Jagraj Singh

jagraj.singh@ymail.com

FORMAT OF WRITING THESIS FOR GRADUATION STUDENTS

Preliminary Pages: This Section Include

Cover Page:

Cover page of thesis must be Dark Maroon Color and enclosed with Gold Color words.

TITLE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY

(Time New Roman 16 bold font)

Thesis submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of

(Time New Roman 12 bold font)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

of

University Name

(Time New Roman 12 bold font)

Year
(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

Name of the candidate

(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

Name of the College

(Time New Roman 16 bold font)
Second Inside Cover Page

TITLE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY

(Time New Roman 16 bold font)

Thesis submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of

(Time New Roman 12 bold font)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

of

University Name

(Time New Roman 12 bold font)

Year
(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

Name of the candidate

(Time New Roman 14 bold font)

Name & Signature of supervisor Name & Signature of co-supervisor

(Time New Roman 12 bold font)

Name of the College

(Time New Roman 16 bold font)
Certificate for work from the Supervisor and Principal:

Certificate of Supervisor
This is to certify that Mr./Ms. X….has carried out study titled “…
title of the study…” is the original work of above said person
conducted under our guidance and supervision.

Name of Supervisor and Co-supervisor

Qualification
Designation
Name of Principal
Qualification
Address

Acknowledgement:

Acknowledgement must include the citation of the words of the thanks and
appreciation for the people who have contributed in completion of the research task including
supervisor, co-supervisor, principal, HOD, other faculty members, ethical committee, other
authorities who have facilitated the assess of the data collection sources, study participants,
friends, family members and other people who have directly and indirectly facilitated the
conduction of the research study.

Index/table of content:

This must include the sequence of the contents placed in the Research report
(thesis/dissertation) along with the page numbers. This sub-section facilitates the Reader to
have easy access to the desired information from the research report without wasting time.

List of tables:

This includes the citation of the heading of the tables in a sequence as they have
placed in the thesis/dissertation. This sub-section facilitates the easy location of the
information and data as per the need of the reader.

List of figures:

This includes the citation of the headings and of figures in a sequence as they have
placed in the thesis/dissertation. This sub-section facilitates the easy location of the
information and data as per the need of the reader.

List of abbreviations:

This includes the description and details of the abbreviations used in the
thesis/dissertation. This sub-section facilitates the pre-hand information for the reader about
the abbreviations; so that smooth reading can be facilitated.
Abstract:

This will include a brief summary of the whole study including background of the
study, methodology, results and recommendations. The word limit must not exceed more
than 250-300 words.

Key words: 3-5 words

CHAPTER I: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction: (generally upto 5 pages)

This must include the few paragraphs about the background of the study, statement of
the problem and purpose of the study. The primary goal of the introductory
paragraphs is to catch the attention of the reader to get them “turned on” about the
subject. It sets stage for the paper and puts topic in perspective.

Need of the Study:

This section creates a perspective for looking at the problem. It points out how your
study relates to the larger issue and uses a persuasive rationale to justify the reason for
your study. It makes the purpose worth pursuing. The significance of the study
answers the questions:

- Why is your study important?

- To whom is it is important?
- What benefits will occur if your study is done?

Research Problem: This section includes the statement of the research problem.
For example;
A descriptive study to assess the prevalence of pin site infection among patients with
external skeletal fixation admitted in trauma ward of Govt. Medical Hospital,
Jalandhar, Punjab.

Aim of the Study: It includes overall purpose of the study.

Objectives:
This section includes the statements of the action and outcome which researcher
wants to achieve during research activity. For example:

- To assess the prevalence of pin site infection among patients with external
skeletal fixation.
- To determine the relationship of pin site infection among patients with
external skeletal fixation with their selected socio-demographic variables.
Operational Definitions:

This section involves the operationally defined terms used in the research study in the
manner, where researcher is going to study the variables, which must be measureable.

Hypotheses / Assumptions:

Each research is based on some hypotheses or assumption, which researches have to

test through research findings. Qualitative Research, Descriptive and Exploratory
Research usually have Assumptions and Correlation, Experimental, Quasi-
experimental research usually have Hypotheses.

Delimitations:

All research studies also have limitations and a finite scope. Limitations are often
imposed by time and budget constraints. Precisely list the limitations of the study.
Descriptive the extent to which you believe the limitation degrade the quality of the
research.

Conceptual Framework:

This section involves the descriptive and diagrammatic presentation of the conceptual
framework developed for the research study.

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

It is important because it shows what previous researchers have discovered. It is usually quite
long and primarily depends upon how much research has previously been done in the area
you are planning to investigate. If you are planning to explore a relatively new area, the
literature review should cite similar areas of study or studies from the current research.

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY

This chapter include following elements:

 Research approach
 Research design
 Research setting
 Target population
 Sample and Sampling technique
 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
 Selection and Development of tool
 Description of tool
 Validity of tool
 Reliability of tool
 Pilot study
  Data collection procedure
 Ethical consideration
 Plan of data analysis

CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This section presents the description of the study sample characteristics, analysis and
interpretation of the data through descriptive and inferential statistics. The data needs to be
presented through tables / graphs / figures.

CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION

This section includes explanation of findings; where researcher presents his finding through
critical analysis along with comparison with other similar research findings and theories.

CHAPTER VI: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary includes few paragraphs summarizing what you did and found in the present
study.

Conclusion includes few paragraphs based on result of the present study.

Recommendations should be based on the findings of the study and should indicate the
further scope of research in same area and utilization and implication of research findings in
Nursing Services, Nursing Administration and Nursing Education.

References:
References should be written in Vancouver’s Style. Examples:

Book:
1. Sharma SK. Nursing Research & Statistics. 1st ed. New Delhi: Elsevier, 2011.
2. Kothari CR. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. 3rd edition. New
Delhi: New Age International Publisher, 2013.

Journal: (Mention the name of six authors; incase more than six; then after six names use et al.)

1. Hunter WM, Jain D, Sadowski LS, Sanhueza AI. Risk factors for severe child
discipline practices in rural India. Journal of Pediatric Psychology September
2000; 25(6): 435-447.
 2. Sedlak AJ, Mettenburg J, Basena M, Petta I, McPherson K, Greene A. et al.
Primary Prevention of Child Abuse.  Journal of American Family Physician
March 1999; 59(6): 1577-1585.

Website:
1. Iaccino L. Child Sexual Abuse: Top 5 Countries With the Highest Rates. February
2014, http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/child-sexual-abuse-top-5-countries-highest-rates-
1436162 reviewed on 27/01/2015.

Unpublished thesis / Dissertation:

1. Kumari S. A descriptive study of nursing service in selected hospitals of Punjab,
Haryana and Chandigarh. Unpublished thesis of Department of Public
Administration, Punjab University, 2006.

Appendix:
At the end of the report, appendices should be written in respect of all technical data
such as research instruments (e.g. questionnaire, interview schedule), sample
information and mathematical derivations etc. this may be placed in following
sequence.
 Letter of permission from ethical committee/ competent authority/ author of
standardized tools if used.
 Tools used for data collection.
 Any table to be placed in appendix.
 English language editorial certificate.

POINTS MUST BE REMEMBERED:

 Thesis writing must be on A4-size Bond Paper by maintaining page layout
as 1.5 on left and 01 on right, 01 on top and 01 on bottom.
 Chapter title must be of 14 Time New Roman Bold CAPITALS; chapter
main headings must be of 12 Time New Roman Bold.
 Thesis text must be written with 12 Time New Roman fonts and 1.5 spaces
between the lines.
 Number of tables and figures must be continuous in all the chapters such as
1,2,3,……………25.
 Prior permission must be taken from the Institutional Research Committee/
Ethical Committee / Author of standardized tools if used.