Outline of Contents

GENERAL TOPICS

Basic Resources

• Basic Style Guide and Page Template

Preliminary Parts

• Title Page
• Approval Sheet (School Prescribed)
• Certificate of Originality (School Prescribed)
• English Editing Certification Form (School Prescribed)
• Acknowledgment
• Dedication (Optional)
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures/Equations

Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Background

• Background of the Study
• Review of Related Literature
• Theoretical Framework or Philosophical Underpinnings
• Conceptual/Research Framework/Operational Framework
• Statement of the Problem or Statement of Objectives
• Hypothesis (for studies with quantitative methods)
• Scope and Limitation
• Significance of the Study
• Definition of Terms

Chapter 2: Methodology

• Research Design
• Research Locale
• Research Instrument/s
• Population and Sampling or Data Sources
• Intervention Protocol (for experimental or interventional studies)
• Data Collection Procedure or Data Construction Procedure
• Data Analysis Procedure or Analysis of Information
• Ensuring Trustworthiness (for studies with qualitative methods)
• Ethical Considerations

Chapter 3: Results and Discussion

• Quantitative Results: Frequency and Percentage
• Quantitative Results: Mean and Measures of Spread
• Quantitative Results: Test of Difference
• Quantitative Results: Test of Relationships

Chapter 4: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

• Summary
• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Implications

Self-Realization Page

Bibliography

Appendixes

·      Appendix A: Correspondences

·      Appendix B: Informed Consent Forms

·      Appendix C: Research Instruments

·      Appendix D: Audit Data

o   Raw tables and disaggregated data and analysis of qualitative

o   For qualitative research, this includes verbatim transcriptions, coding tables for all levels of abstractions, memos, observation notes, etc.

·      Appendix E: Other Pertinent Documents

Curriculum Vitae