Thesis Templates
Thesis/Dissertation Institutional Format/Outline
Chapter 1
The Problem and Its Setting
Introduction
The Introduction answers the questions:
– What is the research topic? (AREA OF INTEREST)
– What were the findings of previous authors who worked on it? (DEVELOP THE BACKGROUND)
– What gap or need have you identified from previous researches? (INTRODUCE THE PROBLEM)
– What do I expect to accomplish (objectives) or prove (hypothesis)? (STATE THE PURPOSE AND THE RATIONALE)
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
(Note: if theories are directly referred to, then the research study uses a theoretical framework; if the study is based on concepts, then the research uses a conceptual framework).
What to do _ a. Specify the theory used as basis for the study; b. Mention the proponents of the theory; c. Cite the main points emphasized in the theory; d. Support his exposition of the theory by ideas from the other experts; e. Illustrate his theoretical framework by means of diagram/paradigm; and f. End up by reiterating his theoretical proposition in the study.
The model of the theoretical framework is shown in Figure 1.
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Figure 1. Model of the Theoretical Framework
The model of the conceptual framework is shown in Figure 1.
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Figure 2. Model of the Conceptual Framework
Operational Framework
The researcher has to develop the operational framework of his study after formulating the theoretical/conceptual framework,. While the theoretical/conceptual framework is the theory/concept on which the study is based, the operational framework is the operationalization of this theory/concept. Through the operational framework, the researcher will be able to show the
Chapter 1
The Problem and Its Setting
Introduction
The Introduction answers the questions:
– What is the research topic? (AREA OF INTEREST)
– What were the findings of previous authors who worked on it? (DEVELOP THE BACKGROUND)
– What gap or need have you identified from previous researches? (INTRODUCE THE PROBLEM)
– What do I expect to accomplish (objectives) or prove (hypothesis)? (STATE THE PURPOSE AND THE RATIONALE)
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
(Note: if theories are directly referred to, then the research study uses a theoretical framework; if the study is based on concepts, then the research uses a conceptual framework).
What to do _ a. Specify the theory used as basis for the study; b. Mention the proponents of the theory; c. Cite the main points emphasized in the theory; d. Support his exposition of the theory by ideas from the other experts; e. Illustrate his theoretical framework by means of diagram/paradigm; and f. End up by reiterating his theoretical proposition in the study.
The model of the theoretical framework is shown in Figure 1.
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Figure 1. Model of the Theoretical Framework
The model of the conceptual framework is shown in Figure 1.
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Figure 2. Model of the Conceptual Framework
Operational Framework
The researcher has to develop the operational framework of his study after formulating the theoretical/conceptual framework,. While the theoretical/conceptual framework is the theory/concept on which the study is based, the operational framework is the operationalization of this theory/concept. Through the operational framework, the researcher will be able to show the