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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