Thesis Structure
A thesis will usually contain most or all of the following sections:
- Title page
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Contents page(s)
- Introduction
- Literature review (sometimes within the introduction) Materials/sources and methods (can be part of every chapter if these are different per chapter)
- Methodology (all approaches, and methods applied to develop findings, including any not covered in Literature review)
- Themed topic chapters
- Results
- Discussion or Findings
- Conclusions
- References
- Appendices
Common mistakes to avoid when writing a research proposal:
- Being too wordy
- Failing to cite relevant sources
- Focusing too much on minor issues
- Failing to make a strong argument for your research