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Thesis Background of the Study

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Background of thesis study is one of important part of your thesis. It contains the review of area being research and present and previous information about the issue as well as history of the issue being studied.

The purpose of writing a background of the study is to prove the significance and importance of the issues and develop it into thesis.

The first step to develop a background of the study is to conduct preliminary study before formulating your thesis to see if there are many issues need to address. The preliminary research or study will help you to develop a thesis statement or research question that will lead to more specific and relevant research. You can find information on the library such as on books, journals as well as to internet and other electronic devices for your background of the study.

After preliminary research, it is a time to formulate a research question or thesis statement to be used a guide to your thesis. You will need to take notes and keep list of resources. Make sure to cite the sources of information on each notes so that you will not forget where each information or date came from and decide if this can be used on your thesis.

As you finished your research question or thesis statement, determine your own opinion regarding the topic or issues. In this way, you do a more detailed research and find sources that really relevant to your thesis. Be sure to that your sources provide details on history and past research related to your thesis statement.

You can now evaluate your research and begin to write a background of the study that covers the key issues, findings and issues surrounding your thesis to have evaluation and conclusion. Also, identify the study need to be done and provide possible solutions to the issue that not yet considered before.

Finally, you can review your background of your study if there will be something to revise. It is great idea to have someone else to read your work to get comments or suggestions to improve your background of the study.

Importance of the Significance of the Study

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Significance of the study is written so that the reader know the importance of study. It is the proof that the study is really beneficial and worth it for the effort and time. It can be based on the statement of the problem wherein you can get ideas on how to write a significance of the study section on your thesis or research. It illustrate the contribution of the study on the society. It provides information on how the project or research contributed to the present generation and how to expand its related literature.

It is critical to document your significance of study clearly so that the reader should know and understand very well your research or thesis. You can start with your general purpose to specific purpose. For instance, give an idea on how to help your research to the society, then to individual.

Here are some importance of Significance of the study

Show the benefits as well as the advantages of the expanding the study
Contains the contribution of the study to the society
Answer why the study is important to the future researchers
Explain how to expand the existing literature
Includes the impact to the others of the study

Thesis Defense Preparation

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 admin

Thesis or dissertation is a document written as requirement in order to graduate from Masteral Degree or Doctoral Degree. It is a paper that something is trying to prove through research and study. It is also known as a claim or argument.

Thesis Oral Defense is done in order to defend your thesis work and evaluated by the examining committee. This is to make sure that the researcher can present his work properly with full understanding.

Here are some guidelines in the preparation of thesis defense:

Make sure that you wear the proper attire for the presentation.
Question from the examining committee is based on your presentation.
Know the details of the key studies as basis on your investigation.
Be prepared to your thesis presentation by being well rested and focused before the thesis defense.
Be familiar with the basic assumptions, theoretical framework, paradigm, procedures and methods and among others.
You should have deep understanding of the nature of your research problem as well as the major issues involved.
Do not forget to bring important materials suchs as computer print out of results, references, and articles related to your studies.
Do not speak in jargon words, keep word simple to be able to understand by the examining committee. Use simple and concise language.
Remember that your presentation is evaluated based on the content as well as clearness.
Prepare hand outs or power point. It includes the overview or outline of your presentation such as the introduction, ,methods, results, discussion, etc.
During presentation, do not spend too much time on one section.

Characteristic of Good Thesis Statement

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 admin

A thesis is a paper submitted as candidate for an academic degree or professional qualification such as Master’s Degree or Doctorate Degree. It is document that you need something to prove with evidence through research. A strong thesis will be able to justify the discussion presented in the paper.
A thesis statement is a sentence in the thesis that states the main idea of the paper and controls that idea within the paper.
When writing a thesis, it should always be considers the good characteristics of your thesis statement such as length, position, grammar, spelling, and strength. In order to develop a good thesis statement the researcher should know the topic very well and limit the topic.

Length
A thesis statement can be short or long depending on the things mention on the paper. Usually thesis statement is one concise sentence and contains two clauses such as the stating the opinion and a reason. Typically, a single sentence that has two lines with about 30 to 40 words long.

Grammar
Make sure to have correct grammar.

Spelling
Spelling should always be check aside from grammar

Position
Thesis statement usually place at the beginning of the thesis to give an idea to the reader what the paper all about. It can be place in the introduction section.

Strength
Thesis statement should be strong and arguable. It should be clear and specific

Structure of the Thesis

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Writing a thesis is complicated if you do not know how to start with it. The first step is to write an outline of your thesis in order to have a guide while writing your thesis.

Here is a sample thesis outline or structure for your thesis writing:

Title Page

It includes the thesis title, author, institution, department, date of delivery, research mentor(s) and advisor, institutions, and email address.

Abstract

Abstract just contains 1 to 2 paragraphs approximately 400 words. It contains the details why the paper is important as well as the summary of major results and explains the major implications of the work. It should be concise and readable.

Table of Contents

It contains headings and subheadings with corresponding page numbers.

Introduction

Introduction should catch the attention of the reader immediately. It should be interesting and motivate the reader to read the rest of the paper. It provides why the study was undertaken and why the thesis paper is written. Also, it contains background information and significance of the study as well as the scope of work.

Methods Used

It includes the method used in the research study such as the description of the material, procedure and theory. Also, it contains the procedures being used including the calculations, techniques and equipment.

Results of the Study

It provides the results of your study such as the actual statement of observation including tables, graphs and statistics.

Conclusions

Describe your conclusion by summarizing the new observation, interpretation and insights based on your study.

Recommendation

It includes recommendation if necessary such as the remedial solution to the present problem or further research for the study.

Acknowledgment

This section is to acknowledge all the people who help financially, technically and intellectually.

List of Figures and Table

It contains all figures and tables used in the thesis with page numbers

Thesis vs. Dissertation

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 admin

Thesis and dissertation is the documents required in order to graduate from masteral or doctoral. You may wonder the difference between a thesis and a dissertation. This two terms may use interchangeably and sometimes confused because both papers have similar characteristics such as structure as they both contained introduction, review of related literature, body, conclusion, bibliography and appendix. However, there are also differences between thesis and dissertation.

Here are some differences between basic thesis and dissertation:

The thesis is a document required at the end of a master’s program while the dissertation is for doctoral study.
Thesis is written to prove something you are knowledgeable through research throughout graduate program while dissertation is written to contribute new knowledge, theories or practices to your field and defend its worth.
Thesis is short and needs only short time to complete while dissertation is long and need more time to complete.
Dissertation needs new discoveries or knowledge to come up with conclusion while thesis should include hypothesis based on research work.
Thesis always contained an original subject such as your hypothesis while dissertation is made up of original insights and collected knowledge that collected throughout your studies.
Thesis should be at least 100 pages in length while dissertation should be much longer since it needs a lot of research information.

Research Study Limitations

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 admin

Limitations of the study are weakness of the study that somethings that a researchers cannot control. All studies have limitation because research topic should narrow down in order to finish the study on time and to avoid complexity of the research. Like for example, if you do not restrict your discussion related to the research problem, you have to tackle all data related to your research. You need to limit your research by describing your study. Factors to considers in terms of limitation are sample size, available and reliable data, measure to use to collect data, and access of data.

Usually the limitation of the study is located at the beginning of the discussion section of your document so that the reader knows and understands the limitation before reading your document. But of course, do make an excuse the limitation for not doing a thorough research. If there is so much limitation on your research, it means that your topic is too narrow so it means you should find another topic that is specific but not too narrow. Also, you can consult your professor or mentor the possible ways to revise your study.

Here are some tips when writing limitation of your research study:

Discuss each limitation in concise terms but I detailed
Explains reason for each limitation
Knows the impact of your limitation to your findings and conclusion of your study
Describe why it is need further research of study because of these limitations
Clarifies why each limitation exists

Writing Dissertation Proposal

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Dissertation proposal contains information about your dissertation such as probable question you are going to study, research method to be used, reference to the theoretical background and potential result of your study.

Writing dissertation proposal is not a requirement for the school or universities but it is important to guide you on your dissertation writing. You can show your dissertation proposal to your supervisor or mentor and ask for their feedback. If you have dissertation proposal, it may not difficult for you to write dissertation because you will know how to do it.

Here are outlines on writing dissertation proposal:

1. Thesis Title. This is the first part of the proposal and it should be labeled as dissertation proposal not dissertation. Title should be short.

2. Introduction contains objectives and background of the study as well as the statement of the problem.

3. Research Question. It states the question that you want to answer.

4. Timeline. It specifies the time frame for your research using Gantt chart or some kind of concept map.

5. Methods and Procedures. It provides the measures to be used to answer the research questions.

6. Potential Outcomes. It shows the type of outcomes you want to generate.

7. Limitation. It contains the area of your study.

8. Bibliography. It provides the list of references so that you may know how many references you are expecting.

Tips to Make a Thesis Title

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 admin

The goal of thesis title is to express subject and argument in one’s thesis. The researcher should consider writing a thesis title at the end of thesis because you will never know the course of thesis’s argument until the thesis had reached completion.

The first thing that a reader will see is your thesis title so it is very crucial to provide a concise view of the topic that your thesis address. Thesis title should craft carefully and may change overtime during the course of writing thesis paper.

Here are some tips on how to make a good thesis title:

Thesis title should not be bland even the topic is specific. It should be carefully worded as the arguments and research contained in the thesis paper.
Seek advice from your professor, classmates and friend on choosing the right thesis title. Present your list of your favorite thesis title and ask them which appeals to them most.
Make sure to follow a right format based on your school requirements. The main format of thesis title is generally describing your thesis work.
Do not write thesis title at the beginning of writing your thesis work.
Thesis title should be informative that your reader captures attention. It should provide a clear picture of your research.
Acronym, abbreviations and initials are not allowed in thesis title.
Thesis title should be precise and concise that will surely explain the nature of your work. It should be directly relate to the topic to be able to get the information quickly.