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UNDERGRADUATE
THESIS GUIDELINES
SY 2010-2011
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
FACULTY/POOL OF ADVISERS
Enrol Mgt Research305 Thesis Fee : Php 3,000/group, inclusive of Advisers and Panelists
fee due at the Accounting office at most two
weeks after the first session of MGNT305
Writing of Manuscript
(consult with adviser) Adviser approved the paper for
final defense
Adviser endorses
manuscript for approval OSCAR P. LACAP JR., DBA
Chair and the Dean and gives grade Chair, Business Management Department
Approve the paper
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Appendix 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Format for Approval Sheet
Oral Defense 10 Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Business Operations and
Management
Passing the Course and Related Matters 12
CRISPINA R. CORPUZ, PhD OSCAR P. LACAP JR., DBA
Thesis Coordinator Chair, Business Mgt. Department
Appendices 13
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Passing the Course and Related Matters Selection of Thesis Adviser
In order to pass MGNT305 (Thesis Writing and Reporting), the The students are given the freedom to choose their thesis adviser on
students should: a first come first served basis. The proponent should select his/her adviser
as early as the proposal writing stage. The MGNT305 Professor should be
Pass the Oral Defense (20%) the one to initiate the selection of thesis adviser at the onset of the course.
Meet the requirements of the Adviser (30%) and the The students must note that the adviser should:
Mgt.305 Professor (50%) divided into Prelim Grade (25%)
Chapters 1-3 and Midterm Grade (25%) revised Chapters 1- Be the person they are comfortable working with; and
3 and 4 and 5. Has expertise and competency on the thesis topic.
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1. Thesis Student
The thesis students are those who are duly enrolled in For consistency among groups, the following parts of the thesis
MGNT305 (Management Research, Thesis Writing and Reporting). should be discussed or presented within the 20-minute period:
These students are deemed responsible for writing their thesis and
accountable for payments necessary and incidental for the said a) Brief introduction
exercise. Specifically, the following are their responsibilities:
b) Statement of the Problem
a) Enroll, attend and satisfy the academic requirements
of Management research classes; c) Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
b) Regularly consult with their thesis adviser;
c) Promptly submit on time all the requirements set d) Methodology
forth in these guidelines;
d) Promptly revise and edit the manuscript; and e) Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
e) Shoulder the expenses related to the conduct of the
research which may include thesis fee, editors fee, However, this does not mean that the group will not put emphasis on
statisticians fee, binding and photocopying fee, other parts of the thesis not mentioned in this section.
transportation, and the like.
The panelists will grade the student based on the following criteria
2. Thesis Adviser with their corresponding weights:
Percent
The following are the duties of the thesis adviser: Content 30
Ability to answer questions 30
a) Overall supervision of research of the students. The Mastery 30
participation of the adviser starts at the proposal stage Stage presence 10
up to the manuscript final revision stage. The adviser
should regularly confer and meet his or her advisees. Note, however, that the grade for content is very critical for the student to
The adviser may suggest the following, but not pass the oral defense. The student should get at least 60 percent of the
limited to, research topic, framework, and content grade to pass the oral defense. Otherwise, he/ she will get a grade of
methodology. 0 in Mgt 305 and have it re-enrolled the next term.
b) Checking errors and required corrections of the The attire for the oral defense is corporate. Men should wear slacks, long
manuscript. To be fair to the adviser, the checking of sleeve with necktie, and leather shoes, while ladies should wear skirt,
errors is limited to technical details and not blouse (with or without blazers) and leather shoes.
grammatical errors. However, the adviser can give the
students the directions on the proper format and
statistical aspects of the study.
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The duration for the entire exercise would average around 1 hour which
6. Statistician will cover 20 minutes of presentation and 40 minutes interpolation,
question, and answer.
The statistician is any individual that the students may
consult regarding the statistical aspects of their study. The payment The students are encouraged to do the statistical aspects of
for the professional services of the statistician is not covered by the their paper. Note that the adviser is not required to do this
provisions of these guidelines. since the students may consult a statistician.
Remuneration of Persons Responsible The technical details mentioned herein include, but is not
limited to, definition and inclusion of variables, statistical
The persons directly involved during the course of the thesis methods, methods of analysis, interpretation of statistical
writing exercise, will be remunerated as follows: process as included in the results and discussion, theoretical
and/or conceptual framework, and development of the
1. Adviser - PhP 1,500 hypotheses of the paper. The thesis students are deemed
2. Panelists - PhP 1500 per defense session. responsible and accountable for errors should these be left
Chair - PhP 500 unnoticed.
Panelist (2) PhP 500 each
c) Technical supervision in the writing of the research
The remuneration of a thesis writing consultant, English proposal. The adviser should be physically present during the
Editor, statistician, or any other person(s) outside the university is proposal defense.
not covered by the provisions of these guidelines. This will be
handled directly by the students. d) Setting the deadlines for their advisees. The deadline is
within the discretion of the adviser, however, paramount
Oral Defense consideration should be made regarding institutional
deadlines. For formality and consistency, all manuscripts
On the day of the defense, the following should be observed: should be ready for final defense 30 days before the end of the
first semester or earlier should the student wish to defend
The oral defense will proceed as scheduled. Students are his/her thesis in advance. The adviser should evaluate first
expected to be at their assigned room 30 minutes before the whether the manuscript is ready for defense. If so, the adviser
time. should request the thesis professor for a schedule of final
defense.
The students should ensure that multimedia devices are
available during their defense schedule. The 30-minute grace e) Endorsement of the manuscript for final oral defense. Once
period should be enough for the preparations and setting up the adviser feels that the manuscript is ready for defense, the
of equipment. same should affix his/her signature in the approval sheet,
thereby recommending the student for oral examination. A
sample copy of the approval sheet is given in Appendix 2.
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The determination whether or not a manuscript is including formatting, he/she should affix his/her signature in
ready for defense is within the sound discretion of the the approval sheet.
adviser. The adviser should be present during the final 4. Panelists
defense.
For every defense session, there are three panelists with one
f ) Maintain contact and coordination with the advisees member sitting as chair of the defense panel. The following are the duties of
until the the panelists:
submission of the revised final manuscript. In the final
revision stage, the adviser should duly accomplish the a) Help the students to improve the manuscript;
routing slip every time the manuscript comes in an out
of his/her responsibility. b) Read the draft manuscript before the scheduled date of
defense;
g ) Participation in grading and evaluation. The adviser
is responsible for c) Give comments and/or suggest changes and improvement in
giving 60 percent of the grade of the advisees. The the manuscript. These changes and improvements
adviser should give the grade to the thesis professor so should be written in the manuscript they received to be
that the latter could calculate and provide the overall returned to the students after the exercise;
grade together with his/her grade and the grades given
by the panelists. d) Issuance of the grade during the oral defense. The grades
should be given immediately after the deliberation
3. Thesis Coordinator succeeding the defense; and
The MGNT305 (Thesis Writing and Reporting) professor is e) Accomplish the routing slip every time the paper comes in and
also the thesis coordinator. The following are the duties of out of his or her responsibility.
the thesis coordinator:
4. English Editor
a) Overall direction of the advisers and their advisees.
The thesis coordinator sets the deadlines, defense The English Editor is any faculty member from the Languages and
date/s, new guidelines, and other related tasks. In the Literature Department of the university and other faculty members
final revision stage, the thesis coordinator should accredited by the CBA. The English Editor is responsible for the checking
duly accomplish the routing slip every time the paper of grammatical errors in the manuscript and observance of the American
comes in and out of his/her responsibility. Psychological Association (APA) format. Once the manuscript has been
edited, the English Editor shall affix his/her signature in a certification of
b) Final corrections in the paper which may not be English Editor declaring that the paper has satisfactorily complied with the
limited to formatting. Should the thesis coordinator grammatical requirements of a thesis manuscript. Should the English Editor
feel that the student has satisfied the requirements, feel that the requirements, as suggested by him /her were not met, the same
may refuse to sign the certification.
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ADVISERS ACCEPTANCE FORM
TITLE APPROVAL SHEET
(Name of Professor)
This thesis hereto entitled
Hereby accepts the proponents:
The title of the research project 1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
Prepared and submitted by <Put names of proponents> in partial as thesis advisees for their study;
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration Major in Business Operations and Management is recommended
for acceptance and approval.. ____________________________
(Title of Study)
<Name of Adviser>
ADVISER
______________________
_______________________
Date
Certification
Respectfully yours,
_____________________________________
Name of English Editor