Transcript Dr Jamal Roudaki Faculty of Commerce Lincoln University New Zealand Thesis / Dissertation  Research/ course work  Research Proposal  An agreement between two or.

Dr Jamal Roudaki
Faculty of Commerce
Lincoln University
New Zealand
Thesis / Dissertation
 Research/ course work
 Research Proposal
 An agreement between two or more parties to
accomplish research project
 A proposal is made when one person signifies to another
his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything
 Therefore research proposal should be:
 Complete
 Comprehensive
 Precise
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PhD Proposal
 Quality (first priority)
 Introduction – abstract, statement of the problem,
objectives
 Quantity (Second)
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Introduction
(brief summary
the proposal)
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Nature of the study
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Research design
Research question/s
Anticipated result/s
Significant of the study
Limitations
Conceptual framework / theoretical
bases
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2. Literature
review
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General (start from holistic approach)
Explain literature
Explain gap
Be critical
Relate literature review with your
research objectives
• Evolution/ historical development/
trend
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3. Statement • Propose of the study
• Research question/s
of the
• Hypothesis
problem
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Methodology
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• Approaches
• Statistical methods
• Justification of methodology
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5. Limitation
• How limitation affect the result
• How result justify in the light of
limitations
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• To business community
Contribution
• To stock of knowledge
(significant of • Recommendation for regulators
the study)
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7. Cost,
Budget
and time
schedule
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• Cost
• Data collection, data coding
• Research assistance
• Pilot study
• Data analysis (software)
• Travel (data collection, conference, etc)
• Thesis writing, editing
• Time Table
• Detail timing for each stage of the research
project
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• In text citations
7.
• End reference list
References • Books
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• Journals
citations
• Government
publications
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Confidence
Develop self-confidence
• Discuss your idea
• Improved your confidence in your work through presentation and
discussion with people outside your university or research group
• Gather feedback
• There is no doubt that feedback can be beneficial
• Refine your research question
• Refine research methodology
But How?
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Feedback
 Feedback is broadly defined as any information that
one person (an expert) gives to another person
(researcher) as a result of presentation or other means
of communication.
 In the context of PhD thesis, feedback is:
 information given to indicate research objective are
attainable and valid
 Feedback can be positive or negative depending on:
 Presentation completeness
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Thank You
Questions
Discussion
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