Higher Education Blog: Structure Rules in Creating A Dissertation Proposal

Many professionals today are not satisfied with having only one bachelor’s degree. Others are second coursers, trying to explore the limits of their knowledge and skills or discovering new avenues for them to improve the quality of life. This is not anymore surprising because we are living now in a competitive world, and almost everybody is aiming for continuing education as part of their professional development and as a key for increasing their salary grades by promotion. Masteral degrees help a lot of professionals earn an intermediate position in any private or government agency. On the other hand, doctoral degrees give an individual the life-changing opportunity to be a career executive, something above the hierarchy and which offers an irresistible and tempting salary grade. To be able to earn this degree, a candidate must submit as a final academic requirement a dissertation for defense and approval. This article will discuss what and how it should look like.

1.      The hypothetical statement – This is the part in your dissertation where you will discuss shortly the possible theories you will be using in your paper. The theories must sound like something outside of reality.

2.      The procedures or techniques in conducting the study – Since this is an academic article, the student must and should discuss thoroughly the step by step process in proving his point.

3.      The list of the topics and their corresponding pages – This is also known as the table or chart of contents.

4.      The actual investigation done for the study – This is the core of the dissertation and considered to be the most important part of the paper. All the needed information for the success of the paper is laid down here.

5.      The arrangement or configuration of the paper – All the needed citations and references are presented here in order to avoid plagiarism and give respect to intellectual property. There are a lot of rules to follow in citing and referencing information.

6.      The binding of the disparities on your paper – It means that if there are contradictory elements in your dissertation or things that need clarification or verification, it should be corrected and answered accordingly on this part in order to avoid confusion because of irregularities.

7.      The discussion and the presentation of the outcome or results of your study – You will prove all your theories and hypothesis on this part as true or not based on the data you gathered and the corresponding statistical treatment.

8.      The recognition part -  This is where you will show your respect and gratitude to all the individuals, including your family, who have extended moral and financial support for your dissertation.

9.      The addendum part – This is the last part of your work where you will present all the materials that supplemented your dissertation paper.

After successfully writing your dissertation, the most crucial part is on how you will defend it. A panel of educators will ask questions regarding about almost everything you have written on your work. Preparing seriously for this part is required since it will determine the conferment of a very important academic degree.