Do you need to do a monograph and don’t know where to start? You are lucky to come across this article because here we are going to explain step by step how to make a monograph.
For this, it is necessary to introduce ourselves to the term monograph, which refers to the study of a particular topic that is specific. This etymologically comes from the Greek composing the word monograph by “mono “ one and “graphos” study. It is a work that is developed with a certain systematicity, and everything that composes it is the result of the research gathered by the researcher from a documentary investigation. It must be a personal elaboration, its extension varies between 30 and 50 pages and it can be presented as a descriptive, explanatory, argumentative or expository work.
What benefits does it give us in learning? It improves our ability to search for information by consulting good sources, we can better understand the subject we are dealing with by analyzing and organizing the information. It is important to note that the information you are looking for must be from good sources, that is, it comes from good books, reliable internet pages, encyclopedias, etc.
Having said all of the above, you now understand what a monograph is, now we will explain how to make a monograph.
What do you need to make a monograph?
- Paper, pens, computer.
- Books, encyclopedia, dictionary, articles.
Instructions for writing a monograph
- The first of all the steps to follow is that you must select and define the topic that you are going to discuss, which can be included within science, art, sports, fashion, etc.
- Then you must develop a work structure that is tentative for your production. It is necessary to explain how the structure is in general and so you will know how to do a large part of the monograph:
- Cover: here you must state the title according to the subject, the name of the author and all the data according to the institution to which you belong.
- If you wish you can make a dedication and thanks.
- General index: you must place in a list the subtitles that you will put in the text.
- Prologue: where you can write the fact that led you to choose the topic, the problems that arose and personal issues.
- Introduction: here you must present the topic that you will develop in about two or three pages, you must present the problem that is posed and its importance and also the objectives. You can also guide the reader by mentioning the sections of the work in a synthetic way. It is important to mention the scope of this research. Finally, we must mention the method used to address the problem.
- Body of the work: it must be organized in chapters or sections which have a certain order. For the monograph to be unified you must make a logical relationship between the subtopics. The most important thing is to analyze and interpret the facts and you can present them in different forms such as texts, graphs, charts and illustrations.
- Conclusions: is to recount the main ideas that have been discussed in the work. You can express some opinions obtained through the analysis and reflection of the subject, this can be useful to demonstrate that the objectives set at the beginning have been achieved. This conclusion provides an answer to the problems raised.
- Appendices: it is support information to deepen the subject. They serve to give concepts of related topics. It is not necessary to include it.
- Footnotes: they are to add comments, definitions or data at the bottom of the sheet, which are not included in the text but are useful to the reader.
- Bibliography: the source of information that has been used is placed in alphabetical order.
- To fill in this structure, you need to search for and collect the information.
- After the previous step, you are ready to separate and fill the tentative structure with the information
- Then, if necessary, you must reorganize the tentative structure, to finally leave the final structure.
- Afterwards, you can make a draft of the work.
- Once the draft is done, you must review and, if necessary, correct the monograph.
- Then carry out the preliminary review and present it to the authority if you have requested it.
- Finally, prepare the final version, which is recommended to be typed on a computer.
Tips for writing a monograph
- Read lots of information to select the best one.
- Make the necessary outlines, since they will organize your information and help you to carry out the work efficiently.
- Look for good sources of information, this is essential.