1. GOOGLE SCHOLAR—https://scholar.google.com/
2. GOOGLE FORM— https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/?tgif=d
3. ERIC—https://eric.ed.gov/
4. DOAJ—https://doaj.org/
5. SPARKNOTES—https://www.sparknotes.com/
6. GRAMMARLY—https://app.grammarly.com/
7. QUILLBOT—https://quillbot.com/
8. RESEARCHGATE—https://www.researchgate.net/
9. GOOGLE BOOKS—https://books.google.com/
10. MERRIAM WEBSTER—https://www.merriam-webster.com/
11. WIKIPEDIA—https://www.wikipedia.org/
12. ENCYCLOPEDIA—https://www.encyclopedia.com/
13. EASYBIB—https://www.easybib.com/
14. PREZI—https://prezi.com/
15. ACADEMIA.EDU—https://www.academia.edu/
16. LIBGEN—https://libgen.rs/
17. INFOTOPIA—https://www.infotopia.info/
18. REFSEEK—http://refseek.com
19. SWEETSEARCH—http://sweetsearch.com
20. SPRINGER LINK—https://link.springer.com/
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In a few sentences, can you tell us what your study is all about?
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What is your motivation for this study?
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Did you bridge any gap from your study?
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Why did you choose this title?
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What is the significance of the study?
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What limitations did you encounter?
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How did you establish the limits around the scope of your data collection?
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What is the scope of the study?
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What are the main issues and debates in this subject area?
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What were the crucial research decisions you made?
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What is the research problem? What phenomenon are you trying to
explain/understand?
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Who will be most interested in your work?
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What is the theoretical and practical gap?
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Is your literature current (up-to-date)?
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Have you obtained the local literature on this topic?
-Have you included in the literature the major theories, concepts, factors, and variables connected with your research?
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Have you collected and reviewed enough literature? Have you been exhaustive in your literature search?
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What method or strategy did you use for your analysis* technique * for coding analyzing and presenting data?
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What statistical tool/s are you using to test each hypothesis?
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What are the expected relationships between the independent variables and the dependent variables? Why do you expect these relationships?
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Why use a five-point scale? Seven-point scale? Why not use objective data?
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What sampling technique are you going to use? Why? How are you going to choose the sample from the population?
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What is the population of your sample? What list/directory you are using?
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What are your dependent variables?
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What are your independent variables?
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Are there moderating/ mediating variables? Why are these moderators/ mediating?
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Where did you get your research framework? Is it your own? Why this framework?
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How do you justify this framework?
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Why choose this method?
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Why did you use thematic analysis / qualitative content analysis?
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Why did you use this software Atlasti. Ti 7.5// spss 23
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How well did the study design work in practice?
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What was the most challenging aspect of your research?
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What Methods or Sampling Technique did you employ?
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How did you analyze your data?
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Why did you use this research methodology? What did you gain from it?
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What were the main ethical issues of conducting this research?
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What is your measurement Instrument?
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What theories or theoretical framework is your study based on?
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What are your research variables?
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What is your protocol in qualitative analysis?
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Can you describe your main findings in a few sentences?
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What are your findings?
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How would you relate your findings to existing theories on the study?
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What are the contributions (to knowledge) of your thesis?
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How will this study contribute to the body of knowledge?
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What is the implication of your work in your area? What does it change?
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How would a policymaker be able to utilize your findings?
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How do your contributions generalize?
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How did you deal with the ethical implications of your work?
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Based on your findings, what are your recommendations?
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What are the empirical, practice, and theoretical implications of your findings?
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What have you added?
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How have you evaluated your work?
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What is the implication of your work in your area?
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What does it change?
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Can you explain how did you implement your study?
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How is your study covering your variables?
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Are your theories supporting your results? How?
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Here are some tips for being successful in THESIS PRESENTATION and DEFENSE:
1. Don't be too arrogant. Don't brag too much about the thesis because it will crush you even more. If ever asked the functions do not say everything, only reveal those who need clarification.
2. Just the right answer. When you elaborate, you just elaborate. Elaborating is like IF-ELSE Statements. If so, else so.
3. Once the panel speaks Tagalog, don't speak Tagalog, lest you be crushed.
4. Maintain eye contact. If ever not so, look at the laptop and instruct on the screen.
5. If you do not know the answer, help. There should be a signal that you are grouping together or just feeling. Cooperation is a must and avoid being a burden
6. If your companions do not know the answer. Don't panic. Give the opinion not straight to the point. ex. "We believe."
7. “Sir/Ma'am, we will just add it to the recommendation” - you can only use it once. Every time you say that -1 in your grade.
8. The questions are not very technical. Often what the admin, user can do and their difference. How to go to ...? What happens when ...? In short, study the UI.
9. Just because you are the programmer of the group doesn't mean that you are the highest. Often the one with the highest grade in the group is the one who studied the system, answered confidently.
10. Dress well. That’s plus points. Pray first before presenting. Thank the panelists then.
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Here are some guides and tips that will help you before and during thesis defense
1. Make sure that you are all prepared so that you can be answered and you should review your thesis work so that you don't look stupid and there is nothing to answer on the panel when you are asked
2. Do research about the common questions that the panel will ask you so that you know what you will answer once you encounter the questions that you have researched. I have a link to Defense Common Questions in the comment section, just check it out.
3. Ask for some advice don't be shy to ask or ask for help from people you know who have experienced Defense to give you guides and tips
4. Eye contact should be with the panelist so that he is aware that you are not avoiding him. If ever not so, look at the laptop and instruct on the screen
5. Formal dress should not be just homely. That's extra points and you have to look handsome and beautiful to look decent.
6. Once you don't know the answer, help. There should be a signal that you are grouping together or just feeling. Cooperation is a must and avoid being a burden
7. If your panel ever asks a question in Tagalog, answer in Tagalog, if you speak English, answer in English as well.
8. Have a backup plan. There are no guarantees that your Power point presentation will work at all. Be sure to have a plan B for these situations. Handouts can help when there is a problem with the presentation nicely prepared
9. Once you get to a situation where your teammates don't know the answer. Don't panic. Give the opinion not straight to the point. ex. "We assume" "We believe"
10. Just answer what you are asked, don't give further information, don't be arrogant, only reveal those who need clarification
11. Control your nerves. Drink water and take a deep breath when you are nervous, you won't be shaking anymore and you won't be able to present your presentation well.
12. Of course pray first before diving into defense and give your best.
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THESIS EXAMPLES-All thesis templates and examples are here
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GRAMMARLY-Here fixing your rotten grammar there's free here but if you want paid PM ME.
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MERRIAM WEBSTER-This is a dictionary to expand your vocabulary
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QUILLBOT-This is the one who is doing a paraphrasing for the improvements of your writings
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NOTES-Here you will put your notes / ideas in the thesis
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EASYBOT-This is a great help to you when making essays
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SCHOOL PLANNER-Here you will set a plan or schedule for your thesis works
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MICROSOFT WORD-You will write here
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MICROSOFT EXCEL-This is where you can make graphs
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MICROSOFT POWERPOINT-This is the presentation when you will present
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PLAGIARISM CHECKER-This is what it detects the duplicate contents
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FILIPINO-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR-You can translate here
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RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS-Here if you're looking for your topics
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WIKIPEDIA-Informative Articles. All are here
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PHILOSOPHY DICTIONARY-If you need ideas about philosophy
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—Things You Should Do During Debate—
1. STAY CALM. Calm down, even if you are passionate about your point, you must stay cool and in command of your emotions. If you lose your temper - you lose.
2. USE FACTS AS EVIDENCE FOR YOUR POSITION. Facts are hard to refute so get some important data before the argument starts. Surveys, statistics, quotes from relevant people and results are useful arguments to deploy in support of your case.
3. ASK QUESTIONS. If you can masks the right questions, you can stay in control of the discussion and make your opponent scramble for answers. You can ask questions that challenge his point, ‘What evidence do you have for that claim?’ You can ask hypothetical questions that extrapolate a trend and give your opponent difficulty, ‘What would happen if every nation did that?’ Another useful type of question is one that calmly provokes your foe, 'What is about this.
4. USE LOGIC. Show how one idea follows another. Build your case and use logic to undermine your opponent.
5. APPEAL TO HIGHER VALUES. As well as logic, you can use a bit of emotion by appealing to worthy motives that are hard to disagree with, ‘Shouldn’t we all be working to make the world better and safer for our children? '
6. LISTEN CAREFULLY. Many people are so focused on what they have to say so they ignore their opponent and assume his arguments. It is better to listen carefully. You will observe weaknesses and flaws in his position and sometimes you will hear something new and informative!
7. BE PREPARED TO CONCEDE A GOOD POINT. Don't argue at every point if what he says is valid you can agree. If your adversary makes a valid point, then ag
8. STUDY YOUR OPPONENT. Know their strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, and values. You can appeal to their higher values. You can exploit their weaknesses by turning their arguments back on them.
9. LOOK FOR A WIN-WIN. Be open-minded to a compromise position that accommodates your main points and some of your opponent’s. You cannot both win in a boxing match, but you can both win in a negotiation.
—Things You Shouldn't Do During Debate—
10. DON’T GET PERSONAL Direct attacks on your opponent’s lifestyle, integrity or loyalty should be avoided. If Ex is your opponent, don't go back to your past issues. Attack the issue topic not the person. If the other party attacks you then you can take the high ground e.g. ’I am surprised at you making personal attacks like that. I think it would be better if we stuck to the main issue here rather than maligning people. ’
11. DON'T USING BIBLE VERSE. If your topic isn't about religion, it's better not to reverse verse jan. There's nothing wrong with being religious but you should place that. The opponent will only notice that you are running out of points
12. DON'T GET DISTRACTED. Your opponent may try to throw you off the scent by introducing new and extraneous themes. You must be strong. ‘That is an entirely different issue which I am happy to discuss later. For the moment, let’s deal with the major issue at hand. ’
13. WATER DOWN YOUR STRONG ARGUMENTS WITH WEAK ONES. If you have three strong points and two weaker ones then it is probably best to just focus on the strong. Make your points convincingly and ask for agreement. If you carry on and use the weaker arguments then your opponent can rebut them and make your overall case look weaker.
Some Sneaky Ways to Consider:
14. USE PUNCHY ONE-LINERS. You can sometimes throw your opponent out of his stride by interjecting a confident, concise clichΓ©. Here are some good ones:
•That begs the question.
•That is beside the point.
•You’re being defensive.
•Don’t compare apples and oranges.
•What are your parameters?
15. RIDICULE AND HUMILIATE YOUR OPPONENT. This can be very effective in front of an audience but will never win over the opponent himself.
16. DELIBERATELY PROVOKE YOUR ADVERSARY. Find something that makes them angry and keep wheedling away on this point until they lose their temper and so the argument.
17. DISTRACT. Throw in diversions that deflect the other person from their main point.
18. EXAGGERATE YOUR OPPONENT’S POSITION. Take it way beyond its intended level and then show how ridiculous and unreasonable the exaggerated position is.
19. CONTRADICT CONFIDENTLY. Vigorously denounce each of your opponent’s arguments as fallacious but just select one or two that you can defeat to prove the point. Then assume that you have won.
C:International Relations // Niel Kavinsky
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