VIJAYANAGARA SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA
UNIVERSITY, BALLARI
Department of Journalism
and Mass Communication
Topic: Chapterization
(Communication Research Methods)
Lecture by: Rakesh V Talikoti
Assistant Professor
Introduction
Before starting your dissertation or thesis you should start by
setting out each chapter, section and sub-sections. The
outline of the report should clearly reflect the logical details
of the thesis
The logical structuring of chapters, sections and sub-sections
help to introduce the reader systematically to the necessary
background and makes him/her receptive to the new ideas
and conclusions which he or she will be exposed to
Chapter classification of a dissertation or
thesis
Introduction
Literaturereview
Methods/Methodology
Research results
Conclusion
Section 1 – Introduction
Your dissertation or thesis will start with an introduction
Hereyou should introduce the reader to the topic, telling the
reader precisely what you are going to do and why it is worth
doing
Theintroduction is usually a summary of the project proposal
explaining what you are interested in and why and in general
sense how you intend to study your topic, specifying your
objective.
Section 2 - Literature review
The literature review chapter(s) is an important part of your dissertation
or thesis and it takes a lot of work and time to complete
It identifies the research that already has been completed in your topic
area and provides an analysis of all current information relevant to the
topic
It should demonstrate that you have read broadly in your field and that
you understand the important and analysed the literature relevant to the
topic
“It is important for the student to note that it is essential to complete
most of the literature study before proceeding to the final planning and
execution of the research”
Section 3 – Methods and the materials
The research methodology will explain to your reader the
methods you used to gather the information and data for your
paper to answer your research question, almost like a recipe
Start the chapter with a clear explanation of the methodology
that will be used to solve the problem
Provide a detailed description of the components of the
methodology
Describe what the methods are all about and how you have
executed the methodology. It should be clear why you choose to
use this specific methodology for answering your research
question
Section 4 - Research results and discussions
This component also known as “the body” of the
dissertation or thesis, consists of the final results of the
research, your analysis of them and your sub-conclusion
Your findings can be anything from data from archives,
results from an experiment or answers to questions
Arrange the data into tables and figures and arrange it in
such a way that the specific groups of data correspond
Conclusions and findings must always be clear on which
facts and/or published literature the conclusions and
findings are based
Section 5 - Conclusion
In the final chapter all the loose ends are tied up and you
must tell your reader what you have discovered in each
phase of the research process and the worth of it
Here you give an overview of the research process clearly
formulate your findings and conclusions regarding the
research problem, sub-problems or hypothesis
Essential requirements for a Dissertation/Thesis
Title page
Declaration
Preface – noting collaborations, and contributions to authorship
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of tables, figures & illustrations
Main text/chapters
Bibliography or list of references
Appendices
For more:
https://www.jou.ufl.edu/grad/forms/Guidelines-for-writing-thesis-or-dissertation.pdf
https://ihelptostudy.com/chapterisation-of-phd-thesis-writing.html
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