TFL458_08P_week 11 quiz

Which of the following should the background chapters include?

• Historical, geographical, and other descriptions of your study area.

• Definitions and usages of words and expressions as appropriate to your thesis.

• Existing theory and practice for your research topic.

• What other researchers have done.

• All answers are correct.

The conclusions to the background chapters should lead clearly to the research hypotheses or research questions that you pursue in your work.

• True

• False

Which of the following should NOT be part of the background chapters?

• Your own contribution to thinking on the theory

• All the arguments that are in the literature, and some tentative judgments on where you stand

• Everything necessary to justify the conclusions or summaries to the chapters

• All necessary definitions and ways that you use words or ideas in your own work

• All the necessary geography, context, and history

In research writing, if you want a polished final draft, you must start early and keep up the pace.

• True

• False

How many sources should you review for your background (literature review) chapter?

• 5 is enough

• 10 is OK

• As many as my team members think is enough

• As many as is necessary to provide sufficient background for my research

• All answers are correct

In addition to providing all background material needed for your research, what is another function of the background chapters?

• Provide a stepping-off point for your research

• Meet the word limit requirement for the diploma work

• Improve my reading and summarizing skills

• Make me an expert in my field

When writing your background chapters, it is better to use the style and referencing that you intend to use in the final research report.

• True

• False

Which of the following software packages can help you write your background chapters by organizing your bibliographic sources?

• Mendeley

• Stata

• Python

• R

• LaTex

In your background chapters, you should include the descriptive material that will never be used later in the thesis.

• True

• False