Posted: December 20th, 2015

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Preparing the Thesis for Submission

A thesis must have a substantial research component, present an original argument using proper academic writing conventions including carefully documented primary and/or secondary sources, and should be roughly 50-100 pages, double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman or Arial font. The margins should be set as outlined in Appendix 4 of the End of Program Assessment Manual for Graduate Studies.

Left margin: 1.5 inches
Right margin: 1 inch
Top: 2 inches
Bottom: 1.25 inches

The thesis should contain the following elements:

Introduction. Identifies your specific research question and sets the general context for the study.

· Statement of the problem or general research question and context leading to a clear statement of the specific research question.

· Background and contextual material justifying why we should study this case or topic.

· Purpose statement.

Literature Review. Reviews the literature on a specific research question. The literature review focuses on discussing how other researchers have addressed the same of similar research questions. It introduces the study and places in larger context that includes a discussion of why it is important to study this case). It provides current state of our accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question.

· Summarize the general state of the literature (cumulative knowledge base) on the specific research question.

E.g. Study 1—summarize to include researcher’s findings, how those findings were obtained, and evaluation of biases in the findings.

Study 2— summarize to include researcher’s findings, how those findings were obtained, and evaluation of biases in the findings.

Etc., etc…….(include a minimum of at least3 of the most important studies

· Short conclusion and transition to Theoretical Framework section.

Theoretical Framework. The theoretical framework section develops the theories or models to be used in the study and shows how you have developed testable research hypotheses.

· Introduction discussing gaps in the literature, how this study will help fill some of those gaps, and justification for theory or model to be used in study.

· Summary of the theory or model to be used in the study, including a diagram of the model if appropriate.

· Statement of hypotheses to be tested.

Research Design. Describes how you will test the hypothesis and carry out your analysis. It describes the data you will use to test your hypothesis, how you will operationalize and collect data on your variables, and the analytic methods that you will use, noting potential biases and limitations to your research approach. It should include:

· Identification and operationalization (measurement) of variables.

· Sampling plan (i.e., study population and sampling procedures, if appropriate).

· Justification of case studies used.

· Data Collection/Sources (secondary literature, archives, interviews, surveys, etc.).

· Summary of analysis procedures (pattern-matching, etc.).

· Limitations of study and bias discussion.

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