EDU705 Highlighted Handouts by Blossom

Highlighted Handouts by _Blossom_ · Purpose and Main Components of a Thesis · Lesson No. 1 · Topic 1: Purpose of the Thesis

To enable students to develop:

•  deeper knowledge
•  understanding
•  capabilities (MID Term paper pattren)

no mcqs

6 Questions of 5 marks

Must attempt 4 questions out of 6

mcq Overall goal is for student to display knowledge and capacity to:

•  contribute to research and development work
•  deal with complex theoretical issues
•  to plan and use adequate methods and evaluate

Thesis at the end of the programme offers the opportunity to:

delve deeply into and synthesize acquired knowledge

Topic 2: Writing Style and Audience

•  Audience and Purpose Context of writing Range of audience Authority readers or ‘critics’
•  Primary Audience (IMP Q. Primary Effect. How does it affect the audience) mcq - Scholarly community Real and imagined Internalize audience o Supportive o Hostile o Adversarial
•  Secondary Audience External examiners Representative of scholarly community
•  Immediate Audience Supervisor Highly influential ‘Ideal Reader’

Topic 3: Order and Component of Thesis (L.Q)

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8.

9. Title page Statement of originality/ copyright page a) Dedication b) Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents List of :

• Tables
• Figures/ illustrations

List of Abbreviations Chapters Introduction Literature Review

Results Discussion Conclusion References

10. Appendices

Topic 4: Title

Title should SUMMARIZE the main idea:

•  highlight key variables
•  full explanatory

Title should not have abbreviations.

Function:

inform statement of content (data based)