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  1. Prize-Winning Thesis and Dissertation Examples

    Award-winning master's theses. University: University of Edinburgh Faculty: Informatics Author: Christopher Sipola Award: 2018 Social Responsibility & Sustainability Dissertation Prize Title: Summarizing electricity usage with a neural network University: University of Ottawa Faculty: Education Author: Matthew Brillinger Award: 2017 Commission on Graduate Studies in the Humanities Prize

  2. Masters Theses

    Graduate, Masters Theses. Culture, Economic Sociology, Health, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Public Health, Social Class, Social Welfare, Sociological Theory, Theory. Abu-Hazeem, A. (2019). Bound by Narrative: An In-depth Exploration of the Effects of Racialized, Gendered, and Sexualized Scripts on Black Boys' Socialization in and out ...

  3. PDF A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Sociology

    The thesis should be a project that can be feasibly completed in 7-10 months. Generally, a thesis is about 60 to 100 pages, but there is no minimum or maximum. Senior Sociology concentrators are not required to write a thesis. A thesis is required for those students who wish to graduate with honors in Sociology.

  4. PDF A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Social Studies

    example, the expertise they developed on their topics; the seeming luxury of devoting substantial time to exploring and thinking about an area of personal intellectual interest; and the physical product, which more than any other single item symbolizes that they

  5. Sociology thesis and dissertation collection

    Conceptualising a new theoretical framework of inclusion/exclusion and gender-based violence within higher education in the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods approach embracing computational social science . Frank Delgado, Ellen (The University of Edinburgh, 2024-03-18) This mixed-methods computational research concerns itself with harmful ...

  6. Dissertation Structure & Layout 101 (+ Examples)

    Time to recap…. And there you have it - the traditional dissertation structure and layout, from A-Z. To recap, the core structure for a dissertation or thesis is (typically) as follows: Title page. Acknowledgments page. Abstract (or executive summary) Table of contents, list of figures and tables.

  7. Dissertation guidance

    Dissertation guidance. All SPS students have access to the SPS Research Training Centre Support for Dissertations Learn hub (accessed via MyEd). If you do not have access, please email [email protected]. The Student Development Hub provides general advice on academic writing, including the Graduate School's Learning and Academic Skills Handbook.

  8. Thesis 101: A Guide for Social Science Thesis Writers

    They not only track trends over time in the scholarly discussions of a topic, but also synthesize and connect related work. They cite the trailblazers and sometimes the outliers, and they even root out errors of fact or concept. Typically, they include a final section that identifies remaining questions or future directions research might take.

  9. Social Work thesis and dissertation collection

    Topping up the tank: enhancing the emotional resilience of social workers in local authority adult services . Rose, Sarah (The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-17) The emotional resilience of social workers has increasingly been a focus of research, particularly in response to high levels of stress in the profession.

  10. Master's Theses and Graduate Research, Social Sciences

    Theses/Dissertations from 2003 PDF. The role of attachment in the social production of place in Pajaro Valley, Lori Burgman. PDF. The Nishimutas: the oral history of a Japanese/Spanish family, who lived in Oklahoma from 1917, Juli Ann Ora Nishimuta. PDF. Muslim women speak their mind, Alexandra Maria da Silva Rubens. Theses/Dissertations from 2002

  11. Harvard University Theses, Dissertations, and Prize Papers

    The Harvard University Archives' collection of theses, dissertations, and prize papers document the wide range of academic research undertaken by Harvard students over the course of the University's history.. Beyond their value as pieces of original research, these collections document the history of American higher education, chronicling both the growth of Harvard as a major research ...

  12. MSc Dissertation Library

    The online Dissertation Library includes content from all postgraduate degrees in the School, including all taught and research MScs and the Masters of Social Work (MSW). As an SPS masters student in the School of Social and Political Science, you are given exclusive access to the Library. Please note that dissertations from any given academic year may not be uploaded before March/April of the ...

  13. How to Write a Social Science or Humanities Thesis/Dissertation

    Decide on your own research methodology. Outline your proposed methods and expected results. Use your proposed methodology to choose what chapters to include in your thesis/dissertation. Create a preliminary table of contents to outline the structure of your thesis/dissertation. By following these steps, you should be able to organize the ...

  14. How to Write a Dissertation

    The structure of a dissertation depends on your field, but it is usually divided into at least four or five chapters (including an introduction and conclusion chapter). The most common dissertation structure in the sciences and social sciences includes: An introduction to your topic. A literature review that surveys relevant sources.

  15. Social Sciences Resources (STA): Theses & Dissertations

    The University of the West Indies (UWI) has specific guidelines for the writing of theses, dissertations and research papers (applicable to higher degree candidates, graduate students). Social Sciences students should consult their academic supervisors and lecturers regarding the guidelines that ought to be followed for a specific assignment.

  16. PDF A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Social Studies

    A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Social Studies | page 1 ... page 1 Committee on Degrees in Social Studies Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Social Studies. Cover photo credit: Harvard Public Affairs and Communications ... but also for the example she sets as an excellent adviser to ...

  17. Social Work Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

    what is the readiness of social work students to work with autistic individuals?, ignacio aguilar pelaez. pdf. examining experiences among social workers working with parents who suffer from substance use disorder, alicia alvarado and eleno zepeda. pdf. covid-19, social isolation, and msw students' mental health, cassandra barajas. pdf

  18. PDF Writing Research Proposals for Social Sciences and Humanities in a

    master's dissertation) or large (in the case of a PhD thesis) original contribution to knowledge. As the authors mention, their first book (Damaskinidis and Chri stodoulou, 2014) arose from the need to fill part of the literature gap on research methodology when writing a research proposal for a master's dissertation or doctoral thesis.

  19. PDF Writing a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation in the Social Sciences

    Writing a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation in the Social Sciences Anne Jordan, Ph.D. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education University of Toronto ©2020 A guide for doctoral students at various stages of their doctoral theses and dissertations: Designing their thesis proposals, developing their research

  20. Dissertations

    PDF. Advocates of the Peace, A Qualitative Study of Former Politically Motivated Female Prisoners and Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland, Mary McCourt. PDF. Policing and Social Influence: Procedural Justice and Compliance Dynamics in the Work of Garda Juvenile Liaison Officers, Eoin Morrison. PDF.

  21. A guide on how to write the master's thesis

    method places itself within the theory of science. This should not be a long and descriptive exercise, but it should demonstrate that you see the connection between theory of science and the production of knowledge. The goal of the method chapter is to clarify how you have gone about finding the information to develop your thesis question.

  22. Dissertation examples

    Dissertation examples. Listed below are some of the best examples of research projects and dissertations from undergraduate and taught postgraduate students at the University of Leeds We have not been able to gather examples from all schools. The module requirements for research projects may have changed since these examples were written.

  23. Giulia Buccione Honored with Joukowsky Prize for Pioneering

    Giulia Buccione, who completed her Ph.D. in Economics in May of 2024, is recognized for her dissertation, Culture, Agency, and Water: Essays on the Development of the Middle East and North Africa. She was selected for the Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award in the social sciences.

  24. Gillings School adds BS degree in community and global health

    University News. Gillings School adds BS degree in community and global health. The school's health behavior department will accept the program's first students in August 2025. By UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health,Tuesday, May 21st, 2024. The first class of students in the new degree program in Community and Global Public Health ...

  25. Dissertation Defense: Rui Zhang

    Environmental Science and Policy Program College of Social Science About; Education; Research ... and Spatial Sciences. She is interested in using spatial explicit modeling approaches, especially Agent-based Modeling (ABM) to simulate land use/cover change and coupled human and natural systems (CHANS). DISSERTATION TITLE: Toward Resilient ...

  26. Sharice Clough rejoins CSD, this time as assistant professor

    After completing her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Iowa, Clough embarked on doctoral studies in Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University, followed by interdisciplinary post-doctoral training in the Multimodal Language Department at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

  27. Neuroscience Graduate Student Defends Thesis

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