Research Papers, Thesis and Dissertation quiz

a research paper is...

• A list placed at the end of an essay with links to all the articles used

• Any material used in the project

• an expanded essay which presents your own interpretation or evaluation or arguments

• Is a brief background check on the authors of the pieces used

Which is not a component of a research paper?

• Pick a topic

• Form a Thesis

• write

• Form a conclusion

What is a thesis?

• Is a remark made my the reader to foreshadow the contents of the essay

• Is a statement of theory put forward and supported by an argument

• Is what the reader concludes when finishing the article

• Is sole opinion of the author upon which the article was writen

What are the two types of thesis?

• Explanatory

• Objective

• Persuasive

• Argumentative

List two components of a thesis

• Main Idea

• Topic

• Supporting Sentences

• Showing references

Can you recall what is a Dissertation?

How many types of dissertation are there?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• A Dissertation is unique to each student and cannot be classified as "types"

Which is not a component of dissertation

• Introduction

• Supporting Evidence

• Methodology

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of the term data analysis?

• To give reference to the authors of the data

• to display colorful graphs to grab the reader's attention

• It discusses all the data and its analysis of what the data is and how it is being analyzed.

• To clear up any mathematical misunderstanding the reader my have with the data

Identify the difference(s) between a thesis and a dissertation

• One is undertaken and done by a student whiles the other is just a a statement.

• One is placed at the beginning of the essay and the other can be placed where ever the writer fells

• One is a statement or theory and the other is a research project, completed as a part of a degree

• There are basically the same thing, one is just done at a higher degree.