preparation for thesis

1. RESEARCH PROPOSAL and REPORT PREPARATION LUISITO I. TABADA, Ph.D. Associate Professor IV

2. Definition "thesis“ - from a Greek word meaning "position" - refers to an intellectual proposition. "Dissertation" - from Latin dissertātiō , meaning "discourse." In some countries/universities, the word thesis is used as part of a Bachelors or Masters course, while dissertation is normally applied to a Doctorate.

6. Study - the basic unit in the investigation of a researchable problem with predetermined objectives, and conducted in a specific time frame. Project - a group of interrelated research studies in the same field or discipline designed to meet certain established goals within a specific time frame. Two or more studies may make up a project. Program - a group of interrelated research projects requiring an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach to meet established goals within a specific time frame. Forms of R&D Proposals

25. SMART Guide Research Objectives (continued) S PECIFIC M EASURABLE A TTAINABLE R ELEVANT T IMEBOUND Parts of a Research Proposal

31. Organizing the Review - Provide smooth transitions by using such words as “on the other hand”, “nevertheless”, “in addition”, “in contrast”, etc. - Avoid so many reviewed articles on the same subject - Limit and avoid complementary papers by the same author - Cite results but not tabulated data - State research findings in your own words - Citing word for word requires enclosing them in quotation marks - Acknowledge sources of sentences or sections lifted from text or articles, and other vividly striking expressions Review of Literature (continued) Parts of a Research Proposal

40. Literature Cited - list alphabetically all materials used, quoted, rates, or referred to. Use standard system for citation. Books Author(s)/Editor(s)/Corporate Author(s). Year of Publication. Title of publication. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Pagination. Hnannesy J and Patterson D. 1996. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. San Francisco, California: Morgan Kauffman Publishers, Inc., 1996. 521-522pp. Technical Journal: Author(s). Year of Publication. Title of article. Name of Journal, Vol and Issue No. Pagination. Tabada, LI and Tagle, PU. 2009. Reliability Analysis of Fault Tolerant Buffered Switch. Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications. 319-325pp. Parts of a Research Proposal

41. Internet Author(s)/Editor(s)/Corporate Author(s). Year of Publication. Title of publication. Available at: <URL>. Access Date: <date>. International Engineering Consortium. 2007. Internet Model for Control of Converged Networks. Available at: http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/emerg- multi/topic01.html . Access Date: March 7, 2008. Parts of a Research Proposal

47. Questions to address: How to address them: How did you study the problem? Briefly explain the general type of scientific procedure you used What did you use? (May be subheaded as Materials ) Describe what materials, subjects, and equipment (chemicals, experimental animals, apparatus, etc.) you used. (These may be subheaded Animals, Reagents, etc.) How did you proceed? (May be subheaded as Methods or Procedures ) Explain the steps you took in your experiment. (These may be subheaded by experiment, types of assay, etc.)

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