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Theses guide A Guide to the ALM Thesis Sixth Edition Master of Liberal Arts Program Extension School Harvard University ? Harvard University Extension School CA Guide to the ALM Thesis Table of Contents Preface Chapter Introduction and Administrative Proc

A Guide to the ALM Thesis Sixth Edition Master of Liberal Arts Program Extension School Harvard University ? Harvard University Extension School CA Guide to the ALM Thesis Table of Contents Preface Chapter Introduction and Administrative Procedures Facilities and Opportunities Role of the Research Advisor Role of the Thesis Director Administrative Procedures Enrollment Submission of the Thesis Noti ?cation of Graduation Library Privileges Chapter The Research Process Di ?erences Between Course Work and Research Creative and Critical Thinking Asking Questions and Developing a Hypothesis Questions The Context of Discovery and the Context of Justi ?cation The Hypothesis Alternative Hypotheses General Approaches to Academic Inquiry Bibliographic Research Empirical Research Introduction to Research Methods Methods in the Biological and Behavioral Sciences Areas A and B Experimental Approaches Experimentation Surveys and Questionnaires Non- Experimental Approaches Methods in the Social Sciences Area B Raising Questions Areas of Social Science Research Types of Explanation Types of Interpretation Table of Contents CA Guide to the ALM Thesis Methods in the Humanities Area C Extrinsic or Contextualist Approaches Intrinsic or Isolationist Approaches Recapitulation The Basic Steps in the Development of a Research Project Chapter The Research Proposal Beginning the Project Financial Resources On Using Computers Introductory Reading Identifying a Problem General Format for the Proposal Tentative Title Research Problem De ?nition of Terms Background of the Problem Research Methods and Research Limitations Tentative Schedule Working Bibliography Additional Sections The Literature and Creative Writing Proposal Revisions and Writing Style Guidelines for Bibliography and Notes Bibliography Notes Chapter The ALM Thesis Style of the Thesis Content and Organization Mechanics of Writing Citations Notes and Bibliography Structure and Format of the Thesis in the Biological and Behavioral Sciences The Literature and Creative Writing Thesis Preparation of the Manuscript Headings Use and Format of Chapter Headings and Subheadings Use of Tables Figures and Other Displays Table of Contents CA Guide to the ALM Thesis Typing and Format Thesis Paper Margins Pagination Front Matter Text of the Thesis End Matter Format Review and Format Approval Binding the Thesis and Final Approval of the Bound Copy Appendices Appendix Sample Research Proposals Appendix Sample Thesis Abstracts Appendix Checklist for Format Approval of Completed Thesis Appendix Common Problems in Grammar Punctuation and Usage Appendix Word-Processing Issues Appendix Bibliography Index Table of Contents CA Guide to the ALM Thesis Preface The master ? s thesis can be both a demanding and a novel undertaking for many students seeking a Master of Liberal Arts ALM degree in Harvard Extension This Guide has been prepared to o ?er practical help and encouragement Based on our extensive experience in counseling ALM candidates it attempts to answer the questions they most frequently ask and to anticipate the problems they often face We hope that it will enable you to avoid the most common pitfalls and make thesis writing the rewarding experience that it should be Although concerned primarily with the thesis the Guide is intended to be useful in other ways as well including for the preparation of term papers