CED Thesis

Format

Elmira C. Rodriguez
I. Document Guidelines
A. Margins: one and one-half (1.5) inch left
One inch (top, bottom, & right)
B. Font Size: 12 pt.
C. Font Style: Times New Roman
D. Spacing: Double-space throughout the main text
or body, including between paragraphs, title
page, references, and appendices
- Titles for tables and figures will be single-
space, uppercase letters and centered
I. Document Guidelines
E. Alignment: Justified (creating even right margin)
F. Paragraph Indentation: 1 tab (1 inch)
G. Pagination:
Preliminaries (Title Page to Abstract), use small
roman numerals placed at the bottom-center of the
page.
Main Text (Chapter I to CV), the page number
appears at the upper right edge of the paper on the
first line of every page beginning with the TEXT (not
the preliminaries.
I. Document Guidelines
H. Order: The Preliminaries, Main Text or Body,
Reference Materials

I. Point of View: Third person point of view for

quantitative studies. First person point of view
is allowed for qualitative studies.

J. Documentation: APA (6th edition) style for both

in-text citations and list of references.
II. General Format
1. The Preliminaries List of Figure
List of Tables
Title Page List of Appendices
Approval Sheet - Letter to Validators
- Instrument
Dedication
- Letter of Permission
Acknowledgment - Raw Data
- Curriculum Vitae
Table of Contents
II. General Format
2. The Main Text or Theoretical Framework
Body Conceptual Framework
Chapter I Significance of the
Study
Introduction Scope and Delimitation
Background of the of the Study
Study Definition of Terms
Statement of the (with period after the
Problem term; complete
sentence)
II. General Format
2. The Main Text or Chapter III
Body Research Methodology
- Research Design
Chapter II
- Research Locale
Review of Related
- Research Respondents w/
Literature and Studies
Sampling Technique
(15-20 pages based on - Research Instrument
Creswell, 2014; - Validity and Reliability
Categorized by - Data Gathering Procedure
variables) - Statistical Treatment of
Data
II. General Format
Chapter IV Chapter V
Presentation, Analysis and Summary, Conclusion
Interpretation of Data and Recommendation
Sequence:
- Summary (General and
- Introductory paragraph
specific problems;
- Problem Methods)
- Discussion/Implication/
- Findings
Support Studies (The
- Conclusion
table/figure presents/
- Recommendations
shows)
- Table/Figure
III. The Reference Material
References
- Follow the APA Format 6th ed.
- Alphabetical order
- Not categorized
(APA style application is downloadable from
Google Playstore)

Appendices
Note:
The recommended length for a title is between 15
to 18 words
The title should be typed in uppercase (capital)
letters, centered between the left and right
margins, and positioned in the upper half of the
page.
 Functions of Panel Members
Adviser check the content and organization of the paper
Statistician check the statistical tools and Chapter IV of
the paper
Panel Expert check/question about the content of the
paper
Proofreader check the format of the paper and grammar
Ministerial Part:
Department Chairperson
Dean/Research Chairman
Research Coordinator
 Proposal and Final Defense
Sequence:

Prayer
Introduction by the adviser
Researchers will introduce themselves and
acknowledge their panel members
Presentation Proper (15-20 mins.)
Question and Answer (40 mins.)
 Proposal and Final Defense
Guidelines for Oral Presentation

- For proposal defense, present and discuss the:

Background
Theoretical Framework
Conceptual Framework / Paradigm of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Methodology
Statistical Treatment
Questionnaire
 Proposal and Final Defense
Guidelines for Oral Presentation
- For final defense, present and discuss the:
Background
Chapter IV (Results and Discussion)
Summary
Findings
Conclusion
Recommendations
(PPt: 7 lines, 7 words per slide; 30 pt. font size; Times New
Roman; For quali studies, videos will be shown)
 Proposal and Final Defense
General Guidelines:
1. Each panel member should only question about the
content of the paper and he/she will only be allotted 5
mins. If there are some corrections and suggestions,
these will just be written on the hard copy of their paper.
2. Each question will be addressed to individual researcher.
If one of the researchers cannot answer 3 questions,
he/she will re-defend.
3. In case the researcher cannot answer, his/her other 2
colleagues could help. The adviser may also help the
researcher if his/her attention will be called by the panel
member.
Thank You !!!