Club Template

    Standard

    Paper appraisal: PICO, design to reporting guideline and appraisal tool map, effect sizes with NNT, risk of bias, GRADE certainty, openness, verdict, actions

    CONSORT 2025, STROBE, TARGET, PRISMA 2020, ARRIVE 2.0 (named); RoB 2, ROBINS-I V2, CASP, GRADE (named)
Step 3

Write

  1. Thesis and Dissertation Template

    Full

    Full thesis: front matter, six core chapters with length guide, references, appendices, submission checklist, writing gantt

  2. Research Paper Template (IMRaD)

    Full

    IMRaD paper: title page, structured abstract, methods, results with stats conventions, discussion, declarations, CRediT

    IMRaD; ICMJE Recommendations (reference); CONSORT 2025, SPIRIT 2025, STROBE, TARGET, STARD 2015, PRISMA 2020 (named)

  3. Qualitative Study Report Template (SRQR, COREQ)

    Full

    Qualitative research report: approach and paradigm, reflexivity, sampling, ethics, data collection, analysis phases, trustworthiness, themes with extracts, SRQR and COREQ maps

    SRQR (2014, 21 items); COREQ (2007, 32 items)
Step 4

Present

  1. Conference Abstract Template

    Lean

    Structured conference abstract: title, authors and affiliations, background, methods, results, conclusions, word-limit guide

  2. Research Poster Template

    Lean

    Conference poster draft: finding-as-title, take-home message, background, methods with flow diagram, results figure and table, conclusion, references, disclosures