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Typical Format of a Quantitative Dissertation or Thesis
ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION [usually limited to one page]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [be sure to include your committee chairperson and members of the committee]
LIST OF TABLES
Chapter
THE PROBLEM [begin with describing why the phenomenon you are studying is a problem; i.e., the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa] Purpose of the Study [what are you going to find out in this study]
Research Questions or Hypotheses
Assumptions
Limitations [limitations may include number of sites, subjects with certain characteristics]
Theoretical Definitions [dictionary-type definitions which would be true to any study]
Operational Definitions [definitions that are specific to this study, likely obtained from previous literature or the data collection instrument] Theoretical Framework
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Literature Relevant to X
Literature Relevant to Y
Literature Relevant to Z
Summary of the Literature Review
METHODOLOGY [begin the chapter with a restatement of the purpose of the study] The Design of the Study [name the design; e.g., quasi-experimental]
Selection of Subjects [how the subjects were selected]
The Sample [who and how many were in the final sample]
Data Collection Procedure [how you will collect the data including description of instruments]
Data Analysis [what statistical tests you will use]
FINDINGS [begin the chapter with a restatement of the purpose of the study] Description of the Sample [how many and their characteristics, can include tables]
Research Questions or Hypotheses [restate each question of hypothesis, the tests that were used, and the results]
Summary of the Findings [short summary of findings]
CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS [begin the chapter with a restatement of the purpose of the study] Conclusions [what did you learn from this study? How are your findings different/similar to studies cited in the Review of the Literature]
Implications [Implications for your discipline and/or practice]
Recommendations [Include recommendations for replicating the study, larger sample, different population, anything to improve the study]
REFERENCES
APPENDICES [May include the institution’s permission to do the study, samples of cover letters to subjects, samples of instruments used]