The results of a study are a little value unless they can be communicated effectively to others. Therefore, a knowledge of the procedures involved in writing a research report is important to all researchers. The following are guidelines for organizing and presenting a thesis or dissertations.
Thesis or Dissertation Components
1. Preliminary pages
a. Title page
b. Acceptance page
c. Acknowledgements
d. Table of contents
e. List of tables
f. List of figures g. Abstract
2. Introduction (Chapter 1)
a. Background of the problem
b. Statement of the problem
c. Objective
d. Significance of the study
e. Assumptions
f. Limitations
g. Definition of terms
3. Review of Literature (Chapter 2)
Theories
Relationship between variables
Theoretical and Research Framework
Hypotheses
4. Methodology (Chapter 3)
a. Research Design
b. Sampling frame
c. Population
d. Sampling technique
e. sample size
f. unit of analysis
g. Measurement and
Instrumentation
h. Validity of instrument
i. Data Collection procedures
j. Analysis of Data
5. Findings and Discussion (Chapter 4)
a. Presentation of findings
b. Interpretation of findings
c. Implications
6. Conclusions and Recommendation
(Chapter 5)
a. Conclusions
b. Recommendations for practice
c. Recommendations for further research
7. Supplementary Pages
a. Bibliography
b. Appendices
c. Vita
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