What are the components of a thesis?

The thesis consists of a set of elements that the researcher must adhere to while writing the thesis, in order to preserve the general form of practical research. The thesis is one of the most important means that help human beings to discover the causes of natural and social phenomena in order to study them, and try to fix them and avoid their dangers. A typical thesis usually include an introductory chapter, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, research findings chapter, and conclusion and recommendations chapter.

 Thesis Components 

The ideal scientific thesis is the research in which the researcher is committed to all the elements and components of scientific research, and makes the commitment of the researcher to the elements of scientific research to make it coordinated and arranged so that the possibility of judging it easy for the discussion committee, and for anyone who reads it. As mentioned earlier, A typical thesis usually include an introductory chapter, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, research findings chapter, and conclusion and recommendations chapter. The introductory chapter, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, research findings chapter, and conclusion and recommendations chapter are the main components of the thesis, where there are many other components under each chapter. The following are the main components under the introductory chapter, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, research findings chapter, and conclusion and recommendations chapter:

• Thesis Title Page:

Before the introductory chapter, the title of the thesis is one of the most important things that the researcher should pay attention to, given the great role played by the title in the thesis.

• Dedication and thanks:

This section is also presented prior to the introductory chapter. Where the researcher devotes the first pages of his thesis for dedication and thanks.

• Thesis Summary:

The researcher then writes a summary of the thesis, which must be included in the most prominent topics covered during the thesis, where the researcher presents the main and sub-ideas in a brief and without in-depth explanation. This section is also presented before the introductory chapter.

• Introductory chapter:

The introductory chapter is one of the most important components of the scientific thesis.  The introductory chapter is the first chapter of the thesis, and the researcher must be careful to make his introductory chapter at a medium length, because the long introductory chapter enter boredom to the hearts of the reader, while short introductory chapter do not show the content of the research well, and the researcher must ensure that the introductory chapter that must pave the way for the problem of study.

• Literature review chapter:

Literature review constitute the second chapter of the thesis or scientific research. The Literature review chapter is also of great importance to a research, where Literature review provides the basis for the research, in addition to that, Literature review enable the researcher to investigate the origin of the subject in hand. The Literature review also involve presenting the importance of the research, where the Literature review provides indication regarding what distinguish this research from previous research. When conducting Literature review, the researcher should include as many resources as possible that support the Literature review and provide a theoretical base for the research.

• Methodology chapter:

The methodology and procedures of the thesis are the third chapter, in which the researcher should mention the methodology that is planned to be used in the thesis, and the reasons why he preferred this methodology over another methodology, and the researcher can use more than one methodology if needed. The methodology used to select the study sample provides in this section an overview of the study population, and the advantages and disadvantages contained in it, and then the researcher talks about the statistical methodology he used in the analysis of data, as the researcher subject to the research findings.

• Research findings:

Research findings is the fourth chapter in the thesis. In the Research findings chapter, the researcher answers all the questions raised during the study. Additionally, in the Research findings chapter, the researcher creates a number of analytical and graphical tables to illustrate the research findings, and in the end the researcher summarizes the research findings.

• Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusion and recommendations chapter is the fifth chapter in the thesis, and here the researcher writes the research findings reached, and puts the Conclusion and recommendations for those who want to complete the research or want to search in the same field. The Conclusion and recommendations chapter is the juicer researcher in the scientific thesis. The Conclusion and recommendations chapter must be clearly stated and be aware of including grammatical errors in the Conclusion and recommendations chapter. The Conclusion and recommendations chapter is preferably written in a forward-looking perspective, where the Conclusion and recommendations section should be applicable if possible.

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