THESIS OUTLINE
Title page *
Copyright**
Approval page*
Abstract*
Preface and acknowledgments**
Contents*
List of tables
List of illustrations
List of appendices***
ChapterI Introduction
Statement of problem and purpose
Definition of terms
General outline of experiment or study
Chapter II Review of the literature
Descriptive material
Related studies
Chapter III Methods of procedure and limitations
Sources of procedure
Description of methods
Precautions taken
Difficulties encountered
Limitations of the study
Chapter IV Compilation of data
Scoring
Quantitative analysis
Qualitative analysis
Comparison
Summary
Chapter V Interpretation of data
Discussion of data
Contrasts and comparisons
Summary
Chapter VI Summary and conclusions
Summary of the study
Conclusions
Recommendations for further study
References cited
Appendices***
Index***
*Necessary; form dictated by the University.
** Recommended.
*** Seldom occur(s) in master's thesis.
   
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