Thesis Proposal
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Thesis Title
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Student’s Name
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Thesis Adviser:
Adviser’s Name, Title
Department
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A thesis proposal submitted to
Mapua Institute of Technology at Laguna
Malayan Colleges Laguna
Cabuyao, Laguna
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Engineering
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April 2014
Chapter 1
Introduction
The introduction gives an overview of the thesis or research project, giving the reader a background or basis of the problem to be reported. The nature of the problem should be stated and discuss why the problem is important. It should include how your research would contribute to the solution of the problem.
The beginning of this section is a focused literature review (not a general summary) centered on what we know about your specific research questions. It should give the readers an understanding of previous work so they know the context of the work you are proposing. It also states the problem of the field that needs to be investigated with an explanation for why it hasn’t been addressed by others. It should end with a paragraph telling the reader what the research plan is and a statement of why this issue is important and what can we learn from your study.
Statement of the Problem
It states the research question that drives your entire research project, so it is important to state it clearly. Students often know what they want to argue but don’t know how to formulate it into a research question. Usually, the question that inspired you to take up the research will then be your research question. To identify your research question, it may be useful to respond to the following questions: What do you want to argue? Why is this important? Why do you think you should argue it in a thesis? What directed you to this argument? What question
MALAYAN COLLEGES LAGUNA
(5 spaces)
Thesis Title
(Font 14, boldfaced, Uppercase lowercase)
(5 spaces)
Student’s Name
(Font 12)
Thesis Adviser:
Adviser’s Name, Title
Department
(5 spaces)
A thesis proposal submitted to
Mapua Institute of Technology at Laguna
Malayan Colleges Laguna
Cabuyao, Laguna
(6 spaces)
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Engineering
(5 spaces)
April 2014
Chapter 1
Introduction
The introduction gives an overview of the thesis or research project, giving the reader a background or basis of the problem to be reported. The nature of the problem should be stated and discuss why the problem is important. It should include how your research would contribute to the solution of the problem.
The beginning of this section is a focused literature review (not a general summary) centered on what we know about your specific research questions. It should give the readers an understanding of previous work so they know the context of the work you are proposing. It also states the problem of the field that needs to be investigated with an explanation for why it hasn’t been addressed by others. It should end with a paragraph telling the reader what the research plan is and a statement of why this issue is important and what can we learn from your study.
Statement of the Problem
It states the research question that drives your entire research project, so it is important to state it clearly. Students often know what they want to argue but don’t know how to formulate it into a research question. Usually, the question that inspired you to take up the research will then be your research question. To identify your research question, it may be useful to respond to the following questions: What do you want to argue? Why is this important? Why do you think you should argue it in a thesis? What directed you to this argument? What question
References: Mauch, J.E. and Park, N. (2003). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation. Ch. 3 and 4. University of California-Berkeley. Dissertation proposal workshop.