Organization of Chapters
Your I.S. thesis must be clearly presented, and should include: the purpose of your I.S. project; the
social and cultural context for the research; the research questions you are asking; the theoretical and
empirical literature which you are examining; the theoretical assumptions you are making; the
methodology or approach to the topic you have chosen; your data/findings and analysis; and your
conclusion.
The typical thesis is between 55-80 pages in length. To fulfill all aspects of the I.S.,
theses typically consist of six chapters in the following order:
theses typically consist of six chapters in the following order:
- Chapter 1: Introduction (3-5 pages)
- Chapter 2: Literature Review (10-15 pages)
- Chapter 3: Theory (10-15 pages)
- Chapter 4: Methodology (approx. 5 pages for secondary data, approx. 10 pages for original data)
- Chapter 5: Results (15-30 pages)
- Chapter 6: Conclusion (approx. 5 pages)
Note: There might be some changes, I would let you know, and also there should be some-thing that I have to show to my advisor every week