Definition:
Thesis – theory validation, an academic
exercise to validate theory
Constructivism theory
Dissertation - Development of a theory
and validating a theory

To develop a theory has many
procedures:
Inductive way or data mining way
Deductive way or the axiomatic way
Study (bigger) vs Research (smaller) vs
investigation

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORMAL
THESIS AND JOURNAL PUBLICATION
Thesis/dissertation is detailed and its
focus is technical correctness to
illustrate academic preparedness to do
research.
Journal publication writing aim to
inform a technical reader about a new
result. It is not very detailed (technical
details are not presented).

TITLES:
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SELECTED
ADOPTED BARANGAYS OF SDSSU
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FUND OF
LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF CARAGA
PROVINCES
TEACHER PREPAREDNESS TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF K + 12 IN SURIGAO
DEL SUR

CHILD REARING PRACTICES OF WORKING AND
NON-WORKING MOTHERS: ITS EFFECT ON
CHILD’S BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT ON THE PROGRAM OF RA 9003
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT COUNCIL IN
SURIGAO DEL SUR
INCIDENCE RATE OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVING
ACCIDENTS IN TANDAG CITY: A 5-YEAR
COMPARATIVE STUDY

LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF LICENSED
DRIVERS ON THE LTO RULES: SURIGAO
DEL SUR EXPERIENCE
DETERMINING PERSONAL QUALITIES AND
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF STUDENT
AFFAIRS PRACTITIONERS: BASIS FOR
INTERVENTION
RATIONALIZING THE USE OF 2012
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FUND FOR
POLITICAL PURPOSES

GOOD GOVERNANCE AND LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT INDEXES IN RELATION TO
THE GOFORDEV INDEX OF LGUS
FACTORS AFFECTING SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

The INTRODUCTION
What is: Parsimony
(more talk more mistake, less talk less
mistake, no talk no mistake – means
reduce the lengthy words into shorter.
Ex. Eat durian in Tagbina - from - I eat
plenty of durian in Tagbina). Before:
paper writing consist many pages, at
present only few pages.

The INTRODUCTION
• YOU ARE LIMITED TO FOUR
PARAGRAPHS ONLY.
• USE SIMPLE SENTENCES RATHER
THAN COMPOUND ONES WHENEVER
POSSIBLE.
• EACH PARAGRAPH SHOULD CONTAIN
NO MORE THAN SIX SENTENCES.

Paragraph 1: What is the
study about? This is not the
same as the purpose of the
study.

Example: Gender equality is open for
the main thrusts in the Millennium
Development Goals. A global
monitoring system for the attainment
of Gender Equality is currently based
on equal employment opportunity-
index which disregards together
aspects of the issue. The study
attempts to explore other more
comprehensive indices of Gender
Equality.

Paragraph 2: What do other
authors/literature say about
the topic? Begin this
paragraph with the last
thought of the first
paragraph.

Example: Other indices for
gender equality had been
proposed in the past (Keynes
(2009), Palmer (2010), Akaike
(2011) but each of the
counterproposals focused on a
different aspect of gender
equality. Keynes (209)
considered gender quality in
home.

Paragraph 3: What are the
gaps in knowledge that need to
be addressed and are
addressed in the study? Begin
with the last thought of the
second paragraph.

Example: It is evident from the cited
studies that a comprehensive index
for “gender equality” has to take into
consideration the multidimensionality
of a complex issue. In particular, a
clear definition of gender quality has
to be made and from it evolve a
comprehensive indicator. Equality at
home may not necessarily

Paragraph 4: What is the
significance of the study in
moving the frontiers of
knowledge in the discipline?
Begin with the last thought of
paragraph 3.

Example: Methods for generating
indices of complex phenomena are
desirable from the point of view of
management and policy. They allow
for more scientific, albeit, efficient
decision bases to further specific
goals and objectives. The study
purports to develop such
methodologies and to validate the
methodologies in the field for both
management and policy use.