THINGS to consider

when choosing a
thesis TITLE
Nympha V. Yapsangco
1. CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT
INTERESTS YOU.

Question :
Do you have time needed to devote
to this research ?

3.
2. CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT IS
FEASIBLE
Questions :
1.Do you have a budget to conduct the
research ?
2. Do you have know-how needed to
conduct the research ?
3. Do you have access or can you obtain
access to whatever it is you want to
research ?
3. CHOOSE the TOPIC that is
“ RESEARCH-WORTHY ”

QUESTION :
Is the content robust enough
to be considered completely
trustworthy
 GUIDELINES IN
WRITING THE TITLE
Nympha V. Yapsangco
TITLE
-formulated before the start
of the research work
-may be revised, refined as
the need arises.
 SUBJECT
MATTER

TITLE
LOCATION POPULATION
INVOLVED

PERIOD WHEN
THE DATA WILL
BE GATHERED
- MUST BE PRECISE BUT NOT
SHORT ( should not exceed 20
words )
- should be concise and should
explain in fewest words the
nature of the research.
- DO NOT BE VAGUE and AVOID
MAKING a COMPLICATED TITLE
with WORD COMBINATIONS that
ARE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
-title should present the clear picture
of the study and should be able to convey
the research one has conducted.
- SHOULD DESCRIBE AND
EXPLAINS THE CORE FOCUS
OF THE STUDY.
- the reader should be able to
get the full idea about what
the study is all about ( purpose,
variables tested, theories etc.
- SHOULD BE BROAD ENOUGH
- includes all aspects of the subject
matter studied or to be studied
- indicates what is expected to be
found inside the thesis report
- SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ACRONYMS,
INITIALS, ABBREVIATIONS
- can only create confusion.
- SHOULD NOT CONTAIN FORMULAS
SYMBOLS or SUBSCRIPTS OR OTHER
NON-ALPHABETIC SYMBOLS INSTEAD
WORD SUBSTITUTE SHOULD BE USED

-
 - Avoid using the terms
“An Analysis”, “ A Study of ”,
“ An Investigation of ” and the
like.
-If
the title contains more
than one line, it must be
written like an inverted
pyramid, all caps.
- The variables being examined
should always be written as
part of the title. Choose
terms that will summarize
the variables if there were
many variable being studied.
.
Example:
“ DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE
TLE PROGRAM FOR GRADE 8 :
BASIS FOR A PROPOSED
INTERVENTION PLAN ”
Example:

“ IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEEDING

PROGRAM OF THE SELECTED HIGH
SCHOOLS IN THE DIVISION OF BINAN
CITY: BASIS FOR ENHANCEMENT ”
 SIGNS of a GOOD TITLE
for a THESIS

- It grabs attention and

makes you read further.
- It is a bit-intriguing and
thought –provoking
- It provides information
about the main idea of
the work.
 Guidelines In Formulating
the GENERAL PROBLEM and
the SPECIFIC SUB-PROBLEMS
or SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
1. The general statement of the
problem and the specific sub-
problems or questions should be
formulated first before conducting the
research
2. It is customary to state specific
sub-problems in the
INTERROGATIVE form. Hence, sub
problems are called specific
questions.
3. Each specific questions must be
clear and unequivocal, that is, it
has only one meaning. It must
not have dual meanings.
4. Each specific question is research-
able apart from the other
questions, that is, answers to each
specific questions can be found
even without considering the other
questions.
5. Each specific question must be
based upon known facts and
phenomena. Besides, data from such
known facts and phenomena must
be accessible to make the specific
question searchable.
6. Answer to each specific
questions can be interpreted
apart from the answers to other
specific questions.
7. Answers to each specific
questions must contribute to the
development of the whole
research problem or topic.
8. Summing up the answers to all
the specific questions will give a
complete development of the
entire study.
9. The number of specific
questions should be enough to
cover the development of the
whole research problem or study.
10. Generally, there should be a
general statement of the
problem and then this should be
broken up into as many sub-
problems or specific questions as
necessary.
 ASSUMPTIONS

is a self-evident truth
which is based upon a
known fact or
phenomenon
 Oftentimes, especially in
descriptive and historical
researches, assumptions are not
explicitly expressed but left
implicit, that is, they are
unwritten.
Generally, every specific question
is implicitly based upon an
assumption. If there is no
assumption, expressed or implicit,
there can be no specific question.
EXAMPLE :
Specific Questions : How qualified
are the teachers handling Science ?

Implicit (unwritten) assumption:

There are certain qualifications that
one should posses before he can
teach science ?