Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
and Approaches
21st January, 2019
Dissertation
Theses
• chosen by researcher
and endorsed by
Scholar professor
Proposal Origination
• a general topic;
• with a list of possible
Professor topics.
• Chosen by researcher
and endorsed by
Scholar professor
Two Qs?
3 • Historical Context
4 • Interdisciplinary insight
Six Mistakes to Avoid
1. Failure to be concise; being “all over the map” without a
clear sense of purpose.
2. Failure to cite landmark works in your literature review.
3. Failure to delimit the contextual boundaries of your
research [e.g., time, place, people, etc.].
4. Failure to develop a coherent and persuasive argument
for the proposed research.
5. Failure to stay focused on the research problem; going
off on unrelated tangents.
6. Sloppy or imprecise writing, or poor grammar.
Reaction of your audience!
Preliminary
Suppositions and Research
Research Methodology Literature Review
Implications Questions/hypotheses
Conclusion Citations
Title
Open Ended (Unqualified)
Note: that most proposals do not include an abstract [summary] before the introduction.
4 Qs?
E-resources
ProQuest
EbscoHost
• .la/.hk/.tw/.tv
SCI-HUB
Databases
E-
resources
ProQuest
Annotated
Bibliography
EbscoHost
• .la/.hk/.tw/.tv
SCI-HUB
Software for LitRev
Atlas.ti
NVivo
Format for LitRev in Excel
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structure companies and country or state
Interest
rate as
causal
factors
Research
Hypothesis
question?
Are there pay There is no
inequities between significant difference
males and females in salaries of males
prevalent in IT and females in the IT
sector of India? sector of India.
Research
Hypothesis
question?
Are there pay There is no
inequities between significant difference
males and females in salaries of males
prevalent in IT and females in the IT
sector of India? sector of India.
PROPOSED THEORITICAL/CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
IV1 DV1
IV2
IV3 DV2
Research Design and Methods
• Building upon and drawing examples from your
review of the literature.
• Be specific about the methodological approaches you
plan to undertake to obtain information.
• Describe approach (Inductive/deductive;
descriptive/exploratory).
• Research Triangulations!
• Population, sampling method, sample technique,
attrition rate, administration, time factor, coding etc.
Preliminary Suppositions and Implications
1. What might the results mean in regards to the theoretical framework that
underpins the study?
2. What suggestions for subsequent research could arise from the potential
outcomes of the study?
3. What will the results mean to practitioners in the natural settings of their
workplace?
4. Will the results influence programs, methods, and/or forms of intervention?
5. How might the results contribute to the solution of social, economic, or other
types of problems?
6. Will the results influence policy decisions?
Conclusion
References
• APA, MLA, OXFORD, HARVARD,CHICAGO etc.
Bibliography
References
Baumeister, Roy F. and Mark R. Leary. "Writing Narrative Literature Reviews." Review of General Psychology 1
(September 1997): 311-320;
Mark R. Fink, Arlene. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage, 2005;
Hart, Chris. Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications, 1998;
Kennedy, Mary M. "Defining a Literature." Educational Researcher 36 (April 2007): 139-147;
Petticrew, Mark and Helen Roberts. Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide. Malden, MA:
Blackwell Publishers, 2006;
Torracro, Richard. "Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: Guidelines and Examples." Human Resource
Development Review 4 (September 2005): 356-367;
Rocco, Tonette S. and Maria S. Plakhotnik. "Literature Reviews, Conceptual Frameworks, and Theoretical
Frameworks: Terms, Functions, and Distinctions." Human Ressource Development Review 8 (March 2008): 120-
130;
Sutton, Anthea. Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, 2016.
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