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Outline
DocumentsRequired AccesstoJournalArticles BooleanSearchstrategies Structure
Preliminaries Maintext References/Appendices
DissertationSeminarSeries
StructureandPlanning
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Documentsrequired
1. Chapter7
Documentsrequired
http://www.uom.ac.mu/ABOUTUS/REGULATIONS/C hap7.pdf
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
http://www.uom.ac.mu/ABOUTUS/REGULATIONS/ MPhilPhd/harvardsys.pdf
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AccesstoJournalArticles
EBSCo http://search.ebscohost.com/L ogin.aspx?lp=login.asp&ref= &authtype=ip,uid Username:postoffice Password:access2010 Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ (thencreateownaccount) Username:mauritius848 Directoryofopenaccess Password:Reduit175 journals http://www.doaj.org/ Freefulltextaccessto WorkingPapers(WBER,WBetc..) scientificandscholarly journals 03/08/2011 RPrayagBeesoondial 5 Jstor http://www.jstor.org/ Username:oum Password:k3ptyg5
BOOLEANSEARCHSTRATEGIES
Twomainlogicaloperators Usingorlinkswordsorideasasalternatives.Thisallowsyou tousealternativewordsorphrasestodescribethesame idea.Itwillwidenyoursearchandfindmorematerial (GNPORGDPORnationalincome) Using andmeansthatbothwordsorideasmustbepresent. Using and means that both words or ideas must be present Thiswillnarrowyoursearchandmaketheresultsmore relevant. (GDPORGNPORnationalincome)AND(inequalityORgini) Youneedtoplanyoursearchsothatyoucangettheright balancebetweenthequantityofreferencesyoufindandtheir relevancetoyoursubject.
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7.4.1Structure 7.4.1.1Preliminaries
TitlePage TableofContents ListofTables,Figures,Plates/Schemes Acknowledgements Project/DissertationDeclarationForm Abstract ListofAbbreviations
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TitlePage
(i)Fulltitle(asapproved) (ii)Fullnameoftheauthor (iii)Thequalification (iv)Thenameoftheinstitution (i ) Th f h i i i (v)Faculty (vi)Themonthandyearofsubmission.
TitlePage
DETERMINANTSOFECONOMICGROWTH By JACOBZIPFEL AdissertationsubmittedtotheDepartmentof A di i b i d h D f Economics&Statistics,UniversityofMauritiusin partialfulfillment oftherequirementsforBSc (Hons)EconomicsandFinance March2011
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TableofContents
TheTableofContentsshalllistinsequencewithpage numbersallchapters,sections/headings,sub sections/headingsandothersub divisionsofthe sections/headings and other subdivisions of the dissertation,appendices,etc. (dont breakyourheadoverit,useMSWord)
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ListofTables,Figures,Plates/Schemes
Separatelistsofeach,intheaboveorder,giving numberandpagereference.
Acknowledgements
Allpersons(e.g.supervisor,technician,friends, relatives)andorganisation/authoritieswho/which havehelpedintherealisationofthedissertation shallbeacknowledged. g
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Project/DissertationDeclarationForm
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Abstract
onepageexecutivesummary abriefoutlineoftheobjectives scopeofthedissertation, themethodologyused, h h d l d Themainfindingsandresultsachieved andanyconclusionsandrecommendationsmade.
Abstract
(around150words)
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ListofAbbreviations
Lengthofdissertation
8,00012,000foranundergraduatedegreeProgramme
Thissectionshouldlistinalphabeticalorderall abbreviationsusedinthedissertation.
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7.4.1Structure
7.4.1.2MainText
1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. Introduction(500words) LiteratureReview(3,000 4,000words) Methodology(3,000 4 000 M th d l (3 000 4,000words) d) DataAnalysis&Results(1,000 2,000words) ConclusionsandRecommendations (500words)
7.4.1.2MainText
Introduction(500words)
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7.4.1.2MainText
Introduction(500words) 1. QUESTION Saywhatyourquestionis 2. MOTIVATION Saywhythisquestionisimportant 3. DEBATE Summarisedebateonthisquestioninexisting literature 4. YOURCONTRIBUTION Saywhatyourcontributiontodebateis 5. STRUCTURE Saywhateachsectionofyourtextwillbeabout
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7.4.1.2MainText
Introduction(500words)
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LiteratureReview(3,000 4,000words)
7.4.1.2MainText
LiteratureReview(3,000 4,000words)
Mostrecentliteratureofrelevancetoyourtopic+seminalsources fromthepast refertomajor books,articles quantity qualityismoreimportantthan
7.4.1.2MainText
LiteratureReview(3,000 4,000words)
7.4.1.2MainText
LiteratureReview(3,000 4,000words) TheoreticalLiteratureReview EmpiricalLiteratureReview g Referencing
Anoverview+objectivesoftheliteraturereview Divisionofworksunderreviewintocategories
thoseinsupportofaparticularposition, thoseagainst,and thoseofferingalternativethesesentirely)
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7.4.1.2MainText
Methodology(3,000 4,000words)
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Methodology(3,000 4,000words)
Usingsecondaryorprimarydata Specifywhethereconometricstudyorsurveyorqualitative techniques Ifeconometrics:isittimeseriesorcrosssectionorevenpanel analysis y Mentioncountry/ies,firmsorindustries;timedimension(e.g.1970 2007) Samplesize Variablesused,equationtobeused(tentative) EstimationTechniqueused:OLS,Simpleregressionanalysis, InstrumentalVariableMethod,etc.
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DataAnalysis&Results(1,000 2,000words) Areyourfindingsfaithfultowhatyouactuallyfound do youclaimmorethanyoushould?Dontmassageyour evidenceorfindings Haveyouprovidedenoughevidencetomakeaconvincing case? Areresultsorfindingsclearlyandaccuratelywritten,easy toread,graspandunderstand?
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7.4.1.2MainText
DataAnalysis&Results(1,000 2,000words) Arestatisticalmethods(ifused)appropriatelyused? Doesthedissertationincludeproperstatisticaltechniques andsoftware? Havetheresults/findingsbeenwellarguedandwritten? Isthereevidenceoforiginality,independent/critical thoughtandreflectiveability?
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7.4.1.2MainText
DataissuesandMethodology EstimationTechniques TimeSeries EstimationTechniques CrossSectionandPanelData SurveyDesign QualitativeDataAnalysis
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ConclusionsandRecommendations (500words)
1. relevanceofresearchfindingsandanalysisto researchquestions; 2. implications of the research for the wider implicationsoftheresearchforthewider community; 3. potentialareasofstudythatemergefromthe research
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7.4.1.2MainText
ConclusionsandRecommendations (500words)
7.4.1Structure 7.4.1.3References/Appendices
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References
JournalArticles: Deaton,A.S.(1975)Themeasurementofincomeandpriceelasticities, EuropeanEconomicReview Vol 6,pp.26173. Newell,A.andReilly,B.(1999)Ratesofreturntoeducational qualificationsinthetransitionaleconomies,EducationEconomics Vol. 7,pp.67 84. ForBooks: Begg,D.,Fischer,S.andDornbusch,R.(2000)Economics,SixthEdition, McGrawHill. ForDataSources: TheBrewersandLicensedRetailersAssociation(1998)Statistical Handbook,BrewingPublicationsLimited. 03/08/2011 RPrayagBeesoondial
7.4.2Physicalformatandlayout
7.4.2.1Coverandbinding spiralboundwithaprotectiveplasticfrontcoverandastiffcardbackcover. 7.4.2.2Paperandtypographicaldetail typed,justifiedandprintedononesideofthepaperonlyusing: (i)1linespacing,and (ii)charactersnotlessthan10pt,fonttypeTimesNewRomanorArial. The left margin used for binding shall not be less than 40 mm while all other margins shall Theleftmarginusedforbindingshallnotbelessthan40mmwhileallothermarginsshall notbelessthan20mm. 7.4.2.3Pagination Pagesshallbenumberedconsecutivelythroughoutthedissertation,startingwiththetitle page,includingappendices. Romannumerals(i,ii,iii..)shallbeusedforthefrontpages(Preliminaries)andArabic numerals(1,2,3,)asfromtheIntroductionsectiononwards. Pagenumbersshallbelocatedcentrallyatthebottomofthepage,approximately10mm abovetheedge.
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7.4.3Referencing Eachstudentshouldadheretothesystemof referencingasperTheUniversityofMauritius ReferencingGuide when writing up the Referencing Guidewhenwritingupthe dissertation.
7.4.4Submission
Submit1st drafttosupervisor Marchoftheacademicyear. firstworkingdayof
Receivecommentsby
midMarchoftheacademicyear.
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7.4.4Submission
4copiesofthedissertation(3spiralboundcopiesand1 copyondisk)shouldbesubmittedtotheFacultyRegistry notlaterthanthelastworkingdayofMarchofthe academicyear. The hard copies of the undergraduate dissertations must Thehardcopiesoftheundergraduatedissertationsmust beboundaspersection7.4.2.1andtheelectroniccopy mustberetrievable(i.e.in,orconvertibleto,MSWord). Thelabelonthediskmuststatethenameofthestudent, his/herstudentID,thetitleoftheproject/dissertationand themonthandyearofsubmission.
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7.4.4Submission
7.4.4.3Project/dissertationsubmissionform fillandsigntherelevantsectionoftheProject/Dissertation SubmissionFormatthetimeofsubmission receiveanacknowledgementofreceiptfromtheFacultyRegistry. Theapprovalofthesupervisor(s)shouldbesoughtbeforesubmission 7.4.4.4ProjectProgressLog(LogBook) AcopyofthedulyfilledandsignedProjectProgressLog(LogBook) shouldbesubmittedconcurrentlywiththedissertation
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PENALTIES
7.4.5.1 forexceedingthewordlimitorbeingbelowthe requirednumberofwords
Plagiarism
Itisimportantthatthestudentsadheretothestandard conventionsforthereferencingofotherpeopleswork. Useofplagiarisedmaterialwillbetreatedasadisciplinary offenceunderbreachofexaminationregulations(c.f. SectiononPlagiarismin InformationtoStudents Handbook). Handbook)
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