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FIRST STEP TO PRODUCE GOOD THESIS

FIRST STEP TO PRODUCE GOOD THESIS. Mohd Talib Latif. RESEARCH Planning. Start when you start your research. GOOD RESEARCH. RESEARCH QUESTION Hypothesis Objectives Conclusion – Answer your objectives. When you write:. Always think about READER – people who will read your thesis.

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FIRST STEP TO PRODUCE GOOD THESIS

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  1. FIRST STEP TO PRODUCE GOOD THESIS Mohd Talib Latif

  2. RESEARCH Planning • Start when you start your research

  3. GOOD RESEARCH • RESEARCH QUESTION • Hypothesis • Objectives • Conclusion – Answer your objectives

  4. When you write: • Always think about READER – people who will read your thesis

  5. FLOW OF WORK? • Introduction • Literature Review • Methodology • Data • Results and Discussion • Conclusion • Abstract

  6. Introduction • Very important part of the thesis • Explain on problem statement • Latest information - references • What gap you want to fill? • What question you want to answer!! • Research objectives No more – “Air quality is…………..” – so boring ma!

  7. The flow of introduction • Make a paragraph a unit of composition • A A-B  B-C • Alivenees of reader to one paragraph to another • From general to specific

  8. At least FIVE sentences in a paragraph

  9. Imagine that you write a story!

  10. Remember KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid! (Steve Job) Do not write long sentences until you yourself hard to understand

  11. You will never write a good thesis if you not read articles/books related to your research

  12. LITERATURE REVIEW • Complete information on your research background (Cover all your research topic) • Separate into relevant sub-topics • Include diagrams or tables (with sources!) • Make sure that you include all important researches related to topic (Show reader that you have read many references!) • All information need to back up with REFERENCES (This is Literature Review!!!!!!!!!!!!) Do not copy blindly from your seniors! Need a lot of reading!

  13. Research Methodology • Detail Procedures • -Instrument (Brand, Version, Product, Country) • -Chemicals (Brand, Type, etc) • Able to repeat by another researchers • Put reference if you take from other references. • Produce good map (scale, north indicator etc) Do not copy blindly from your seniors!

  14. Data (MAIN AND SUPPORT DATA) • Try to reorganise your main data • Mean, range (Min-Max), Std etc. • Main data should be presented FIRST • Support Data • Mean, range (Min-Max), Std etc. • Main data should be presented FIRST • Statistical Analyses (Correlation, ANOVA etc)

  15. Results and discussion • Main data should be presented and discuss first (Base on the descriptive table) • Discuss in good flow • Main data (try to discuss all important information) - range - max - min - support by explanation - comparison with other research (references) • Avoid too many assumption-support your argument with good references/data

  16. Results and discussion • Explain data • Give reason • Compare with other

  17. COMPARE INTERNAL DATA WITH STATISTICAL EVIDENCE • T –test • ANOVA • Correlation matrix • Cluster • HACA • PCA Analysis

  18. Support Data • Compare and Correlate with main data • Explain why? • One paragraph is for one point of discussion.

  19. Conclusion • Must answer you objectives! • Conclude the main finding • Important results • Implication from the results • Give suggestion

  20. ABSTRACT • Self explain • Consist of: • Problem statement • Objectives • Main methodology • Main finding • Conclusion • Suggestion. • Your abstract should cover your research!!!

  21. TABLE AND FIGURE • Produce good table • Produce clear figure

  22. DIAGRAMS AND TABLES • Tables • should be necessary • not repeat the diagrams • is data be needed by reader • usable measurements, e.g. phyiscal constants, b.p., solubility etc • large tables of environmental data are undesirable (add as on-line files) • Self explain! Need to put legend/Note • Why number is bold!!!

  23. Figure

  24. NOT!

  25. REFERENCE LISTS • Should be up to date • A kind of completeness, but relevant and accessible • Combination new (2014 and high citation) • Acknowledge past achievements – to avoid plagiarism • UKM’s format • PLEASE USE ENDNOTE!

  26. IMPORTANT POINT • DO DIFFERENT FROM YOUR SENIORS • AVOID PLAGIARISM • BE SPECIFIC

  27. REMEMBER Be creative!!! DO DIFFERENT!

  28. BEFORE YOU GRADUATE • Thesis – Soft Copy • Data in Excel (Overall Proper Data) • Endnote File • Sains Malaysiana Paper

  29. "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

  30. Thank you

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