BIO 300/Thesis

BIO 3OOThesis writing

By :Mr. Shahrul Nidzam bin Rozali

Department of ScienceKPTM Kota Bharu

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Thesis

Document submitted by candidate

Presenting the authors research and findings

Should contain a title page, an abstract, a table of contents, a body and a bibliography

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What a good thesis should have ?

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Front page

Title, author, Department/ Faculty/ UniversityMonth and year

1st page

Declaration (sign by author and lecturer)

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2nd page

Abstrak (in Bahasa Malaysia)Abstract (in English Language)

3rd page

Acknowledgment

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4th page

Table of contentUse Sub-heading

5th page

List of table

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7th page

List of figure

8th page

Abbreviation

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9th page

Chapter 1 until Chapter 6

Page after Chapter 6

References/ Bibliography

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Page after references

Appendices

Page after appendices

Author profile

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What is the General Format for thesis writing ?

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Spacing : Double

Margin : 1 inch

Number all pages

Font : 12, Times New Roman

Justify

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Number 1 until 9 need to be spell out

EXCEPT number that is associated with abbreviation unit of measurement e.g : 5mm

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Plagiarism is UNACCEPTABLE

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Abstract

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What is an Abstract ?

A brief summary of a research or analysis

Help the reader to quickly understand the papers purpose

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What is the abstract contents ?

State the purpose of the research

Present the basic methodologies

Summarize the principle findings

Major conclusions

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Chapter 1 :Introduction

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It need to have

Background of the issue / problem

Statement of the issue / problem

Definitions of relevant variable

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Specification of the research question / hypothesis / objectives

Importance of study

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Chapter 2 :Literature review

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Past tense

Referring to the variables

Referring to other research/finding

It need to have

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All citation should be listed according to APPA

linked to pancreatic cancer (Cullen et al., 2003)

According to Razak (2002)

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Chapter 3 :Material and Method

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It need to have

List the material used in the experiment

Summarized o detailed steps of the methods use in the experiments

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If in the proposal : Present tense

If in the thesis or lab report : Active sentences (Past tense)

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Chapter 4 :Result

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It need to have

Table and figure

Explain the result in text

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Type of Media Culture Observation

Sabourad agar AYellowish colonies is

formed

Mac Conkey agar B

Blood agar C

Potato Dextrose agar D

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Chapter 5 :Discussion

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It need to have

Review the problem

Discussion of the findings

Relate between the finding and the actual result in previous research (if any)

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Chapter 6 :Conclusion

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It need to have

Conclusion (more than 1)

Recommendation for action and future research

In sentences. NO numbering

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References

All citation listed according to APA 2007