PhD in Business Administration - UCT Graduate School of.
The PhD is by research (i.e. thesis only), and there is no course work. While it is possible to be away from UCT at times during the PhD, we insist that students spend the first six months with us in order to develop their final research proposal. We also strongly recommend that students are in Cape Town for at least the last six months of their write-up.
Guidelines for the Masters dissertation Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town General guidelines: The guidelines and procedures for a Masters dissertation are the same for the MPhil, the MMed, and the MSc degrees. The dissertation will have a limited focus i.e. one research question, rather than many. The following information is intended for candidates.
Further guidelines on the preparation of a research proposal can be found in the following document: Research Proposal Guide Framing a clear research question is a crucial part of developing your research proposal, and should be seen as emerging from a dialogue between a developing theoretical position and decisions you need to take about research design and subsequent data analysis.
The proposal for a Master’s thesis is usually between 3 and 6 typed pages; that for a Doctoral thesis, between 6 and 12 pages. The following headings are intended to assist you in writing a proposal. You may find that in writing your proposal, you want to use different headings, and order your account differently. This is perfectly in order, as long as the basic issues set out here are covered.
Research PhD and Masters by Dissertation The Centre of Criminology offers a PhD programme and dissertation-only Master’s for selected students. Under the supervision of a staff member, students may conduct research on a topic approved by their supervisor (as relating to the current ongoing research portfolios or the broader field of criminology, justice, and governance).
The text of the thesis must be prefaced by an abstract prepared according to the guidelines approved by the Senate and that indicate the thesis advances knowledge. A student intending to submit a PhD thesis must inform the Doctoral Degrees Board Office, in writing, of such intention. The final dates for submission of such notification for the purposes of graduation are 10 January for.
Research Protocol and Thesis. What is your question, goal, timeframe. It is likely that you will spend some time on your thesis. To make it worthwhile choose a question that interests you. Make this question as specific as possible. If you find a question that is part of our strategy then you will be able to draw from our resources even more. Plan ahead and realize what your time frame is.