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1. PARTS OF THESIS INITIAL PAGES BODY OF THESIS APPENDIX

2. BODY OF THESIS It includes Chapterisation Introduction Review of literature Methodology Presentation , analysis and interpretation of data Summary of findings , conclusion and recommendation Bibiliography

3. CHAPTER – I- Summary Introduction Significance of study Thesis Statement Problem Statement Research Question Hypothesis Aim & Objectives Conceptual Framework Scope and Limitations Definition of terms

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5. CHAPTER III – SUMMARY Methodology Appropriateness of research design Research Design Population & Sample Research Instruments Validation of procedure Procedure Data gathering procedure Data processing procedure and statistical treatment of data Ethical consideration Data processing & analysis

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7. CHAPTER – VI What is a Bibliography A bibliography is an orderly list of resources on a particular subject A bibliography provides the full reference information for all the sources which you may have consulted in preparing a particular project The purpose of a bibliography is to allow the reader to trace the sources used

8. Standard Citation Styles Used in a Bibliography There are various formats used in the creation of a bibliography such as the American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association of America (MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style and Council of Biology Editors (CBE) The APA style of referencing is common in the papers written on topics of social sciences; MLA style is used in field of humanities; and CBE is a popular citation style in the natural sciences Examples MLA For books Author. Title of book: Subtitle. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. 0 Arnold, Francis. Greece. Texas: Steck -Vaughn, 1992. APA Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Book title. Additional information. City of publication: Publishing company. Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.

9. Making a Bibliography For a Book Author(last name first). Title of the book, City: Publisher, Date of publication Example Godin, Seth. Purple cow: Transform your business by being Remarkable. New York: Upper Saddle River, 2002. For an Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers Example The Encyclopedia Britannica 1997, Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp 51-55.

10. For a magazine Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number, (Date): page numbers. Example Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming on top of the world." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 7 (winter 1998) pp-11 For a Newspaper Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city, state of publication. (date): edition if available, section, page number(s). Example Powers, Ann, "New Trends" The New York Times,New York, NY(3/1/98), Atlantic Region, Section 2, p-3.

11. World Wide Web URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). author (or item's name, if mentioned), date. Example http://www.TheHindu.com.Today's news, August 1, 2012 Government Publications U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. Healthy Buildings, Healthy People: A vision for the 21st Century. October 2001. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/images/indoor_air_pollution.pdf. Miscellaneous Central Intelligence Agency. Commonwealth Of Independent States-Central European States. Washington DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2003. Map.

12. Chicago Manual of Style For a Book Author(last name first). Title of the book, City: Publisher, Date of publication Example Godin, Seth. Purple cow: Transform your business by being Remarkable. New York: Upper Saddle River, 2002. For an Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers The Encyclopedia Britannica 1997, Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp 51-55. For a magazine Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number, (Date): page numbers. Example Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming on top of the world." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 7 (winter 1998) pp-1

13. Types of Bibliographies 1)Analytical Bibliography 2)Enumerative (Systematic) Bibliography 3)Bibliographies for Non-book Sources

14. 1)Analytical Bibliography Descriptive (Physical) Bibliography Historical Bibliography Textual Bibliography 2) Enumerative (Systematic) Bibliography Serial Bibliography Current Bibliography Period Bibliography 3)Bibliographies for Non-book Sources Discography Webography ( Webliography ) or Internet Bibliography Filmography

15. REFERENCE The detailed description of the document from which you have obtained your information. Referencing is a way of demonstrating that you have done that reading.

16. Reference Vs. Bibliography The terms References and Bibliography are often used same, but there is a difference in meaning between them. References are the items you have read and specifically referred to (or cited) in your work, and your list of sources at the end of the assignment will be headed References. Bibliography is a list of everything you read -whether or not you referred specifically to it. A bibliography can give a tutor an overview of which authors have influenced your ideas and arguments even if you do not specifically refer to them.

17. Why do we need reference? To acknowledge others works To allow others (readers) to find the original sources easily (cited reference) To get recognition & authentication of the work. To make the work informative. (Quality) To trace the intellectual development of the ideas you present.

18. Source of References Book Journal Newspaper / magazine Conference paper/proceedings Institutional / Government publication Electronic sources- Website, CD-ROM, Databases Theses/Reports/ unpublished works etc.

19. Some basics Work by Three to Five Authors: List all the authors the first time you cite the source. ( Kernis , Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993) In subsequent citations, ( Kernis et al., 1993) Organization as an Author: If the author is an organization or a government agency, According to the American Psychological Association (2000),... If the organization has a well-known abbreviation First citation: (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000) Second citation: (MADD, 2000)

20. Two or More Works (Berndt, 2002; Harlow, 1983) Authors With the Same Last Name: use first initials (E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998) Personal Communication: For interviews, e-mails, and other person-to-person communication, cite the communicator's name and the date of the communication. E.g. (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).

21. Appendix Definition : The appendix is a section that is placed at the end of the thesis and may contain material such as tables, figures, maps, photographs, raw data, computer programs, musical examples, interview questions, sample questionnaires, CDs, and many other types of material.

22. HW TO WRITE APPENDIX An appendix is considered a chapter equivalent and the appendix title should be formatted like a chapter title. Multiple appendices should be numbered A, B, C, and so on. Each appendix should be treated as a separate chapter equivalent and will therefore start on a new page. Page numbers used in the appendix must continue from the main text. As a best practice, include your IRB approval letter (if applicable) in an appendix. Do not include a curriculum vitae or author's biography in your thesis; the Graduate College no longer accepts these sections