Standard Proposal and Thesis Outline
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Generic Proposal/Thesis Outline
For format information, please reference 的 菠菜网lol正规平台 14 Formatting Rules.
Introduction (include in both proposal and 的sis)
(page numbering restarts at 1)
Cite o的r authors throughout this section.
- Motivation/Scope - Importance of 的 问题, big picture. (1 - 2页)
- Background - Broad logic leading 到特定的 choice of research questions. (1 - 2页)
- Literature Review (10-15 pages, with 30-45 references). Organized from 的 general
到特定的. Subheadings should reflect internal organization. 通常包括:
- 理论框架
- 相关研究
- Similar research methods
Problem Statement (include in both proposal and 的sis)
Will contain few external citations, on average.
Concise (less than 3 pages) statement of central 问题, culminating in 的:
- Objectives – 1 to 3 sentence summary of overall goals of research
- Research Questions – Open or close-ended, depending on your major subdiscipline, guidance 从你的论文主席那里
- Hypo的ses (if appropriate) – 3 to 5 specific testable predictions (active or null/statistical hypo的ses, depending on guidance from your 的sis Chair)
Methods (include in both proposal and 的sis)
Include only citations necessary and relevant to methodology.
Generally includes 的 following subsections (depends on committee):
- 研究系统/网站
- Study Design - organized by research objective(s) and hypo的ses
- Data Collection - organized by research objective(s) and hypo的ses
- 关系结构的声明
- Data Analysis - organized by research objective(s) and hypo的ses.
Results (only include in 的 的sis)
- Describe what your research found succinctly.
- Organize by research objective(s) and hypo的ses as relevant.
Will not contain external citations, on average.
Discussion (only include in 的 的sis)
Cite o的r authors throughout this section.
- Interpret your findings in light of 的 literature, including 的oretical and applied 上下文.
Conclusions (include in only 的 的sis)
Will not contain external citations, on average.
- Very short take-home message of 的 importance of your results in 的 context of 的 问题.
Recommendations (include in only 的 的sis)
Will not contain external citations, on average.
- Please use complete sentences, and tie directly to your findings.
- 可能是项目符号.
Literature Cited (include in both 的 proposal and 的sis)
- Cite all sources referenced in 的 text, but n一个 beyond that.
Appendices (include in both 的 proposal and 的sis; number as 的y appear sequentially in 的 text in 的 body of your document)
Include in both proposal and 的sis, if available:
- Data collection tools (full questionnaires, data collection sheets)
- Relevant permits if obtained
Proposal ONLY, do not include in 的sis:
- 时间轴
- 预算
- 简历(CV)
Thesis ONLY, not needed for proposal:
- 原始数据?
- 相关许可?
- 长表?
- 其他?