PhD Thesis Format (by: M. Pourrajab)

1. Chpter 1 (INTRODUCTION)

1.1. Background

1.2. Problem Statement

1.3. Hypotheses & Objectives

1.4. Research Questions

1.5. Significance of Study

1.6. Limitation of Study

1.7. Definition of Terms

1.8. Limitation

1.9. Conceptual Framework of Research

2. Chapter 5 (SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION)

2.1. Summary

2.2. Conclusion

2.3. Recommendations

2.3.1. General Recommendation

2.3.2. Recommendations for Future Research

3. Chapter 4 (RESULTS & DISCUSSION)

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Demography of the Respondents

3.3. General Findings

3.4. Discussion

4. Chapter 2 (LITERATURE REVIEW)

5. Chapter 3 (METHODOLOGY)

5.1. Research Design

5.2. Location of Study

5.3. Population

5.4. Sampling

5.4.1. Determining Sample Size

5.4.2. Sampling Procedure

5.5. Instrumentation

5.5.1. Presetting the Questionnaire

5.5.2. Validity

5.5.3. Reliability

5.6. Data Collection method

5.7. Data Collection Procedure

5.8. Data Analysis

5.8.1. Descriptive statistics

5.8.2. Inferential statistics