wednesday mornings are usually spent at us @ png, sv#1's informal class on research methodology, actually at this stage it's actually thesis writing. today's the last installment of the class, discusssing the final chapters being analysis, discussion and conclusion. let's recapitulate those points that makes me go hmmm.....
he put the whole thesis writing as a process of writing in several different styles as one progresses through the thesis. chapters leading up to hypothesis development are all philosophical as they need a LOT of literature support, for instance.
then at findings it becomes very very technical. analysis is more of a discussion of the technical stuff, no technical terms here. it should be the explanation of whether objectives are met and research questions are answered, as well as the hypothesis acceptance AND rejection (it's harder to explain rejections than acceptance). rejection on hypothesis is caused by the researcher (sampling etc) or/and measurement.
why should hypothesis be accepted, not rejected? because when we come up with the hypothesis, they are essentially the problems we want to help solve, so we should believe that the solutions to problems that we "create" are the right ones! when they are rejected, we must then check if we HAVE observed ALL "ethical" things in research, the sampling, the administration of survey etc etc. if all have been meticulously met, then it would probably be the sample yang ada masalah, tak leh nak di apply theory yg mmg dah ada selama ni.
the discussion part is where a candidate demonstrate (how examiners can see) their "expertise" in the area. it was THE most enlightening class by sv#1 compared to all previous ones. makes me think and makes me see a bit (mind you, a bit) how saying "it's not done in malaysia" is not sufficient.
limitations of study basically answers the questions of "if you have another chance at the same research, what would you do different?" it's NOT the same as the scope of the study. there's no magic number as to how many limitations your study should but sv#1 says less than 5 would be okay. more than that dah jadi masalah lain pulak.
these are some stuff that i could type from the top of my mind. nanti bila tgk buku nota, i'll add the necessary ones..
congratulations is in the way for k shima said, for being shortlisted for Best Thesis Award! she called sv#1 during class and i could have sworn her voice was audible through the speaker of dr y's phone! tgk2 mmg dia ha ha, that was funny....k mila thought the same thing too...
feel like getting a new watch....what say you?
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