| Proposal and planning | Research problem, question, objectives, rationale, outline, and proposed method | Topic, proposal brief, handbook, notes, and supervisor comments |
| Literature review | Search direction, thematic structure, synthesis, critical comparison, framework, and research gap | Draft, source list, database notes, required date range, and citation style |
| Methodology | Design alignment, sample, measures, data collection, ethics wording, analysis plan, and justification | Research question, approved proposal, method requirements, instruments, and feedback |
| Results and analysis | Accurate presentation of supplied quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method findings | Dataset or output, codebook, tables, figures, analysis notes, and required format |
| Discussion and conclusion | Interpretation, links to literature and theory, limitations, implications, and conclusion structure | Results chapter, literature review, research question, and supervisor comments |
| Full-draft review | Cross-chapter consistency, academic editing, references, headings, tables, figures, and presentation | Complete draft, rubric or handbook, reference style, feedback, and deadline |