Mistakes In Mistakes In Thesis:Improvement Thesis:Improvement Not a thesis writing style Not a thesis writing style Format Format Problem statement-issues Problem statement-issues Literature review – related & Literature review – related & update: update: latest references latest references Ch 3-Methodology Ch 3-Methodology Analysis Analysis
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Mistakes In Mistakes In Thesis:ImprovementThesis:Improvement
Not a thesis writing styleNot a thesis writing style FormatFormat Problem statement-issuesProblem statement-issues Literature review – related & update: Literature review – related & update:
Revise A as well when you start Revise A as well when you start with Bwith B
Update and changes Update and changes ResultsResults AnalysisAnalysis Writing style – thesis formatWriting style – thesis format
Chapter 3Chapter 3The Research MethodologyThe Research Methodology
Research populationResearch population SampleSample Data collection methodData collection method Question types and formatsQuestion types and formats Questionnaire constructionQuestionnaire construction
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The respondents-how many?, how The respondents-how many?, how distribute and collect back, response distribute and collect back, response rate?rate?
Statistical method used for data Statistical method used for data analysis-ranking? mean? Regression? analysis-ranking? mean? Regression? Etc….Etc….
SummarySummary
Ch 4/5Ch 4/5Results and Analysis FindingsResults and Analysis Findings
Presents the results based on Presents the results based on analysisanalysis
In table? Charts? – all with nameIn table? Charts? – all with name Need to analyses all the related data Need to analyses all the related data
being collectedbeing collected
Chapter 5Chapter 5Conclusions and recommendationsConclusions and recommendations Only discuss on the results – based Only discuss on the results – based
on what researchers doneon what researchers done May discuss on the impact-May discuss on the impact-
managers/management/organisationmanagers/management/organisation, employees, customers? – depends , employees, customers? – depends on your research!on your research!
Continue…recommendationContinue…recommendation
May suggest for the companyMay suggest for the company Contribution to the literature-if relatedContribution to the literature-if related Contribution of the present study to Contribution of the present study to
organisationorganisation Implications … may be to the managers, Implications … may be to the managers,
organisations, Malaysia etc.organisations, Malaysia etc. Limitation and suggestions for future Limitation and suggestions for future
researchresearch ConclusionsConclusions
Bibliography/Bibliography/ReferencesReferences
Need to follow standard formatNeed to follow standard format E.gE.g BookBook
- Andrews, D and Stalick, S (1994) - Andrews, D and Stalick, S (1994) Business Business Process Reengineering: The Survival GuideProcess Reengineering: The Survival Guide, , Yourdon Press Computing SeriesYourdon Press Computing Series
Journal/articleJournal/article- Parasuraman, A, Zeithaml, V A and Berry, L - Parasuraman, A, Zeithaml, V A and Berry, L (1988) “SERVQUAL: A Multiple-Item Scale for (1988) “SERVQUAL: A Multiple-Item Scale for Measuring Consumer Perceptions of Service Measuring Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality’, Quality’, Journal of RetailingJournal of Retailing, 12-40, 12-40
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AppendicesAppendices
- Support the research such as - Support the research such as questionnaire, list of interview questionnaire, list of interview questions, photos, map, cutting questions, photos, map, cutting paper etc.paper etc.
Format-layout-Font size-neatFormat-layout-Font size-neat Numbering systemNumbering system Content-subject line-tallyContent-subject line-tally Title (towards the end)Title (towards the end) Supporting material-table-sourceSupporting material-table-source Data collection – how, why, whenData collection – how, why, when
Define-source of references-eg pg 10Define-source of references-eg pg 10 Literature with yearLiterature with year How to choose the sampleHow to choose the sample Revise the questionnaire (eg sect C) Revise the questionnaire (eg sect C)
more clear/neat; error free; spellingmore clear/neat; error free; spelling
Tabung HajiTabung Haji
Spelling errorSpelling error Layout-font size?-numbering system Layout-font size?-numbering system References/ source with yearReferences/ source with year CoherentCoherent Questionnaire-revise: may need open Questionnaire-revise: may need open
ended Qended Q
Pajak GadaiPajak Gadai
References-keep up dateReferences-keep up date Literature reviewLiterature review Format/layoutFormat/layout Chapter’s contentChapter’s content Abstract/executive summaryAbstract/executive summary Chapter 3Chapter 3 ReviseRevise
Pihak Berkuasa TempatanPihak Berkuasa Tempatan
LiteratureLiterature Source of informationSource of information MethodologyMethodology References-Journal? Text?References-Journal? Text? Questionnaire-any referencesQuestionnaire-any references ReviseRevise
Air AsiaAir Asia
Literature-referencesLiterature-references Methodology-how, when. WhyMethodology-how, when. Why Chapters covered: Bab ?/heading-Chapters covered: Bab ?/heading-
reviserevise ContentContent
Credit cardCredit card
Need to revise Need to revise again-proposal/Chapter 1-3again-proposal/Chapter 1-3
Preliminary partPreliminary part Chapters involvedChapters involved QuestionnaireQuestionnaire
ReminderReminder
Chap 1????-guidelineChap 1????-guideline IntroductionIntroduction Problem StatementProblem Statement Research backgroundResearch background Research objectivesResearch objectives HypothesisHypothesis ConclusionConclusion
OverallOverall
Continue with Chapter 4 and 5Continue with Chapter 4 and 5 Don’t forget-improved/polished Don’t forget-improved/polished
previous chaptersprevious chapters Put effortPut effort PlagiarismPlagiarism Try your very bestTry your very best Aim for AAim for A