Chapter 6: Conclusion and Future Work – Instructional Guide

Purpose of Chapter 6

The final chapter brings your report to a thoughtful close. It consolidates the entire journey—from identifying a problem to designing, implementing, and validating a solution—and encourages reflection on lessons learned, limitations encountered, and future improvements. This chapter demonstrates intellectual maturity by acknowledging where the work ends and where others can pick it up.

Chapter Structure

6.1 Chapter Overview

What is this chapter about?

Content Expectations:

  • State that the chapter summarizes the project outcomes and proposes areas for further development.
  • Mention that it reflects on both the project’s successes and areas for growth.

6.2 Summary of the Project

What did you set out to do and what did you achieve?

Content Expectations:

  • Restate your problem statement and objectives from Chapter 1.
  • Summarize how each phase of the project addressed the goals:
    • Design
    • Implementation
    • Testing
  • Highlight major accomplishments or innovations.

6.3 Key Findings and Contributions

What are the main takeaways from this work?

Content Expectations:

  • Highlight 3–5 specific contributions:
    • New feature, method, or insight
    • Usability, performance, or security improvement
    • Domain-specific insight or tool
  • If applicable, describe how this contributes to research or practice in the field.

6.4 Limitations of the Current Work

What didn’t work, or what remains unresolved?

Content Expectations:

  • Be honest but analytical about project limitations:
    • Technical constraints
    • Time/resource limits
    • User feedback not yet incorporated
    • Features not fully implemented
  • Avoid excuses—focus on what can be done better.

6.5 Recommendations for Improvement

If you had more time/resources, what would you improve?

Content Expectations:

  • Suggest 2–3 meaningful improvements:
    • New features
    • Improved testing or automation
    • Refactoring or architectural redesign
    • Expanded scope for other user groups

6.6 Future Work and Research Directions

How can this work be extended, applied, or studied further?

Content Expectations:

  • Suggest future use cases, research paths, or integrations.
  • Consider:
    • Scalability
    • AI/ML enhancements
    • Porting to other platforms
    • Long-term user behavior studies
    • Commercialization or open-source potential

6.7 Final Reflection

What did you learn personally or professionally from this project?

Content Expectations:

  • Share 1–2 insights or lessons from the experience.
  • Reflect on teamwork, problem-solving, resilience, or new skills gained.
  • A good place to personalize your academic journey and express gratitude or pride.

Checklist for Chapter 6 Completion

CriterionComplete? (✓)
Project is clearly summarized
Contributions and findings are specific
Limitations are acknowledged
Recommendations and future work proposed
Final reflection included

Suggested Word Count: 1800–2200 words

This chapter is discursive—aim for clarity and insight rather than technical detail.

Chapter 6: Conclusion and Future Work – Fillable Template

Application Design Report
Prepared by: ____________________________________
Student ID: ____________  Date: ______________

6.1 Chapter Overview
Briefly introduce the purpose of this final chapter.

6.2 Summary of the Project
Restate your goals and summarize key phases and results.

  • Initial problem addressed: __________________________________________
  • Core objectives achieved: __________________________________________
  • Major components delivered: _______________________________________

6.3 Key Findings and Contributions
List and explain 3–5 valuable outcomes from your work.

ContributionDescription / Impact
Example: Simplified onboarding processReduced drop-off by 30% in user tests

6.4 Limitations of the Current Work
What challenges or constraints remained?

6.5 Recommendations for Improvement
What would you revise or expand with more time or resources?

6.6 Future Work and Research Directions
How could your project evolve or be built upon?

6.7 Final Reflection
What did you personally or professionally gain from this project?

Completion Checklist

Requirement✓
Clear project summary provided
Key findings are specific and insightful
Limitations noted and analyzed
Forward-looking ideas clearly stated
Reflection is honest and thoughtful