Thesis Template (Numbered) b2b

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Thesis Template(Baturo & Cottier, YDC, QUT 2010)

Explanatory Notes

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1. This template has been set up for double-sided printing, which is required for

your nal thesis and is optional for all stages before that. This means it has

mirror margins, with odd and even pages. After the title page, at the end of

the preliminary pages, and at the end of each chapter, there is an odd page

section break . This ensures that the following page will begin as an odd

page, on the right hand side, and you do not need to insert blank pages.

. This template is designed to be used in con!unction with the document

Thesis Presentation and Management in Word 2007 "hereafter abbreviated to

Thesis PAM#.

$. The structure of the thesis detailed in this template is intended to be a guide

only, not a strict blueprint. The chapters and sections used in this template

are those typically included in a research thesis% however the nature of the

research undertaken may require a variation from this structure and the

order of items within chapters may also vary. &or e'ample, you may need to

use more than one results chapter. The structure of this template re(ects the

form of the traditional thesis. The traditional thesis structure is designed to

show)

• a line of argument across * chapters, namely, introduction, literature, design,

results, discussion, and conclusions% and

• logical relationships between pairs of these chapters, namely, introduction and

conclusions, literature and discussion, and design and results.

+. This template has been set up to use automatic numbering of headings. Thisallows you to use cross-referencing and automatic numbering of gure and

table captions with the chapter number included. The headings and other

styles used in this template can be modied if desired. &or more information,

refer to Thesis PAM. f you wish to use AA-style headings "which are not

numbered#, we have also prepared a Thesis Template APA Headings.

. This template can be used for your conrmation document as well as your

nal thesis. &or your conrmation, use the rst $ chapters only "and see ne't

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note on use of verb tenses#. /ou do not need to include the 0tatement of

riginal Authorship in your conrmation document.

*. AA guidelines regarding the use of verb tenses "American sychological

Association, 212, 0i'th 3dition# state that it is important to be consistent in

the use of tenses in your document and not to shift the tense within the

same paragraph or in ad!acent paragraphs. &or the literature review chapter,

past tense "e.g., 40mith showed5# or present perfect tense "e.g.,

4researchers have shown5# is appropriate. n the research design chapter,

use future tense in your conrmation document "e.g., 4This study will use an

action research methodology5# but past tense in your nal thesis "e.g., 4This

study used an action research methodology5#. n the results chapter, use

past tense to describe the results "e.g., 4an'iety decreased signicantly5#

but use the present tense to discuss the results and to present the

conclusions "e.g., 4the results of 3'periment indicate5# "AA, 212, pp. *-

**#. n this template, future tense for the conrmation document, where

relevant, has been placed in square brackets.

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FULL TITLE OF YOUR THESIS. THE

STYLE IS CALLED “TITLE,PHD TITLE”

[Put !u" #ull $ame he"e%

[Put your existing degrees here]

Submitted in [partial] fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of

[e.g. Doctor of Philosophy or aster of !ducation "#esearch$]

School of !ducation

%aculty of !ducation& 'umanities and (a)%linders *ni+ersity

[month and year in )hich the thesis is submitted]

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&e'!"(s

Put a paragraph of ,ey)ords here in alphabetical order "for cataloguing purposes$.

%ull -itle of our -hesis. -he Style is /alled 0-itle&PhD -itle 1


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A)st"a*t

Put your abstract here "do this last$.



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Ta)le !# C!$te$ts

6The Table of 7ontents can be updated with the &8 key 9 refer to Thesis PAM.:

ey)ords..................................................................................................................................................i

bstract....................................................................................................................................................ii

-able of /ontents....................................................................................................................................iii

(ist of %igures.........................................................................................................................................i+

(ist of -ables............................................................................................................................................+

(ist of bbre+iations...............................................................................................................................+i

Statement of 4riginal uthorship............................................................................................... ......... ..+ii

c,no)ledgements...............................................................................................................................+iii

CHAPTER + I-TRODUCTIO-........................................................................................................+

1.1 5ac,ground...................................................................................................................................1

1.2 /ontext..........................................................................................................................................1

1.3 Purposes........................................................................................................................................1

1.6 Significance& Scope and Definitions.............................................................................................1

1.7 -hesis 4utline...............................................................................................................................2

CHAPTER LITERATURE RE/IE0.............................................................................................1

2.1 'istorical 5ac,ground [optional].................................................................................................6

2.2 -opic 1...........................................................................................................................................6

2.3 -opic 2...........................................................................................................................................6

2.6 -opic 3...........................................................................................................................................6

2.7 Summary and 8mplications...........................................................................................................6

CHAPTER 1 RESEARCH DESI2-..................................................................................................3

3.1 ethodology and #esearch Design..............................................................................................7

3.1.1 ethodology......................................................................................................................

3.1.2 #esearch Design....................................................................................................... .........

3.2 Participants....................................................................................................................................9

3.3 8nstruments....................................................................................................................................9



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3.6 Procedure and -imeline................................................................................................................9

3.7 nalysis.........................................................................................................................................9

3.9 !thics and (imitations..................................................................................................................:

CHAPTER 4 RESULTS.......................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 3 A-ALYSIS...................................................................................................................++

CHAPTER 6 CO-CLUSIO-S.........................................................................................................+1

7I7LIO2RAPHY................................................................................................................................+3

APPE-DICES..........................................................................................................................................

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ppendix -itle...................................................................................................................... ...

%ull -itle of our -hesis. -he Style is /alled 0-itle&PhD -itle :


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List !# Fi9u"es

6The ;ist of &igures can be created automatically and updated with the &8 key 9

refer to Thesis PAM.:

%ull -itle of our -hesis. -he Style is /alled 0-itle&PhD -itle ;


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List !# Ta)les

6The ;ist of Tables can be created automatically and updated with the &8 key 9

refer to Thesis PAM.:



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List !# A))"e:iati!$s

8f appropriate& list any abbre+iations used in the thesis.



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Stateme$t !# O"i9i$al Auth!"ship

-he )or, contained in this thesis has not been pre+iously submitted to meet

requirements for an a)ard at this or any other higher education institution. -o the

best of my ,no)ledge and belief& the thesis contains no material pre+iously

published or )ritten by another person except )here due reference is made.

Signature< =========================

Date< =========================



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A*;$!'le(9eme$ts

%ull -itle of our -hesis. -he Style is /alled 0-itle&PhD -itle 1:


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+ I$t"!(u*ti!$

-he introduction chapter needs to state the ob>ecti+es of the program of

research& include definitions of the ,ey concepts and +ariables and gi+e a brief

outline of the bac,ground and research approach. -he aim of the introduction is to

contextualise the proposed research.

8n the opening paragraph& gi+e an o+erall +ie) of )hat is included in the

chapter. %or example<

-his chapter outlines the bac,ground "section 1$ and context "section 2$ of the

research& and its purposes "section 3$. Section 6 describes the significance and scope

of this research and pro+ides definitions of terms used. %inally& section 7 includes an

outline of the remaining chapters of the thesis.

+ 7AC&2ROU-D

?i+e the bac,ground of the problem to be explored in your study and )hat led

you to doing the thesis. %or example& you might discuss educational trends related tothe problem& unresol+ed issues& social concerns. ou might also include some

personal bac,ground.

CO-TEecti+es of the study. !mphasise

the practical outcomes or products of the study. Delineate the research problem and

outline the questions to be ans)ered or the o+erarching ob>ecti+es to be achie+ed.

/hapter 1< 8ntroduction 1


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4 SI2-IFICA-CE, SCOPE A-D DEFI-ITIO-S

Discuss the importance of your research in terms of the topic "problem

situation$& the methodology& and the gap in the literature. 4utline the scope and

delimitations of the study "narro)ing of focus$.

Define and discuss terms to be used "largely conceptual hereA operational

definitions may follo) in #esearch Design chapter$.

3 THESIS OUTLI-E

4utline the chapters for the remainder of your thesis.

Lite"atu"e Re:ie'

-he literature re+ie) chapter should demonstrate a thorough ,no)ledge of the

area and pro+ide arguments to support the study focus. -he aim of the literature

re+ie) chapter is to delineate +arious theoretical positions and from these to de+elop

a conceptual frame)or, for generation of hypotheses and setting up the research

question. -he literature re+ie) chapter needs to<

• /ritically e+aluate the literature rather than merely describe pre+ious

literature "i.e.& )hat is goodBbad about the body of literatureC$.

• Sho) a synthesis and be integrated rather than being more li,e an

annotated bibliography.

• 8dentify ,ey authors and the ,ey )or,s in the area& thus acquainting the

reader )ith existing studies relati+e to )hat has been found& )ho has done

)or,& )hen and )here latest research studies )ere completed and )hat

approaches to research methodology )ere follo)ed "literature re+ie) of

methodology sometimes sa+ed for chapter on methodology$.

• /onstitute an argument.



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• /learly identify the gap in the literature that is being addressed by the

research question.

Suitable sources for the literature re+ie) include<

• ?eneral integrati+e re+ie)s cited that relate to the problem situation or

research problem such as those found in psychological and sociological

re+ie)s of research.

• Specific boo,s& monographs& bulletins& reports& and research articles @

preference sho)n in most instances for literature of the last 1 years.

• *npublished materials "e.g.& dissertations& theses& papers presented at

recent professional meetings not yet in published form& etc.$.

-he literature re+ie) chapter can be arranged in terms of the questions to be

considered or ob>ecti+esBpurposes set out in the 8ntroduction chapter.

Start )ith an o+er+ie) of this chapter by outlining the topics to be discussed.

%or example [your thesis may ha+e more than 3 topics and therefore more sections]<

-his chapter begins )ith a historical bac,ground [optional] "section 1$ and

re+ie)s literature on the follo)ing topics< [topic 1] "section 2$ [briefly describe the

topic]A [topic 2] "section 3$ [briefly describe the topic]A and [topic 3] "section 6$

[briefly describe the topic]. Section 7 highlights the implications from the literature

and de+elops the conceptual frame)or, for the study.

+ HISTORICAL 7AC&2ROU-D [OPTIO-AL%

TOPIC +

Present and discuss your first topic.

1 TOPIC

Present and discuss your second topic.

4 TOPIC 1

Present and discuss your third topic.



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3 SU==ARY A-D I=PLICATIO-S

Summarise the literature re+ie) and discuss the implications from the literature

for your study @ the theoretical frame)or, for your study. 'ere you can ma,e an

explicit statement of the hypotheses& propositions or research questions and ho) they

are deri+ed from existing theory and literature. !stablish from the literature "or gap

in the literature$ the need for this study and the li,elihood of obtaining meaningful&

rele+ant& and significant results. 4utline any conceptual or substanti+e assumptions&

the rationale and the theoretical frame)or, for the study. !xplain the relationships

among +ariables or comparisons& and issues to be considered. -his section should

demonstrate the contribution of the research to the field& and be stated in a )ay that

leads to the methodology.

1 Resea"*h Desi9$

-his chapter of the thesis should outline the design and methodology of your

research. -he basis for the choice of research method should be )hether it )ill help

you ans)er your research question"s$.

?i+e an o+er+ie) of )hat is to be included in this chapter. %or example<

-his chapter describes the design adopted by this research to achie+e the aims

and ob>ecti+es stated in section 13 of /hapter 1 [if you )ish& you can restate those

ob>ecti+es]. Section 1 discusses the methodology [to be] used in the study& the stages

by )hich the methodology )as [)ill be] implemented& and the research designA

section 2 details the participants in the studyA section 3 lists all the instruments [to be]

used in the study and >ustifies their useA section 6 outlines the procedure [to be] used

and the timeline for completion of each stage of the studyA section 7 discusses ho)

the data )as [)ill be] analysedA finally& section 9 discusses the ethical considerations

of the research and its [potential] problems and limitations.

+ =ETHODOLO2Y A-D RESEARCH DESI2-

+ =eth!(!l!9

Discuss the methodology [to be] used in your study "e.g.& experimental& quasiEexperimental& correlational& casualEcomparati+e& sur+ey& discourse& case study&

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analysis& action research$. 8f using stages& outline them here. -he methods used must

lin, explicitly to the research question and must be suited to the nature of the

question. Discuss any methodological assumptions.

Resea"*h Desi9$

4utline the research design "e.g.& quantitati+e& qualitati+e$. 8f quantitati+e& spell

out the independent& dependent and classificatory +ariables "and sometimes

formulate an operational statement of the research hypothesis in null form so as to set

the stage for an appropriate research design permitting statistical inferences$. 8f

qualitati+e& explain and support the approach ta,en and briefly discuss the data

gathering procedures that )ere [)ill be] used "obser+ations& inter+ie)s& etc.$

PARTICIPA-TS

?i+e details of )ho )ere [)ill be] the participants in your study "including& if

applicable& sample type and siFe& reasons for the number selected and the basis for

selection$.

1 I-STRU=E-TS

(ist and briefly describe all the instruments "e.g.& tests& measures& sur+eys&

obser+ations& inter+ie)s& questionnaires& artefacts$ [to be] used in your study for data

collection and discuss their theoretical underpinnings& that is& >ustify )hy you used

[)ill be using] these instruments. So that the line of argument is not bro,en& it is

useful to place copies of instruments in ppendices to )hich this section can refer.

4 PROCEDURE A-D TI=ELI-E

4utline the procedure across and )ithin the techniques [to be] used in your

study for collecting and recording data. -his could include ho)& )hen "in )hat order$

and )here the instruments )ere [)ill be] administered "for example& field& classroom

or laboratory procedures& instructions to participants or distribution of materials$ and

ho) the data )as [)ill be] recorded. 8nclude the rationale for the procedures used. 8f

the study )as [is to be] done in stages& gi+e a timeline for the completion of each

stage.

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3 A-ALYSIS

Discuss ho) the data )as [)ill be] processed and analysed "e.g.& statistical

analysis& discourse analysis$. -his section needs to lin, the analysis of the research to

the methods and demonstrate )hy this is the best approach to analysis. %or

qualitati+e research& >ustification needs to be pro+ided for methods such as coding

and dealing )ith di+ergent data. %or quantitati+e research& >ustification of the choice

of statistics and the expected results that they )ill pro+ide [confirmation document]

should be described. -here should be enough detail for the reader to replicate the

analysis. %or example& 0GHi+o or SPSS )ill be used is not adequate. #ather& the

approach to coding& including ho) categories )ere [)ill be] deri+ed and +alidated&

ho) the data )as [)ill be] structured& and specific analytical techniques applied&should be included.

6 ETHICS A-D LI=ITATIO-S

4utline the ethical considerations of the research and any [potential] problems

and limitations ")ea,nesses$& as )ell as any [anticipated or actual] threats to the

+alidity of the results.

4 Results

/hapter 6 details all the results of your study. ou can put some analysis of the

results here& but generally >ust the results are presented& )ithout interpretation&

inference& or e+aluation ")hich )ill be in /hapter 7$. -he results should be lin,ed

inextricably to the design @ describe )hat happened factually and unemoti+ely.

'o)e+er& in certain historical& caseEstudy and anthropological in+estigations& factual

and interpreti+e material may be inter)o+en rather than being presented as

0findings.

8nclude a paragraph at the beginning of the #esults chapter outlining the

structure of the chapter. -he results should be reported )ith respect to furnishing



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e+idence for your research question"s$ as outlined in /hapter 1. -hus& you might

choose to use headings that correspond to each main question of your

hypothesisBob>ecti+es from /hapter 1 andBor your theoretical frame)or, from

/hapter 2. 4r you might organise your results in terms of the stages of the study "if

applicable$.

Present the findingsBresults in tables or charts )hen appropriate& ma,ing sure to

use correct P formatting for any tables used "refer to Thesis PAM for further

guidance on formatting$.



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[!xtra page inserted to ensure correct e+enEpage footer for this section. Delete

this )hen chapter is at least 2 pages long.]

3 A$alsis

/hapter 7 contains a full discussion& interpretation and e+aluation of the results

)ith reference to the literature. -his chapter can also include theory building.

s )ith the pre+ious chapters& include a paragraph at the beginning

summarising the structure of the chapter. 4rganise the chapter in terms of the

ob>ecti+es of the study andBor the theoretical frame)or,. %or each ob>ecti+e& discuss

the results )ith reference to the literature& for example& the similaritiesBdifferences to

the findings in the literature re+ie). De+elop theory or models from this comparison

and e+aluation.

8t can be useful to chec, your literature and try to find a place for as much of

the literature as you can. 8f you find that a section of your literature can not be used

in this chapter& it may be useful to consider the pertinence of this literature and

reduce the space in the literature chapter gi+en to it.

-hus your research outcomes are tied together in relation to the theory& re+ie)

of the literature& and rationale.



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6 C!$*lusi!$s

-his chapter contains conclusions& limitations& and recommendations @ so )hat

is the theoryC Ihere to from hereC Ihat are the practical implicationsC Discussion

of )here the study may be extended.

gain& the chapter should begin )ith a summary paragraph of the chapter

structure. -he opening section"s$ of the chapter should be a brief summary of

e+erything co+ered so far. %ollo) this )ith your conclusions. -his is the 0so )hat of

the findings @ often the hypothesisBresearch question"s$ restated as inferences )ith

some degree of definiti+e commitment and generalisability& and the raising of ne)

and pertinent questions for future research. ou could include a final model of the

theory.

8t can be useful to use the purposes from /hapter 1 as an organising structure

for this chapter. -he chapter should also include a discussion of any limitations of the

research& and should end )ith your final recommendations @ practical suggestions for

implementation of the findingsBoutcomes or for additional research.

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American Psychological Association "9th !d.$. Iashington& D/< uthor.

%or %aculty of !ducation theses& the bibliography and all inEtext citations must

conform to P style. #efer to J*-Ks /iteBIrite guidelines "a+ailable from

))).cite)rite.qut.edu.au$.

%or further information on citations and referencing& see Thesis PAM .

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this )hen bibliography is at least 2 pages long.]

Appe$(i*es

Appe$(i> A

Title

Start each appendix on a ne) page. Place appendices in the same order as they are

referred to in the body of the thesis. -hat is& the first appendix referred to should be

ppendix & the second appendix referred to should be ppendix 5& and so on.

ppendix formatting can be different to the main document. #efer to Thesis PAM for

information about appendix figures and tables.

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