LATAR BELAKANG MASALAH

RESEARCH BACKGROUND
 One of the preliminary steps to completing a
thesis is the background study for it.
 The
background section highlights the
empirical foundation of the proposed thesis.
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
 The purpose of a background section is to give the
reader the relevant facts about your topic so that
they understand the material that you are writing
about and how it links to your research
question.
 The purpose of a background study is to help you to
prove the relevance of your thesis question and
to further develop your thesis.
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
 This section must not, however, simply provide the
general context, but must direct the readers'
attention to the empirical details through which
your research topic and question are lived and
made relevant.
 As such, this writing must not just fill in details of
the topic you are researching, but implicitly
illustrate the need for and importance of your
research.
 Make certain that the significance of your
proposed work is clearly shown. What the
readers are looking for is the impact of your
research on the field in question.
 You do not need to justify your research by
quoting statistics or providing long lists of
facts. Rather, use this space to convince your
readers that your proposed research
addresses an important clearly defined
question pertaining to topic at hand.
 Stick to the research issue and do not digress.
 Back ground and context
(Introducing the field you will be
researching)
 Describe the field you will be researching
 Tell us why this field is important
 Describe the current (and relevant) "hot
topics" in the field
 Describe the specific area will you be
researching in the field
 Back ground and context
(Introducing the field you will be
researching)
 Tell us how your research will add to the
field (explain why your work is important--
does it address any unanswered questions
in this field?)
 Summarize the current research base in
your specific area of interest and highlight
any gaps in the research that you plan to
address with your research
Content of back ground
 The background study for a thesis includes:
a review of the area being researched,
 current information surrounding the issue,
 previous studies on the issue,
 and relevant history on the issue.
 Ideally,the study should effectively set forth
the history and background information on
your thesis problem.