Chapter Scheme
Dissertation Chapter Guidelines
Title Page
The title should summarize the paper’s main idea and identify the variables under discussion and the relationship between them.
Certificate
Acknowledgments (optional)
Table of Contents lists all chapters and major sections within chapters and appendices
Abstract
The abstract is a brief summary of the paper, allowing readers to quickly review the main points and purpose of the paper.
It is concise description of the study, including statement of the problem, methodology, and summary of findings and implications in brief.
The abstract should be between 150-250 words.
Also mention keywords of your dissertation here.
CHAPTER 1 (your page numbers start from here)
INTRODUCTION-
This chapter makes a case for the significance of the problem, contextualizes the study, and provides an introduction to its basic components.
The introduction presents the problem that the paper addresses.
Overview of purpose and focus of the study, why it is significant, how it was conducted, and how it will contribute to professional knowledge and practice.
Provides the contextual framework of the research and the perceived research gap.
Motivation for the research- why did you choose this particular topic/question?
Relevance/Importance of the research
Describes the issue or problem to be studied and situates it in a broader educational or social context at the state, regional, or national levels. Includes brief, well articulated summary of the literature that substantiates the study, with references to more detailed discussions in Chapter 2.
Purpose and Significance: Describes study purpose in a logical, explicit manner. Provides full rationale for why study is important and how it will contribute to professional knowledge and practice.
What do you hope to achieve?
CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter situates the study in the context of previous research, presents a critical synthesis of empirical literature according to
Title Page
The title should summarize the paper’s main idea and identify the variables under discussion and the relationship between them.
Certificate
Acknowledgments (optional)
Table of Contents lists all chapters and major sections within chapters and appendices
Abstract
The abstract is a brief summary of the paper, allowing readers to quickly review the main points and purpose of the paper.
It is concise description of the study, including statement of the problem, methodology, and summary of findings and implications in brief.
The abstract should be between 150-250 words.
Also mention keywords of your dissertation here.
CHAPTER 1 (your page numbers start from here)
INTRODUCTION-
This chapter makes a case for the significance of the problem, contextualizes the study, and provides an introduction to its basic components.
The introduction presents the problem that the paper addresses.
Overview of purpose and focus of the study, why it is significant, how it was conducted, and how it will contribute to professional knowledge and practice.
Provides the contextual framework of the research and the perceived research gap.
Motivation for the research- why did you choose this particular topic/question?
Relevance/Importance of the research
Describes the issue or problem to be studied and situates it in a broader educational or social context at the state, regional, or national levels. Includes brief, well articulated summary of the literature that substantiates the study, with references to more detailed discussions in Chapter 2.
Purpose and Significance: Describes study purpose in a logical, explicit manner. Provides full rationale for why study is important and how it will contribute to professional knowledge and practice.
What do you hope to achieve?
CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter situates the study in the context of previous research, presents a critical synthesis of empirical literature according to