Thesis Proposal

e.g. The Internet Protocol is based on best efforts and lacks the ability to provide Quality of Service guarantees.
Author Prominent: simple past tense/ present perfect;
to which the answer is unknown, and which you will explore in your research. 2. Main point or argument regarding the thesis topic; Thesis Statement The answer to the research question is the thesis statement
Outline and Work Plan (Schedule)
An outline reflects logical thinking and correct classification;
To summarize schematically; To provide a visual and conceptual design of the writing.
The action of proposing a plan or suggestion;
An offer of marriage
Thesis Proposal
Purpose ➢To gain the approval of the expert review
committee; ➢To refine ideas, methodology of dissertation based
√ The decimal form 1.
1.1 1.2
1.2.1 1.2.2
Tenses
Thesis proposal: Future tense ; Thesis: Past tense
Steps of Writing a Literature Review
Find a focus
Read the articles
Organization
Writing the review
➢ A sentence outline uses complete sentences for all entries; correct punctuation should be used after each entry.
Formats of an Outline
The alpha-numeric formห้องสมุดไป่ตู้I. A. B. 1. 2.
Literature Review & Provisional References
What is a literature review?
A literature review is a survey and discussion of the literature in a given area of study. It is a concise overview of what has been studied, argued, and established about a topic, and it is usually organized chronologically or thematically. Summary + Evaluation
e.g. Aleamoni (1981) noted that opinions about…..
Language Support
Reviewing Existing Literature
According to Hall (1977), cultures can be grouped…; As Craik (1998, 25) pointed out/ remarked/ , …….;
Recently, there has been much interest in the role of …; In recent years, applied researchers have become increasingly
interested in…; Recently, there has been a spate of interest in….
The relationships between A and B have been studied by many researchers.
The effect of A has been studied extensively in recent years; The Internet is an important technology, and it is no surprise
Form of the outline: a outline can use topic or sentence structure;
➢ a topic outline uses words or phrases for all points; no punctuation is used after entries;
For example, Maitra and Goswami (1995) examined …;
Reporting verbs used to report what people say
acknowledge, add, admit, agree, argue, assert, comment, contend, declare, deny, explain, insist, maintain, mention, observe, predict, propose, etc.
Indicating a need for more research
However, the above studies ignore/ do not include an import aspect…; Although much work has been done to date, more studies need to be conducted to ……; But very little is known about…..; While much research has been devoted to ….., little information is available ……
on experts’ advice.
Criteria
• Time • Knowledge • Expertise
Manageability
• Resources • Literatures
Availability
• Major
Relevance Significance
• Theory • Practical
Research Method
Data-based Qualitative:
Observation
Analysis
Interpretation
Quantitative:
Population /sample
Statistical Treatment
Experiment
Limitation
Procedures
that it has received so much attention from…
Research Question & Thesis Statement
Research Question 1. The research problem is defined by asking a question
Purpose: ➢ to highlight specific arguments and ideas;
➢ to show what has been studied in the field; ➢ to show where the weaknesses, gaps, or areas needing further
Read the articles : taking note of the necessary information;
Organization
• Thematic: ➢ To group sources in order of their publication dates;
• Chronological: ➢ To group sources in terms of the themes and topics they cover.
What Is a Thesis Proposal?
Definitions of “Proposal”
√
A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others;
study are; to demonstrate why the writer’s research is useful and valid.
Language Support
Describing Materials
The data used for the current analysis consists of …; The test instrument employed in this study is a …; This activity is designed to utilize… Table 5 shows……; / As Table 5 shows, ….; An outline of information flow is provided in Table 5.
value
Components
Introduction
Outline & Work plan
Proposal
Thesis Statement
Format
Literature review
Research Method
Introduction: Background& Significance
➢ To define, explain and contextualize
Writing the review
✓ use evidence; ✓ be selective; ✓ summarize; ✓ keep your own voice
Language Support
Tenses of Citation Information Prominent: simple present tense;
✓What is the context of this problem? In what situation or environment can this problem be observed?
✓Why is this research important?
Language Support: Describing Research Background