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ORIENTATION
(PROJECT STUDY 1 & 2)
Preparation for Thesis
Proposal & Defense
Agenda
Call Time
Dress Code
Proper Etiquette
Language
Content of your Proposal/Defense Presentation
Minutes of the Meeting
Call Time
Every group must prepare their PowerPoint presentation
five minutes before their given time. Each group has a time
allocation of 10-15 minutes to present their proposal.
Dress Code
For Men: For Women:
- Polo/Long Sleeves - Formal Dress
- Business Attire - Business Attire
Proper Etiquette
Dress well accordingly
Be on time.
Upon presenting, only the mic of the speaker will be turned on.
Be polite whenever you answer the questions that the panel are
asking.
Support your teammates, do not put them down.
Show your appreciation for the help of your panelists by
thanking them after the defense and giving them a simple snack.
Language
Students must speak/deliver their PowerPoint
presentation using English language only.
Minutes of the Meeting
In every group, one member must write the minutes
of the meeting for the whole duration of the
presentation. This will also allows you to take down all
the important advices coming from the panelist for the
improvement of your research papers.
Content of your Proposal Presentation
• Title Slide
o Title of project
o Your name
o Thesis Adviser’s name(s)
• Introduction
o Provide Background on topic
o Cite with Supporting Literature
o Establish the need for your research (point out the gap)
o Limitations/Delimitations
o Assumptions
• Statement of the Problem
o “The purpose of this study is to...”
• Methodology
o State study design
o Independent/Dependent Variables
o Instrumentation (e.g., surveys, equipment)
o Procedures/Processing – photos are very useful here
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
FORMAT
CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
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Main Problem
Sub Problem Definition of Terms
Hypothesis 5
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1 INTRODUCTION
Rationale of the Study
• Researcher’s competency.
To write your rationale, you should first write a background
• No lifting of statements from references except for the first on what all research has been done on your study topic.
paragraph. Follow this with ‘what is missing’ or ‘what are the open
questions of the study’. Identify the gaps in the literature and
• Describe the research topic in global perspective emphasize why it is important to address those gaps. This
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will form the rationale of your study.
Can be by continent Outside ASIA (ASIA, LOCAL)
• Personal observation of the research problem
• State that there seems no study conducted specifically on
your research topic; cite some published related researches
and described its general scope.
• State the need to conduct the study.
• State your competence and the intended output of the study.
INTRODUCTION
• State the main and specific problems and should be clearly A research problem is a situation that needs a solution and
indicate what is to be investigated. for which there are possible solutions and may also be
described as the gap in knowledge that needs to be filled
• State the possibility for a significant difference and/or
significant
• Relationship among variables. The statement should indicate
the variables of interest and the specific relationship between
the variables that are to be studied.
3 HYPOTHESIS
Main Problem
• Research Procedures include the Gathering of Data and This part of the thesis or dissertation includes all research-
Treatment of Data. related activities to be undertaken in order to achieve the
objectives of the study and to offer some possible solutions
• For the Gathering of Data, discuss step-by-step how data was to th eproblem
gathered starting from the approval of the study by the
institution until the retrieval of the instrument from
respondents.
• For the Treatment of Data, enumerate and describe the
statistical tools used. No need to show the formula.
• State if data was manually computed or has used a statistical
software.
• For qualitative data, describe how the answers of the
informants during the interview were collapsed into themes.
5 DEFINITION OF TERMS
• Alphabetically arranged. Definition of terms is usually an annex to a work (book,
research paper, pamphlet, etc.) either at the beginning or
• Operationally defined or how terms were used in the study. more likely near the end with a list of acronyms, jargon,
credits, etc. This is an important part of Research paper or
• Taken from the title, main problem and specific problems. report is that in which the key or important terms in the
study are clearly defined
• You should define important terms and concepts at the start
of your research paper. Typically, they go after the paragraph
that introduces the study purpose and before the major
content.
• It is recommended to use one paragraph for each term that
you define
• To prepare a strong definition section, you will have to use
many dictionaries, as each of them provides a slightly
different meaning and it takes some effort to choose the
most appropriate definitions.
Content of your Proposal Presentation
• Statistical Analysis
o Detail Statistical Analysis
• Results
o Graphs, Charts, Figures are best practice when displaying a lot of data
o Display significant results first, mention non-significant results
o Present statistical values
• Discussion
o Interpret your results by making comparisons with existing research (Citations required!)
o Explain the limitations/delimitations of your study (e.g., sampling, experimenter effect)
• Conclusions
o Your main conclusions/findings
o Future research (recommendations)
• References slide
• Last Slide : Questions
o There will be questions (BE READY!)