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    This document outlines the formatting guidelines for thesis and project proposals and reports at Maseno University School of Business and Economics. It provides details on the required preliminary pages including the title page, declaration page, abstract, table of contents and operational definitions. It also describes the standard structure for the main chapters, including separate chapters for the introduction, literature review, methodology, results and discussions, and conclusions. The methodology chapter must include the research design, population, sampling, data collection instruments and analysis methods. The results chapter should present and interpret the findings per objective while relating them back to the literature. Finally, the conclusions chapter summarizes key findings, outlines conclusions drawn per objective, and provides recommendations and limitations.

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    This document outlines the formatting guidelines for thesis and project proposals and reports at Maseno University School of Business and Economics. It provides details on the required preliminary pages including the title page, declaration page, abstract, table of contents and operational definitions. It also describes the standard structure for the main chapters, including separate chapters for the introduction, literature review, methodology, results and discussions, and conclusions. The methodology chapter must include the research design, population, sampling, data collection instruments and analysis methods. The results chapter should present and interpret the findings per objective while relating them back to the literature. Finally, the conclusions chapter summarizes key findings, outlines conclusions drawn per objective, and provides recommendations and limitations.

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    This document outlines the formatting guidelines for thesis and project proposals and reports at Maseno University School of Business and Economics. It provides details on the required preliminary pages including the title page, declaration page, abstract, table of contents and operational definitions. It also describes the standard structure for the main chapters, including separate chapters for the introduction, literature review, methodology, results and discussions, and conclusions. The methodology chapter must include the research design, population, sampling, data collection instruments and analysis methods. The results chapter should present and interpret the findings per objective while relating them back to the literature. Finally, the conclusions chapter summarizes key findings, outlines conclusions drawn per objective, and provides recommendations and limitations.

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    MASENO UNIVERSITY

    SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

    THESIS/PROJECT FORMAT FOR PROPOSAL AND REPORTS

    I. PRELIMINARY PAGES
    a) Title Page
    i) Title of the Thesis/Project
    ii) Name of the Candidate with the registration number
    iii) ‘ This thesis/project is submitted in partial fulfillment for the
    requirement for the award of degree of ……of Maseno
    University
    iv) Affiliation (Department/School)
    v) Year

    b) Declaration Page
    i) The student declaration
    ‘ This Thesis/ project has not been submitted for examination
    in any other institution for award of a degree. Where other
    references have been used, it has been acknowledged where
    necessary’.
    Name, Signature and Date.

    ii) ‘This thesis/project has been submitted with our approval as


    University Supervisors’
    Name, affiliation, date and signatures of the respective
    supervisors.

    c) Dedication (Final Report)


    d) Acknowledgements (Final Report)

    e) Abstract
    i) This is the snapshot of your thesis/project it summarizes
    the content of five chapters of your thesis/ project.
    ii) It should encompass the following – background, statement of
    the problem, knowledge gap, objectives (both main and
    specific), theoretical framework/ conceptual framework,
    research design, target population and sampling design,
    iii) data collection (type of data, instruments, reliability and validity
    tests), data analysis methods, significance of the study.
    f) Table of Contents
    g) List of Tables
    h) List of Figures
    i) Abbreviations and Acronyms
    j) Operational Definition of Terms

    II. INTRODUCTION
    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
    1.1 Background of the study
    1.2 Statement of the problem
    1.3 Objectives
    1.4 Hypotheses/ Research questions
    1.5 Significance/Relevance/Justification of the Study
    1.6 Scope of the Study
    1.7 Conceptual Framework/Theoretical Framework

    III. LITERATURE REVIEW


    CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
    2.0 Introduction
    2.1 Theoretical Review of Literature
    2.2 Concepts
    2.3 Empirical Review of Literature
    2.4 Summary of Literature Review

    IV. METHODOLOGY
    CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
    3.0 Introduction
    3.1 Philosophy of the study
    3.2 Research Design
    3.3 Area of Study
    3.4 Target Population and Sampling Design
    a) Inclusion and Exclusion criteria for the respondents
    b) Sampling formula
    3.5 Data Collection
    a) Data collection procedure
    b) Instrument testing
    i) Reliability
    ii) Validity
    3.6 Data Analysis
    a) Estimation models
    b) Definition of variables and their apriori signs.
    c) Estimation method
    d) Diagnostic tests for the model
    3.7 Ethical considerations

    V. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS


    CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
    1. Present results accordingly in regard to your method of analysis.
    2. Present the result per your specific objective following the procedure
    below:
    i) Tabulate your results where necessary if it is quantitative data.
    If qualitative write your narratives.
    ii) Interpret and discuss your results
    iii) Compare and contrast with other existing literature whether the
    result are conforming or against the hypotheses stated.

    VI. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND


    RECOMMENDATIONS
    CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
    RECOMMENDATIONS
    5.0 Introduction
    5.1 Summary of findings
    - done as per objectives, no repeat of statistics here but
    narratives.
    5.2 Conclusions
    - done as per objectives
    5.3 Recommendations
    - done as per objectives.
    5.4 Limitations of the study
    5.5 Suggestions for Further Studies

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