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Mistakes In Thesis:Improvement

This guide covers essential elements for improving your thesis, including methodology, results analysis, conclusions, recommendations, and bibliography formatting. Learn how to refine your writing style, gather data effectively, present findings clearly, and make impactful conclusions and recommendations.

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Mistakes In Thesis:Improvement

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  1. Mistakes In Thesis:Improvement Not a thesis writing style Format Problem statement-issues Literature review – related & update: latest references Ch 3-Methodology Analysis

  2. MGM4999A & B • Revise A as well when you start with B • Update and changes • Results • Analysis • Writing style – thesis format

  3. Chapter 3The Research Methodology Research population Sample Data collection method Question types and formats Questionnaire construction

  4. Continue… • The respondents-how many?, how distribute and collect back, response rate? • Response profile- usable response, incomplete, ?sent out • Statistical method used for data analysis-ranking? mean? Regression? Etc…. • Summary

  5. Ch 4/5Results and Analysis Findings • Presents the results based on analysis • In table? Charts? – all with name • Need to analyses all the related data being collected

  6. Chapter 5Conclusions and recommendations • Only discuss on the results – based on what researchers done • May discuss on the impact-managers/management/organisation, employees, customers? – depends on your research!

  7. Continue…recommendation • May suggest for the company • Contribution to the literature-if related • Contribution of the present study to organisation • Implications … may be to the managers, organisations, Malaysia etc. • Limitation and suggestions for future research • Conclusions

  8. Bibliography/References • Need to follow standard format • E.g • Book - Andrews, D and Stalick, S (1994) Business Process Reengineering: The Survival Guide, Yourdon Press Computing Series • Journal/article - Parasuraman, A, Zeithaml, V A and Berry, L (1988) “SERVQUAL: A Multiple-Item Scale for Measuring Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality’, Journal of Retailing, 12-40

  9. Continue… • Appendices - Support the research such as questionnaire, list of interview questions, photos, map, cutting paper etc.

  10. Complete • Proofread, proofread, proofread! • All the best

  11. General comment • Format-layout-Font size-neat • Numbering system • Content-subject line-tally • Title (towards the end) • Supporting material-table-source • Data collection – how, why, when

  12. Comment-PROTON • References-only websites?; journal, cutting paper, text • Questionnaire-revised-layout/format of the questions • Format-font size, numbering etc • Literature search-support-other chapters as well • Sources of references ? During explanation eg Ch 3, Ch 4

  13. School-Coop • Title? Pg number ? • Source of references-Literature support (need to improve a lot) • Chapter 3: incomplete; you’re writing in advance before things happened eg 3.6 • Spelling error

  14. Service online • Acknowledgement-really really acknowledge people • Chapter 1-Introduction/background • Write the problem pg 5 before the research was conducted • Source/table/heading for chapters etc • Related information only • References-how

  15. Driving school • Preliminary part?-executive summary etc…. • Define-source of references-eg pg 10 • Literature with year • How to choose the sample • Revise the questionnaire (eg sect C) more clear/neat; error free; spelling

  16. Tabung Haji • Spelling error • Layout-font size?-numbering system • References/ source with year • Coherent • Questionnaire-revise: may need open ended Q

  17. Pajak Gadai • References-keep up date • Literature review • Format/layout • Chapter’s content • Abstract/executive summary • Chapter 3 • Revise

  18. Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan • Literature • Source of information • Methodology • References-Journal? Text? • Questionnaire-any references • Revise

  19. Air Asia • Literature-references • Methodology-how, when. Why • Chapters covered: Bab ?/heading-revise • Content

  20. Credit card • Need to revise again-proposal/Chapter 1-3 • Prelimenary part • Chapters involved • Questionnaire

  21. Reminder • Chap 1????-guideline • Introduction • Problem Statement • Research background • Research objectives • Hypothesis • Conclusion

  22. Overall • Continue with Chapter 4 and 5 • Don’t forget-improved/polished previous chapters • Put effort • Plagiarism • Try your very best • Aim for A

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