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DISSERTATION
DIFFERENCES
THESIS DISSERTATION
IMPORTANCE OF THESIS/DISSERTATION
THESIS/DISSERTATION PROPOSAL
The Research Proposal starts with the introductory materials for a thesis or
dissertation, usually include:
- is divided into chapters and each chapter divided into main sections or heading
and each section divided into subsection and so forth.
- The writer introduces his topic or theme of investigation. She points out the
circumstances that make it relevant. He attempts to elicit the readers interest in
the subject.
- This is a most crucial part of the proposal. The proponent must be able to
articulate the problem of the thesis in declarative or interrogative form.
Example:
Are the provision of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the Philippines
consistent with the provisions of GATT?
provide the highlights of the research work and presents the contribution of the
researcher in doing the study to the field of knowledge.
gives the variables, which the researcher could not control and could also be
used as the springboard for recommendations.
Example:
If one confines ones study to a certain period one examines the doctrines of
the Supreme Court on locus standi from 1990 to 2000 that is a period limitation
5. Definition of Terms
example:
By child in this study will be understood one who is below 16 years old.
- This section of the proposal informs the reader of the present status of academic
research subject.
Conceptual framework
The conceptual framework for purposes of a thesis in law is the legal theory one is
working with, or that one presupposes.
Example:
If one writes a thesis comparing bank secrecy laws in the Philippines and in
Switzerland, then ones conceptual framework must develop the theme of the
reasons for bank secrecy laws and the purpose such laws serve.