V.

Recommendations
1.Are the recommendations based upon the findings and conclusions?
2.Are they feasible, practical, and attainable?
3.Are they action-oriented? (They recommend action to remedy unfavorable
condition discovered)
4.Are they limited only to the subject of the study but recommend
further researchon the same subject?

Prof Edwin van Teijlingen (HSC) examined a PhD candidate last year
whoserecommendations were only vaguely related to the work presented in
the thesis. Since then he has examined several PhD theses which had an
interesting range of recommendations not directly related to the students study
findings. Listed below are his ideas about appropriate recommendations:
Many postgraduate students make recommendations that are too broad, too
generic, or not directly related to the exact topic of their research. These
recommendations are not wrong; they are simply not specific / relevant enough.
Examiners like to see some more mundane recommendations that come specifically
from the thesis / research work.
First, you should not really recommend anything that you have not previously
discussed in the Discussion. The rule no new material in your Conclusion is also
applicable to your Recommendations.
Secondly, recommendations are not the same as conclusions. Consider
recommendations go one step further than conculsions as (a) something; (b)
someone; and (c) needs to do

Writing the Recommendations

The recommendations must contain practical suggestions that will improve the
situation or solve the problem investigated in the study. First, it must be logical,
specific, attainable and relevant. Second, it should be addressed to persons,
organizations, or agencies directly concerned with the issues or to those who can
immediately implement the recommended solutions. Third, present another topic
which is very relevant to the present study that can be further investigated by future

researchers. But never recommend anything that is not part of your study or not
being mentioned in your findings.
After organizing your thoughts as to what would- be the contents of your
recommendations, you should write it using the imperative mood of the verb.
Imperative mood is to express a request or a command. So, the tense is also simple
present tense.
However, there are universities especially in the Philippines that require a specific
thesis format to be followed by students. Thus, as a student, you must conform to
the prescribed format of your college or university.