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Suggested Guidelines for Thesis/Dissertation Chapters

Suggested Guidelines for Thesis/Dissertation Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction Problem Statement: Why is this research important? What are the objectives of this study? What are the testable hypotheses? Outline of thesis/dissertation. What do the next chapters cover?.

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Suggested Guidelines for Thesis/Dissertation Chapters

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  1. Suggested Guidelines for Thesis/Dissertation Chapters Chapter 1: Introduction • Problem Statement: Why is this research important? • What are the objectives of this study? • What are the testable hypotheses? • Outline of thesis/dissertation. What do the next chapters cover?

  2. Chapter 2: Literature Review • Review of relevant literature. • Compare/contrast previous literature with what you intend to do. • How does your intended work extend the knowledge frontier?

  3. Chapter 3: Research Methodology • Develop the theoretical framework underlying this research. • How would results from the testable hypotheses alter or support the proposed theoretical framework? • How sturdy is this theoretical framework? Are there short-comings?

  4. Chapter 4: Data Specifications and Collection Procedures • Background information about data sources. • Variable descriptions. • Sampling procedures. • Descriptive statistics.

  5. Chapter 5. Empirical Model and Estimation Results • Based on theoretical framework, develop empirical model. • Discuss estimation procedure and testing. • Discuss estimation results and test results.

  6. Chapter 6: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations • Summarize your findings. • Given your empirical results, what do you conclude? • Based on your results and conclusion, what do you recommend? • What are the limitations of your research? What else could be done? What do you recommend for future research based on your findings?

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