THESIS (HRMA 20073)

BSBA HRM 3-3N

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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

 Briefly summarize your overall outcomes

 Re-read your introduction with a focus on the motivation for the

study and its aim and scope.

 Re-write the introduction in a few sentences

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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

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 Each specific question under the statement of the problem must be

written first to follow the findings.

 Findings should be textual generalizations.

 Discuss how the outcomes of your thesis contribute to current

understanding.
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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusion - is intended to help the reader understand why your

research should matter to them after they have finished reading the
paper.

Characteristics of Conclusion:

 Draw your conclusion solely from the discussion.

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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

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 There should be only minimal discussion in the conclusion.

 The conclusion should respond to the aim stated in the first

chapter.

 Summaries are not conclusions.

 Conclusions should be crisp and concise.

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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

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Importance of a well-written conclusion

1. Presenting the last word on the issues you raised in your paper.

2. Summarizing your thoughts and conveying the larger implications of

your study.
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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

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Importance . . .

3. Demonstrating the importance of your ideas.

4. Introducing possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the

research problem.
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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations should be:

 Logical

 Relevant

 Feasible
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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations should be:

 Brief

 Clear

 Precise
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LESSON 5 – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendices

Appendices are the logical place to keep material that supports the
main argument, but is needed only for reference.
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