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    Kigali Independent University: Guidelines For Writing A Dissertation

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    This document from Kigali Independent University provides guidelines for writing a dissertation, including its required parts and formatting. It outlines that a dissertation must include: an introduction describing the research topic and objectives, a literature review of related work, a methodology chapter, findings from the research, and a conclusion with recommendations. It also specifies the required structure and content of the introduction, literature review, methodology, findings, and conclusion chapters. Finally, it provides guidelines on referencing styles that must be used within the text and in the reference list.

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    Kigali Independent

    University
    Guidelines for writing a
    dissertation

    (22nd December 2013)


    Parts of the documents
    Part 1: OBLIGATIONS, PROCEDURES AND FORMAT

    Part 2: CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL

    Part 3: DISSERTATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

    Part 4: REFERENCING STYLE


    Part 1: Obligations, Procedures And Format

    1.1 Obligations

    1.2 Procedures

    1.3 Formatting and style


    Part 2: Content of the Research proposal
    1. Title of Research Project (Academic Research)

    2. Background to the study

    3. Problem statement

    4. Purpose of the study

    5. Research objectives

    6. Research Questions

    7. Hypothesis (optional)


    Part 2: Content of the Research proposal
    8. Scope of the study

    9. Significance of the study

    10. Methodology

    11. Dissemination of research findings

    12. Structure of the dissertation

    13. Duration of the project


    Part 3: Dissertation contents and format
    Preliminaries
    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study
    Chapter 2: Literature Review
    Chapter 3: Research Methodology
    Chapter 4: Research Findings
    Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion and
    recommendation
    References
    Appendices
    3.1 Preliminaries
    Cover Title Page
    Declaration
    Approval page
    Dedication
    Acknowledgement
    Table of Contents
    List of Tables
    List of figures / Diagrams / Illustrations
    Abbreviations and Acronyms
    Operational Definition of Key Terms
    Abstract
    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study
    1.1 Background to the study
    1.2 Problem statement
    1.3 Purpose of the study
    1.4 Research objectives
    1.5 Research Questions
    1.6 Hypothesis (optional)
    1.7 Scope of the study
    1.8 Significance of the study
    1.9 Definitions of key terms
    1.10 Structure of the dissertation
    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study
    1.1 Background to the study

    1.2 Problem statement

    1.3 Purpose of the study

    1.4 Research objectives

    1.5 Research Questions


    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study
    1.6 Hypothesis (optional)

    1.7 Scope of the study

    1.8 Significance of the study

    1.9 Definitions of key terms

    1.10 Structure of the dissertation


    Chapter 2: Literature Review

    2.1 Introduction

    2.2 Theoretical Perspectives

    2.3 Related case studies


    Chapter 3: Research Methodology
    3.1 Research Design
    3.2 Study population
    3.3 Sampling
    3.4 Data Collection Methods and Tools
    3.5 Validity and reliability tests
    3.6 Data processing
    3.7 Data analysis
    3.8 Limitations/delimitations
    3.9 Ethical considerations
    Chapter 4: Research Findings

    Depends on your topic


    Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion and
    recommendation

    Summary

    Conclusion

    Recommendation
    Part 4: REFERENCING STYLE
    4.1 References within the text
    4.1.1 Paraphrasing
    4.1.2 Quotes
    4.2. List of References
    4.2.1 Books (print and online)
    4.2.2 Journal and newspaper articles
    4.2.3 Web documents and sites
    4.2.4 Other electronic media
    4.2.5 Audiovisual and other media
    4.2.6 Unpublished works
    4.2.7 Proceedings and technical reports
    Thank you!

    Dr Kasai Ndahiriwe

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